Brand: Post Consumer Brands

Categories: Marketing

Locations: Lakeville, Minnesota

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Eligible: No

Req ID: 26172

Job Description

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The companys portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal, and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray Nutrish, Kibbles n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands recently acquired several iconic pet food brands, venturing into a new market while remaining true to our purpose to provide delicious and accessible food that our consumers love. Were always searching the center store for the next exciting product to add to our portfolio, and right now, were growing and need passionate, driven individuals with diverse perspectives to help us reach greater heights. Thats where you come in. Join a team where your voice is not only heard but valued. Make a real impact on brands enjoyed by millions of people and their pets. Location Description Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. Responsibilities Position Summary The Design Manager is responsible for leading the strategy, development and execution of visual identity and package design in coordination with outside agencies. This role demands excellent communication skills, and requires ongoing collaboration with many internal teams, including Brand Marketing, Innovation, R&D, Insights and Production. The Design Manager will lead creative activities that include Brand Architecture, Visual Identity, Naming, Photography and Packaging Redesigns. This role facilitates design reviews regularly, providing recommendations to the Leadership and Production teams and leverages expertise to elevate design excellence across our portfolio. Uses a blend of project management, business acumen and design management skills to successfully lead packaging initiatives across PCB Pet brands. Key Responsibilities Lead the strategy and development of design initiatives with multiple outside agencies. Key contacts include Sr. Account Executives and Creative Directors. Collaborate with Sr. Brand and Sr. Innovation Managers to translate objectives into clear design briefs/assignments for agencies, ensuring cross functional alignment on the project objective. Facilitate successful design reviews, effectively influencing and building consensus across groups including Brand, Innovation and Insights. Manages photoshoots in collaboration with agency Art Directors and works closely with Insights on the development of stimulus, discussion guide and deployment of packaging research. Primary focus is on packaging design, brand architecture and brand identity. However, this role will flow to the work on the Pet Studio team, helping create design solutions for eComm, social content, instore materials, etc. Works closely with Production team to ensure design intent is carried through to execution. Manages the staff, project, and financial resources for key design assignments. Manages the SOW, invoicing and budget process for assigned brands. Qualifications Experience Required Minimum 5+ years CPG package design and creative project management Creative agency experience a plus Bachelors degree required Other Proven CPG experience driving creative solutions Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Outlook, Excel and PPT Experience leading multi-functional teams Agency management experience Has a good understanding of packaging prepress, production and print processes (flexo, gravure and offset) People oriented with excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills Photoshoot management and talent rights experience Willingness to travel Work Location In-office (Lakeville, MN) with a hybrid work schedule #LI-hybrid

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