Brand Design Manager - Corporate Office (Austin, MN preferred)
About The Position
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or 6+ years without a degree.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven service orientation with experience partnering internally and externally to lead projects, teams, and vendors collaboratively.
- Highly adaptable, with strong communication, project management, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to gather detailed project requirements and work across multiple systems and stakeholder groups.
- Experience leading meetings, facilitating discussions, or overseeing processes to achieve defined objectives.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
- Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require sponsorship for a work visa.
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in printed graphics management or a related field.
- Previous experience in printed graphics management within an agency or customer environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop packaging commercialization timelines based on unique project scopes and brand objectives.
- Review adaptive and innovation design concepts for print viability and early regulatory or communication requirements.
- Work closely with a Brand Design Coordinator to manage daily prioritization, project progression, and status updates.
- Manage the artwork review, modification, and approval process within established project timelines.
- Provide final organizational approval/sign‑off for all printed packaging elements within assigned projects.
- Tune reports and data models as necessary to support workflow accuracy and project visibility.
- Organize and facilitate printed pre‑production discussions between prepress agencies and printers.
- Define design requirement timelines and scope needs for the Brand Design Creative Lead, including direction for on‑pack photography requirements.
- Provide art direction support, as appropriate, for on‑pack photoshoots in partnership with the Creative Lead, agency partners, and photo studios.
Benefits
- comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- discretionary annual merit increases
- bonuses and profit sharing
- 401(k) with employer match
- stock purchase plan
- relocation assistance
- paid time off
- free two-year community/technical college tuition for children of employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
