Russell Stover
Senior Designer
Russell Stover, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64101
My Account Job Openings >> Senior Designer Senior Designer Summary Title: Senior Designer ID: 201135 Department: Creative Location: Kansas City, MO (RSC Corporate Headquarters) Classification: Regular Status: Full-Time Description
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Russell Stover Chocolates,
not only do we love eating chocolate, but we love our jobs making others happy with our delicious chocolate products! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover, you'll be an important part of the leading manufacturer of seasonal and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman's, and Pangburn's have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Join our team and let's continue making chocolate lovers happy!Are you energized by delighting shoppers and consumers with irresistible design work? Are you creative, organized, and collaborative? Are you able to execute strong creative work while also coaching internal and external creative partners? We seek someone who has a strong understanding of brand design strategies, has developed fantastic design work that delivered brand growth, and has partnered with agencies.A day in the life...As the
Senior Designer
you will have responsibilities in executing design work in support of both innovation (new products) and renovation (design refreshes) across our product portfolio. You will also be responsible for supporting other designers and agency partners by providing creative feedback. Reporting into the Vice President of Marketing, you are a strategic partner in guiding the brand equity and distinctive assets of the portfolio and ensuring all design work delivers on strategy to drive appeal with our shoppers and consumers.What you will be doing...Partners with Marketing team to define brand architecture and distinctive assetsKey partner in alignment to project strategy (i.e., Creative Briefs) before executionCreates package designs that are on-equity and delight consumers based on shopper & consumer researchBuilds presentations and speaks to creative concepts with Marketing, Innovation, and Executive Leadership teamsReviews design work from our internal Creative team and external agency partners, providing creative coaching and proofingPartners closely with Print Production and Digital Creative teams to ensure executional excellence
Do you have what it takes?(Basic Qualifications)4+ years experience in FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) packaging design for wholesale channels from concept through executionDemonstration of design expertise through robust portfolio with an emphasis in print designMastery of Illustrator and PhotoshopWorking knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, Word and InDesign
Do you stand above the rest?(Preferred Qualifications)Experience in chocolate, candy, food, or beverage consumer packaged goods categoriesWorked in both blue chip and mid-sized consumer packaged goods companiesWriting experience including taglines, seasonal sentiments, product descriptions, and product namingWorking knowledge of print limitations and tolerances
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Russell Stover Chocolates,
we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.Make Happy. Work Happy.Apply Now Refer to a Friend
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Russell Stover Chocolates,
not only do we love eating chocolate, but we love our jobs making others happy with our delicious chocolate products! Every day we go to work exhibiting our values of excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, responsibility, and collaboration. Working at Russell Stover, you'll be an important part of the leading manufacturer of seasonal and sugar-free chocolates. For over 100 years, Russell Stover Chocolates, Whitman's, and Pangburn's have been crafted with the finest ingredients to bring happiness to generations. Join our team and let's continue making chocolate lovers happy!Are you energized by delighting shoppers and consumers with irresistible design work? Are you creative, organized, and collaborative? Are you able to execute strong creative work while also coaching internal and external creative partners? We seek someone who has a strong understanding of brand design strategies, has developed fantastic design work that delivered brand growth, and has partnered with agencies.A day in the life...As the
Senior Designer
you will have responsibilities in executing design work in support of both innovation (new products) and renovation (design refreshes) across our product portfolio. You will also be responsible for supporting other designers and agency partners by providing creative feedback. Reporting into the Vice President of Marketing, you are a strategic partner in guiding the brand equity and distinctive assets of the portfolio and ensuring all design work delivers on strategy to drive appeal with our shoppers and consumers.What you will be doing...Partners with Marketing team to define brand architecture and distinctive assetsKey partner in alignment to project strategy (i.e., Creative Briefs) before executionCreates package designs that are on-equity and delight consumers based on shopper & consumer researchBuilds presentations and speaks to creative concepts with Marketing, Innovation, and Executive Leadership teamsReviews design work from our internal Creative team and external agency partners, providing creative coaching and proofingPartners closely with Print Production and Digital Creative teams to ensure executional excellence
Do you have what it takes?(Basic Qualifications)4+ years experience in FMCG (fast-moving consumer goods) packaging design for wholesale channels from concept through executionDemonstration of design expertise through robust portfolio with an emphasis in print designMastery of Illustrator and PhotoshopWorking knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, Word and InDesign
Do you stand above the rest?(Preferred Qualifications)Experience in chocolate, candy, food, or beverage consumer packaged goods categoriesWorked in both blue chip and mid-sized consumer packaged goods companiesWriting experience including taglines, seasonal sentiments, product descriptions, and product namingWorking knowledge of print limitations and tolerances
At
Russell Stover Chocolates,
we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Russell Stover Chocolates is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.We provide equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, military service, veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.Employment by Russell Stover Chocolates is contingent upon I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification, and satisfactory reference and background checks.Make Happy. Work Happy.Apply Now Refer to a Friend
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