Graphics Manager
About The Position
The Graphics Manager owns, manages, and executes comprehensive brand and graphic design projects for SunOpta. The role collaborates across functions to manage artwork development in line with SunOpta’s and its customers’ strategies and timelines. Customers include private brand retailers, food service operators, and CPG brand owners. The manager develops and improves packaging graphics processes, identifies suitable processes, technology, and resources, and leads artwork projects with customers, agencies, internal teams, pre-media providers, and print vendors. The role oversees artwork accuracy and compliance, project estimates and invoices, budgets, timelines, quality, and delegation of work. It also establishes execution strategies for product launches, line extensions, redesigns, product improvements, cost-saving projects, and on-pack promotions. The position supervises outside agencies and other resources as needed and oversees or performs visual communication work such as packaging graphics, logos, brochures, and advertisements. Travel of up to 10% is required. Approximately 95% of work is in an office environment, with 5% potentially in a manufacturing environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Graphic Communication, Art, or a related major.
- At least 7 years of experience in packaging graphics.
- At least 5 years of experience managing other designers.
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to work effectively across the organization and foster cross-functional teamwork.
- Strong project management, organizational, and time management skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to build effective relationships with customers and internal teams at different organizational levels.
- Knowledge of packaging graphics, including technology, usability, and user-experience best practices.
- Ability to interface effectively and confidently with customers.
- Attention to detail and strong organization and delegation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks.
- Familiarity with Mac and PC platforms.
- Working knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
- Navigational knowledge of Adobe software.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the food industry, preferably in consumer packaged goods manufacturing or retail.
- Experience with private brands.
- Knowledge of FDA, USDA, and UPC compliance across categories.
Responsibilities
- Develop and improve packaging graphics management processes through process mapping, SOP creation, and inter-team training.
- Identify the processes, technology, and resources needed to meet SunOpta and customer expectations.
- Engage customers and agencies to develop accurate content and printing artwork files according to timelines and budgets.
- Collaborate with internal and external customers, pre-media providers, and print vendors to execute packaging graphics projects in accordance with procedures, objectives, timing, and budgets.
- Review and approve artwork for accuracy and compliance with corporate, industry, print, government, and retailer requirements.
- Review, approve, and process estimates and invoices related to artwork development.
- Apply product, category, and print expertise to speed time to market, reduce redundancy and inaccuracies, and improve cost and process efficiency.
- Establish execution strategies for new product launches, line extensions, redesigns, product improvements, cost-saving projects, and on-pack promotions.
- Delegate work to internal and external resources and oversee completion of quality work within deadlines.
- Supervise and execute the creation of packaging graphics, logos, brochures, advertisements, and other visual communications.
- Supervise outside agencies and other resources as needed to support project demands.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
