As Director of Brand Packaging Graphics Design, reporting to a Vice President & General Manager, you will lead the creative vision and design strategy for packaging projects across multiple brands and categories, ensuring each brand stands out with unique and innovative designs. In addition to leading a team of designers, you will present creative concepts and strategies directly to C-level clients, overseeing the development of comprehensive brand identity systems and packaging architecture, and guiding teams through the entire design process from concept to production.

Your Impact:

• Lead the creative vision and design strategy for brand and consumer packaging design projects across Conagra's 90+ brands in multiple categories for the US, Canada and Mexico teams; ensuring differentiation between brands, and demonstrating a high level of design strategyand storytelling abilities to drive exceptional creative direction.
• Direct and mentor a team of designers, ensuring consistent quality and innovative solutions.
• Responsible for the sourcing and management of agency relationships along with day-to-day liaison with agency.
• Accountable for overall packaging design budget and maintaining budgetswhile ensuring design delivers visual and financialsuccess at shelf.
• Responsible for training the organization on design best practices, and ways of working.
• External Focus - continually stay attuned of the latest industry, consumer, technology and design trends to keep our brands and process relevant.
• Present creative concepts and strategies directly to C-level clients.
• Oversee the development of brand identity systems and packaging architecture design.
• Lead design and guide teams through end-to-end packaging design, photography, copywriting, digital asset management and production.
• Apply behavioral science principles to design execution. Use data-drive decision-making across design process.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Brand, Media, and Commerce, to create a cohesive and meaningful vision from blank slates and ensure content creation captures all business needs.
• Exercise a diplomatic leadership style that balances nurturing creative talent with delivering results.
• Communicate effectively by translating between "creative speak" and "business speak."
• Navigate corporate environments while protecting creative integrity.

Your Experience:

• 10+ years in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) packaging design, with proven portfolio and 5+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience with major retailers and global CPG brands.
• Strong understanding of retail environments and shelf impact.
• Experience balancing creative excellence with business objectives.
• Strong commercial acumen and strategic brand understanding.
• Deep knowledge of packaging production processes and materials.
• Experience managing and growing creative teams.
• Expert understanding of consumer trends and market dynamics.
• Outstanding communication, listening, compromising skills.
• Proactive, solutions-orientation with a history of solving unique, complex problems that have a broad, inter-connected impact on the business.

Number of Days in Office: 3

Located in downtown Chicago along the Chicago River, our corporate headquarters is in the landmark Merchandise Mart building, with access to public transit, and several options for dining and shopping in the area.

At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

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Compensation:

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee's actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees' equity.Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

Our Benefits:

We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:

• Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
• Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
• Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
• Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities

Our Company:

At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions - within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye , Slim Jim and Reddi-Wip.

Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.