Full Time Adobe Illustrator Jobs in Appleton, WI

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Job Title:             Creative Manager

Reports To:        Marketing and Brand Communications Director

We are looking for a Creative manager to bring our brand strategy to life and empower a talented in-house design team. In this role, you will balance high-level creative vision with hands-on graphic design, guiding your team while collaborating with cross-functional partners and external agencies. If you genuinely enjoy fostering growth in designers and thrive in a fast-paced environment where your creative concepts can shine across print, digital, and in-store platforms, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

What You’ll Do:

• Team Management: Mentor, manage, and inspire a talented team of in-house designers, fostering a collaborative environment, guiding their professional growth, and overseing daily creative workflows.
• Direct Brand Strategy: Lead the creative vision for the Festival Foods brand in tandem with agency partners, ensuring strong brand consistency across a high volume of deliverables.
• Optimize Workflows: Bring ideas and leverage project management tools to improve team efficiency, helping your team stay current with the latest design tools, typography, and industry trends.
• Collaborate & Conceptualize: Work cross-functionally withing the marketing department to conceptualize and execute innovative creative campaigns that translate seamlessly across all platforms.
• Hands-on Design: Balance your leadership responsibilities by jumping in to help with day-to-day graphic design work, managing the strategic creative process for weekly price promotions across print, digital, and in-store mediums.
• Other duties as assigned.

What You Bring:

• Experience: 7+ years of graphic design experience within an in-house creative department or design firm.
• Leadership & Team Direction: Demonstrated experience leading or guiding designers, cultivatinga positive, collaborative team dynamic while helping team members grow their creative skills. 
• Technology Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign, along with strong skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Hands-on experience with a creative project management tool is also required.
• Strategic & Conceptual Thinking: Ability to take complex design projects from start to finish with minimal supervision, consistently delivering on time and within budget.
• Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills and a good listener; able to communicate effectively in a fast-paced environment and build a positive, collaborative culture.
• Attention to Detail: High accuracy, reliability, and strong organizational skills to manage tight deadlines and high volumes of design projects without compromising brand quality.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment described below are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Spend 90% sitting/standing in place for extended periods of time.

Work Schedule:

The Creative Manager is a full-time position.