Overview:
The main objective of this role is to drive major brand design projects across a specific product portfolio in Snacks category. This means planning, organizing, and implementing consistent design principles and production processes to ensure that the
design/production guardrails meet business and consumer’ expectation.
The Design Assistant Manager is responsible for initiation of comprehensive brand design Strategy and graphic design projects within Food / Snacks Group. Successful candidates will demonstrate superior ability to drive design thinking from ideation thru concept development, refinement, and execution.
Responsibilities:
Participates in research activities to understand consumers’ preference and effectively translates customer needs into actionable design requirements. Execute those requirements into design solutions.- Takes ownership of the visual identity for specific brands in the portfolio, working in collaboration with the Design Manager, Design director, Brand teams, Key Metrics and Parameters
- Portfolio aesthetic quality
- Cost saving
- Sales volume
- Market share insights teams and global design team while leading design team member.
- Generates creative design proposals (visions, scenarios, concepts) in order to visualize the desired output and share it with internal and external team members.
- Creates high quality brand design solutions by directly designing and leveraging internal/external design resources.
- Visualize and articulate his/her creative thinking to add value to the products and enhance consumers’ affinity.
- Responsible for driving to final design recommendations, decisions and design approval to enable artwork execution / production phases.
- Ensure thorough consideration of all project variables and that the final solution will perform as planned.
Qualifications:
4+ years of deep brand design experience- Graphic designer Degree or similar ( Not a must )
- Extraordinary design taste and skill
- Extraordinary ability in using the Adobe Creative Suite software ( 3D software is a Plus)
- Ability to work in dynamic work environment; is comfortable with risk and uncertainty
- Effectively communicates (verbally and written) with internal and external stakeholder across all levels
- Works well with others to deliver results; keeps others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises
- Proficiency in oral and written English ( is a plus)
- Capability to develop and visualize concepts through hand sketching or computer software
- An incurable curiosity relating to all design things
- Great passion for new and creative trends
- Highly collaborative
- Team oriented, brainstorming sessions or presenting in front of other team members
- Ability to work smoothly with a fast-paced interdisciplinary team.
- Demonstrate clear “point of view” relating to their design
- Open and optimistic with entrepreneurship
- Can work under pressure
- Portfolio required
