Technical Manager, Brand Design

As Technical Manager of Brand Design, with a specific focus on package design and printing, and reporting to a Senior Director, you will develop and oversee processes for project management and technical design work within the design function. Implement plans to enhance all partners to the same performance level through training and improvement programs. Coach the design function and brand partners, ensuring design intent is achievable on press, and maintain relationships with internal and external partners. Manage the Brand Color Management Program and support technical creative partnerships from design to print.

Your Impact:

• Develop processes and production for project management and technical oversight of package design work within Conagra Brands. Implement a plan to bring all groups up to the same process performance and technical level.
• Implement an ongoing continuous improvement program to maintain momentum for current processes and look for ways to improve the effectiveness.
• Eliminate rework by verifying early on that design intent is achievable on press as an integrated part of the design process.
• Maintain linkage with internal partners, customer design capabilities, and packaging suppliers to ensure quality products from prepress through production.
• Initial focus on our domestic Conagra business, with potential expansion across categories and international.
• Bring technical print and color experience to help improve prepress and printer technical capability and standards. Provide solutions and contribute technical print support. Manage expectations and confirm the printer's ability to meet design intent.
• Guide and govern the Brand Color Management Program through the organization.
• Manage technical creative partnership development from design agency to prepress to print for packaging graphics. Expertise in print technology, color management, and workflows from brief to execution.
• Be a liaison between prepress, procurement, and printers.

Your Experience:

• 7 years' experience in holistic design or innovation.
• Experience documenting requirements.
• Team-orientation working with cross-functional partners.
• Back up assumptions and develop business cases.
• Experience diving deep in understanding the product, our business, and the competitive landscape.
• 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.