Production Designer

Meet Us: King Arthur Baking Company is an award-winning, audience-leading baking company with a strategic vision to be the resource for baking education and inspiration. Through traditional and new media, in-person and virtual education, we strive to be a leader in helping novice and expert bakers alike. We're not going anywhere - we've been part of the family since 1790. We work to build stronger communities and increase access and the connection to real foods. We take pride in our responsible sourcing and our "never bleached" guarantee. And we work closely with farmers, millers, and suppliers in a continued commitment toward sustainability. Our wheat flour is grown and milled right here in the United States. Flour this good uses only the purest ingredients, free from GMOs. As a founding B Corporation, we are committed to using the power of business as a force for social and environmental good. We believe every employee's contributions make our company what it is: vibrant, successful, and committed to spreading the joy of baking. We are a welcoming and inclusive 100% employee-owned company.

The Position: The Production Designer designs and produces print and digital assets while ensuring brand consistency and production readiness. They manage print vendor relationships, including sourcing, negotiating quotes, and overseeing production quality. Additionally, they develop signage, in-store displays, event materials, and other print collateral while also supporting digital design projects to maintain brand cohesion. They maintain organized creative files with proper version control.

The Benefits: Yes, we have the regular "stuff" - medical, dental, vision, company paid short- and long-term disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, paid time off to rest, paid holidays to have fun, a 401(K) with a company match. But here's what makes us different: 40 paid volunteer hours a year, profit sharing*, participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)* and knowing that those working with you are dedicated and engaged co-employee owners that believe in you and your extraordinary abilities to move us all forward.

The Location: Hybrid combining working from home, and onsite in White River Junction, VT roughly 3 days per week. Ideal candidates will be located within a 1-hour drive of our offices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, produce, and prepare print-ready assets for a wide variety of channels including signage, event materials, print advertising, in-store displays, and more, all aligned with King Arthur Baking’s brand standards.
• Manage relationships with print vendors, including sourcing and negotiating quotes,— and oversee external production, ensuring accuracy, quality, and timeliness through meticulous proofing, prepress setup, and close collaboration to meet exact specifications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Brand, Marketing, Retail) to execute print projects that align with brand objectives and campaign goals.
• Maintain exceptional attention to detail, ensuring consistency in typography, color, layout, and overall execution across all materials.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing tight deadlines with creative excellence and technical accuracy.
• Stay current with printing processes, materials, and production techniques, recommending best practices and innovative solutions when appropriate.
• Support digital design projects (email, web, social, digital ads) as needed, ensuring brand cohesion across all platforms.
• Organize, manage, and maintain final and working creative files, ensuring easy access and version control in alignment with team workflows and archival best practices.
• Partner with the Creative team on photo/video studio tasks and occasional asset adaptation.

Experience and Education:

• 3 years of professional design experience in print production, with a well-rounded portfolio demonstrating versatility and technical expertise.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and project management tools such as Asana.
• Experience managing projects from start to finish
• Solid understanding of four-color pre-press and printing standards for assisting with print projects.
• Strong understanding of digital design best practices and user experience.
• BA/BFA in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Visual Arts, or a related field is preferred.
• We value those who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them transition into this role.

Competencies:

• Creativity: Ability to think innovatively and conceptualize visually appealing designs, while staying updated on current trends and styles in the industry. Ability to bring mood boards and a creative vision to life through compelling imagery. Curiosity and the desire to learn and grow in a creative, collaborative environment.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with in-house creative team. Confidently presents ideas, provides feedback, and ensures alignment with project requirements and objectives.
• Attention to Detail: Keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality in all work created by the team. Ability to meet deadlines, while working both independently and as part of a team.
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrates a mastery across a spectrum of industry-standard software tools and technologies essential for creating compelling print digital content.

• Teamwork and Collaboration: The capability to work effectively with fellow designers, marketers, and other individuals; contribute to group efforts; and build positive working relationships.
• Understanding of Branding: Awareness of the King Arthur brand identity and marketing objectives to align the content accordingly.

Success Factors

• Genuine enthusiasm for the King Arthur’s mission, products, and baking in general with a commitment to living our values
• Community-minded, gets involved, volunteers

Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Safety

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

• Physical requirements

This role consistently uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

• Work environment

This is a hybrid role that requires working on-site 50% of the time at our office in White River Junction, VT.

• Safety

Understands that safety is the responsibility of everyone at the organization and is responsible for adhering to/providing work in a safe and ergonomic manner, identifying unsafe conditions and correcting conditions immediately or reporting them promptly.

Participates in safety and compliance training and safety and health programs.

Supervision

• n/a

Travel

• n/a

Environment

• Adheres to company-wide green norms, looks for ways to reduce, reuse, recycle
• Educates oneself on KAB environmental campaigns
• Strives to continually improve and implement new processes to reduce our environmental impact

Other Duties

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice

It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive and safe work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors. As a proud Benefit Corporation, King Arthur Baking expects our employees to adhere to company-wide green norms and remain educated on company impact campaigns.

There's room at our table for you! Apply today.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors protected by law. King Arthur Baking provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to participate in both the application process and during employment. Such individuals are encouraged to seek accommodations to allow them to apply for a position, participate in the application process, and meet the essential functions and requirements of the position.

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  Amounts vary based on achievement of financial targets. Participation based on hire date and program entry date.