Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.
Pay
Salaried grade 2, 4, 6, or 8
$52,600 - $92,500 / year, depending on experience and qualifications.
Actual salaries may vary and in some cases may be higher with extensive experience and strong performance.
Schedule
1st Shift (Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.), hours may flex due to individual and company need
Hybrid with minimum three days on-site per week (Tuesday – Thursday)
Location
10260 McKee Road, Collegedale TN 37315
Job Summary
McKee Foods is seeking a Graphic Designer to join our Corporate Marketing team. The Graphic Designer will work as part of an in-house team that collaborates with Marketing, Brand, and Product Managers to help develop, execute and maintain excellent design standards of in-house brands and assure accurate and beneficial content across all channels.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Design on-brand static graphics, animations, infographics, and short-form video assets for platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook
- Assist in the development and implementation of consumer packaging, store display materials, marketing materials, and other various digital and print applications
- Maintain brand equity based on corporate initiatives and operational plans
- Work with Package Administrators to assure government compliance on ingredient lists, net weight, and nutrition facts using FDA design standards
- Review and approve artwork to ensure accuracy before print
- Research, conceptualize and create on-trend packaging designs for our consumer products based on market research, management input, and corporate initiatives
- Design marketing collateral or brand identity as needed for the company
- Coordinate effectively with other company professionals to obtain information for packaging
- Communicate with external vendors to develop artwork and keep packaging current
- Provide packaging mockups as needed
- Establish color standards and obtains color approvals
Required Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in Graphic Design or a related field or equivalent experience (two years’ experience = one year education)
- Competency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc.)
- Excellent portfolio of design work demonstrating a high level of design proficiency
- Google Workspace competency
- Demonstrates increasing capacity to take on multiple projects
- Appropriately represent the company to outside vendors
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple demands
- Goal-oriented and results-driven
- Dependable with a high level of initiative and self-motivation
- Willingness to accept occasional travel assignments
- Remain abreast of technological advances in the field and be able to identify areas of use in the organization
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of related graphic design experience
- Competency in Adobe Premiere, Capcut, or equivalent videography software
- Knowledge of flexographic and offset printing techniques and prepress process
- Prior participation experience on cross-functional teams
- Package design development across a CPG brand
- Product photography experience
- Point of purchase display production experience
- Knowledge of FTC and FDA laws
Benefits
- Competitive weekly pay
- Profit-sharing cash bonus program
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- 25 days Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
- Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
- Supplemental plans, including life insurance
- Fully-paid parental leave
- Health Center and Pharmacy
- Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Credit Union
- Exercise and recreation facility
- Wellness programs with incentives
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits (company-paid)
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
