Design Director: Packaging & Brand Strategy Lead
OLBERDING
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Job summary
Olberding is seeking a Design Director to lead packaging and digital design efforts for major consumer brands. You will champion brand identity, guide cross‑functional teams, and mentor designers while maintaining strong client relationships.
The role requires a senior level of expertise, agency experience preferred, and a track record of delivering high‑quality design across print and digital platforms.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in packaging and digital design.
- Agency experience preferred.
- Expert level in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
Responsibilities
- Lead design across packaging and digital channels within established brand identity.
- Manage and mentor design team, guiding career development.
- Present work to clients and lead WIP sessions for concept development.
- Maintain strong client relationships and help secure new business.
- Collaborate with Brand Leader partners to align on strategy and execution.
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Job description
Bring your skills and experience to a place where you can make an impact. Browse our current openings and apply today.
Join a team that has been recognizedas one of Cincinnati Enquirer Media’sTop Workplaces 9 times since 2014.
Exhibits boundless enthusiasm to serve our clients, our company and each other, resulting in unparalleled client experience
Finds new solutions to existing problems or identifies and leverages new opportunities to advance company or client goals
Seeks to improve oneself through learning of any kind: formal training, mentoring, volunteering, etc.
Develops strong internal relationships within and across teams to foster thoughtful, collaborative solutions
Develops strong external relationships through empathy and service, resulting in heightened client trust and engagement with the company
Views others with a Growth Mindset, believing in their potential and finds ways to help them achieve their goals and become the best version of themselves
At Olberding Brand Family, we believe in recognizing and rewarding exceptional talent. When you choose to be a part of our team, you can expect a competitive base salary that is commensurate with your skills, experience, and market trends.
Comprehensive benefits package includes health,dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability,critical illness, accident insurance, and 401(k) withcompany match.
We believe in accommodating our clients and our staff. Approved flexible work arrangements allow team members to balance the duties of work and home life more effectively.
Your well-being matters to us. We provide wellness programs, onsite fitness center at some locations, and resources to help you stay healthy and active.
We invest in our employees’ growth. Access to continuous learning and development opportunities, classes, and mentorship programs are part of our commitment to helping you reach your career goals.
Join a team that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and belonging. At Olberding Brand Family, we foster a supportive and diverse workplace culture where every voice is heard, and employee engagement activities are the norm.
Position:Design Director
Location: Chicago, IL
Job Id:755
# of Openings:1
Design Director
Founded in 1919 as Phototype and recently rebranded as the Olberding Brand Family, we are a family company focused on delivering the highest quality and client service in the graphics design, management and printing industry. We Design, Optimize and Protect Brands. Our clients are primarily consumer products companies and printers and we help them by delivering a broad range of services from brand strategy and packaging design, to adaptive design across various print and digital platforms, all the way to color management and the production of printing plates. With our world headquarters located in Cincinnati, we have over 450 employees throughout the United States and offices in Europe and Asia.
The Design Director will work with our cross-functional internal team to support our client in helping to market the brands they produce and consumers have come to love. Design Directors design within an established brand identity for some of America’s favorite CPG brands, specifically for their packaging and digital presence.
Leading multiple brands from a design standpoint, expected to be excellent presenters and storytellers of the work and client facing, expected to lead a design team on projects, actively working on projects, displays mastery of the craft to share with other designers and clients, expected to adhere to the overall creative direction and standards set by the CDs. You will/may be expected to have direct reports.
Duties and Responsibilities Include:
- Support the organization of all files and assets created
- Takes on the most complex tasks and conceptual work
- Skilled wielder of design craft
- Empowered to, and expectation of decision making autonomy
- Looked to for expertise from fellow designers
- Master storyteller
- Expected to lead design WIP and work sessions to drive conceptual development
- Maintain and build client relationships and present work to them
- Help forge and stabilize new client relationships
- Collaborate seamlessly with Brand Leader partners
- Manage and guide teammates in their career/craft development
- Participate in crafting cross-disciplinary workflows
- Take on new assignments and the most complex work
- Inspire and produce great work across virtual environments from all team members
- Develop team goals, prioritize and delegate work effectively across team
- Build a team that exhibits trust and positively collaborates cross-functionally
- Review employee strengths and gaps in order to develop them for our current and future business needs
- Understand and ensure employees adhere to our company policies, procedures and compliance
- Ability to create, collaborate, design and direct within the packaging and digital workspace
- Strong project management and organizational skills
- Strong knowledge of consumer products packaging, creative design, and production artwork
- Ability to articulate rationale behind design choices
- Ability to diplomatically give and receive feedback on their work and work of fellow designers
- 12+ years’ experience
- Agency experience preferred
- Expert level in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
- Motion Graphics / Animation, photography, and/or illustration skills are a plus
When you join Olberding Brand Family, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a legacy of excellence and innovation. We offer a supportive and dynamic work environment where your expertise in pre-media will be highly valued. We believe in supporting our employees' well-being and offer a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance to keep you and your family healthy
- A 401k retirement plan with company contributions to help you plan for your future
- Generous paid time off (PTO), personal time, and volunteer time off, in addition to 8 observed holidays
- Parental leave to support growing families
For fastest consideration, please apply online to the Careers section of our website www.olberdingbrands.com. Only applications received through this process will be considered. No phone calls please.
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