Graphic Designer

Henkel; Westlake (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Work-Life Balance

401k & shares program

Family support

Career growth

Job summary

Henkel in the United States is seeking a highly creative Graphic Designer to translate brand and business objectives into modern content for internal and external channels. You’ll own projects from concept through final execution, ensuring brand consistency and visual impact across ecommerce, packaging, and marketing assets.

As part of the Consumer Engagement Team, you’ll collaborate with marketing, ecommerce, social, and video stakeholders, develop scalable design systems, and stay ahead of

Qualifications

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with broad Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience, preferably in-house creative team, agency or consumer‑products environment.
• Strong visual instincts with the ability to turn complex information into clear, modern and compelling creative.
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented and able to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience using content ticketing, project management and approval platforms such as Monday.com, SeAL or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Translate business objectives and creative briefs into modern, visually compelling concepts and polished final assets.
• Create best-in-class product imagery, infographics, enhanced content and other digital assets for shopper experience.
• Develop and adapt packaging, labels and production‑ready artwork while maintaining brand consistency.
• Develop accurate, high‑quality product renders and visualizations for ecommerce, packaging, campaigns and other marketing needs.
• Design mockups, trade show graphics, sales collateral, display designs and other materials supporting sales and brand activation.
• Maintain brand consistency while identifying opportunities to modernize and elevate creative execution.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines, communicate status clearly and identify risks or dependencies early.
• Partner closely with marketing, ecommerce, social, video and other stakeholders to clarify needs, recommend solutions and deliver effective creative work.
• Maintain organized files and assets within a DAM system and develop reusable templates and systems.
• Stay current on design trends, technologies and best practices, applying new ideas and insights to strengthen the work.
• Responsibly apply approved AI‑enabled tools to support concept development, streamline workflow.

Skills

Typography

Visual design

Branding

Layout

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Creative Suite

Monday.com

SeAL

Job description

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting‑edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

The Graphic Designer is a highly creative, digitally minded professional responsible for translating brand and business objectives into modern, best-in-class content for internal and external channels. This role owns projects from concept through final execution, combining strong design fundamentals, strategic thinking and a current creative perspective to produce work that is visually compelling, brand consistent and effective. As a key member of the Consumer Engagement Team, the designer is expected to bring fresh ideas, challenge conventional approaches and continuously elevate the quality and impact of our creative output.

• Creative Concepting & Design Execution: Translate business objectives and creative briefs into modern, visually compelling concepts and polished final assets
• Ecommerce, Retail & Product Content: Create best-in-class product imagery, infographics, enhanced content and other digital assets that improve the shopper experience
• Packaging, Artwork & Production Design: Develop and adapt packaging, labels and production‑ready artwork while maintaining accuracy and brand consistency
• Product Visualization & Render Development: Develop accurate, high‑quality product renders and visualizations for ecommerce, packaging, campaigns and other marketing needs
• Marketing & Sales Design: Create mockups, trade show graphics, sales collateral, display designs and other materials supporting sales and brand activation
• Brand Stewardship: Maintain brand consistency while identifying opportunities to modernize and elevate creative execution
• Project & Workflow Management: Manage multiple projects and deadlines, communicate status clearly and identify risks or dependencies early
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with marketing, ecommerce, social, video and other stakeholders to clarify needs, recommend solutions and deliver effective creative work
• Asset Management & Scalable Design Systems: Maintain organized files and assets within a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system and develop reusable templates and systems that improve consistency and efficiency
• Creative Knowledge, Innovation & Optimization: Stay current on design trends, technologies and best practices, applying new ideas and available insights to strengthen the work
• AI, Emerging Tools & Scalability: Responsibly apply approved AI‑enabled tools to support concept development, streamline workflow

What makes you a good fit

• Expert proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and exceptional command of typography, composition, color and visual hierarchy
• 5+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within an in‑house creative team, agency or consumer‑products environment
• Strong visual instincts with the ability to turn complex information into clear, modern and compelling creative
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented and able to independently manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Experience using content ticketing, project management and approval platforms such as Monday.com, SeAL or similar tools
• Focus on speed and consistency through organized workflows, reusable templates and scalable design systems
• Preferred experience in one or more complementary areas, such as motion graphics, product rendering, 3D visualization, AI‑enabled creative tools or scalable content‑production workflows. Experience within a consumer‑products, retail or in‑house creative environment is also preferred

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work‑Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12‑week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary range for this role is $70,000.00 and $90,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.