Hybrid Brand & Creative Lead — Spices & Packaging

The Spice House; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

Generous paid time off

Spice education

Free spices monthly

Job summary

The Spice House, a leading purveyor of premium spices, is seeking a Brand and Creative Manager in Chicago. This hybrid role combines creative direction with hands-on production across all channels, reporting to the VP of Marketing & Growth.

You’ll shape brand voice, oversee packaging design, and collaborate with product, marketing, and sales teams to drive growth and consistency across ecommerce and retail channels.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in brand, creative, or marketing roles, ideally in-house.
• CPG experience preferred; food/beverage a plus.
• Excellent writing skills and a strong brand voice.
• Experience writing briefs and directing freelance visual creators.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator/Photoshop/InDesign) or Canva.
• Experience with Klaviyo or similar email platform is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own creative production across ecommerce, retail, wholesale, and all marketing channels.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Wholesale, and Product to balance stakeholder feedback.
• Partner with Product to translate sourcing and recipes into positioning and storytelling.
• Create visuals and copy, manage content budget, and coordinate external resources.
• Own design process for product packaging, labels, and fixtures with internal teams.
• Write briefs for external resources and manage output from photographers and agencies.
• Shape marketing calendar themes and visual strategy for campaigns.
• Lead email creative and ensure campaigns align with brand voice.
• Maintain and evolve brand guidelines across logo, color, typography, photography, and packaging.
• Review creative performance with Omnichannel Marketing and iterate.

Skills

Brand strategy

Creative direction

Adobe CS

Klaviyo / email platforms

Freelance management

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Canva

Job description

The Spice House, a leading purveyor of premium spices, is seeking a Brand and Creative Manager in Chicago. This hybrid role combines creative direction with hands-on production across all channels, reporting to the VP of Marketing & Growth.

You’ll shape brand voice, oversee packaging design, and collaborate with product, marketing, and sales teams to drive growth and consistency across ecommerce and retail channels.