Senior Graphic Designer

Senior Graphic Designer Monin Gourmet Flavorings

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9 Clearwater, FL Job Details 1 day ago Benefits Paid holidays Health insurance Dental insurance Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Qualifications Branding Typography Packaging graphic design Multilingual Workflow management (operations management method) 5 years Design file preparation for print Color management Digital color correction Equipment malfunction troubleshooting Color theory Adobe Premiere Pro Project management lifecycle Photo manipulation Mentoring Visual communication design Quality standards in production Project management software Senior level Cross-functional collaboration Equipment inventory management Industrial paper folding Technical Proficiency Project stakeholder communication Multichannel marketing Cross-functional communication FDA regulations Stakeholder management Marketing collateral creation Full Job Description About Us We create with care, and we innovate with purpose. More than flavor producers, we are passionate professionals who aim to gather our people, partners, and customers with a shared spirit of confidence, respect, and entrepreneurship. We produce clean, authentic, and versatile beverage solutions that make every sip so much better, all with a determined pursuit of sustainably sourced, quality ingredients. Each bottle filled comes with a commitment to natural ingredients, extraordinary taste, high standards of service, and trade ingenuity. We are honored to be part of the drinks you craft, joining our creativity to make life more flavorful. About the Opportunity We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Graphic Designer to join our in-house marketing team. This role requires a balance of creative flair and technical precision. You will be responsible for the end-to-end design and production of complex marketing materials that define our presence in the hospitality industry. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can take a project from a rough concept to a press-ready file with minimal supervision, maintaining the highest standards of quality and brand integrity.

What You'll Do Design Execution:

Produce high-quality visual assets across multiple platforms, including premium product packaging, corporate collateral, trade show graphics, and B2B sales collateral.

Workflow Integration:

Keep yourself accountable and partner with our traffic and production team members to ensure all deadlines are met, and stakeholders are kept informed throughout the revision process. Use of an internal ticket/workflow software is required.

Technical Print Production:

Manage the "hands-on" technical side of design, including color correction, photo retouching, and building complex, production-ready files for a variety of printing substrates.

In-house Production:

Adept at operating studio equipment as needed; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories. Knowledge of imposition for small run in-house printing and finishing; scoring, folding, binding, and cutting.

Peer Collaboration:

Work closely with the Creative Director to refine concepts and provide technical guidance or mentorship to mid-level or junior designers when necessary.

Appetite Appeal & Color Theory:

Ability to use visual cues—such as color psychology and textural imagery—to effectively communicate specific flavor profiles to properly represent our brand.

CPG & Packaging Expertise:

Advanced knowledge of consumer packaged goods (CPG) design, including a firm grasp of how typography and layout behave on physical containers (bottles, pumps, and boxes).

Project & Workload Management:

Demonstrated ability to strategically prioritize and manage a high volume (and sometimes complex), concurrent projects from concept to completion, ensuring all deliverables meet brand standards and deadlines.

Communication & Relationship Management:

Highly adaptable in navigating various communication styles and feedback types, with the ability to distill stakeholder input into actionable, high-impact design solutions.

Adobe Creative Cloud Mastery:

Expert-level proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Firefly, and Premiere . You should be comfortable with advanced features (e.g., Illustrator appearance panels, Photoshop masking, InDesign style sheets, prompting and using various LLM available through Adobe Creative Cloud and Copilot, Premiere multi-camera editing).

Project Management Savvy:

Demonstrated experience working within Lytho (or a similar project management tool) to track time, manage assets, and streamline the approval process.

Photography/Retouching:

High-level photo manipulation skills to make application imagery look vibrant, fresh, and artisanal.

Education & Experience:

5-8+ years of professional experience in a design role, with a strong emphasis on in-house or agency experience. Experience in the food and beverage or luxury goods sector is a plus.

Ownership & Throughput:

Demonstrates strong ownership of work, effectively prioritizing and managing a high volume of projects without compromising quality or accuracy.

Strategic Problem Solving:

Approaches challenges proactively, resolving technical and creative constraints with thoughtful, scalable solutions.

Clear Communicator:

Articulates design rationale clearly to cross-functional partners and incorporates feedback with a collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset. Attention to

Details:

Uphold brand guidelines with meticulous care, ensuring a cohesive visual identity across diverse platforms and multi-channel campaigns. Maintain the transition from conceptual design to final production, meticulously managing specs, bleed lines, and resolution requirements to eliminate errors and reduce revision cycles.

Brand Stewardship & Precision:

Maintains strict adherence to brand guidelines while ensuring excellence from concept through final production. Oversees technical execution, including specs, bleed, and resolution, to minimize errors and reduce revision cycles.

Organization Under Pressure:

Thrives in a fast-paced environment with high project volume (200+ SKUs and multiple internal stakeholders), maintaining organization, focus, and consistent creative output under tight timelines.

Regulatory Precision:

Experience working within the constraints of FDA/labeling requirements, ensuring that creative designs always accommodate necessary legal and nutritional information without sacrificing aesthetics.

Multilingual:

As an international company, Monin often translates its corporate and B2B collateral, as well as product packaging, into various languages.

Product-focused Photography:

Ability to execute professional-grade product photography, including expertise in studio lighting, drink/product styling, and the use of light boxes to produce high-end marketing assets. Other Qualifications & Considerations Your Secret Ingredients Pay Attention to the Details

• You always want to get things right the first time. "Bring It" Every Day
• You have a passion for what you do and make the most of each day. Passion for Quality
• You take pride in the quality of everything you touch and everything you do. You Keep Things Fun
• You see the fun in your daily interactions and be sure to laugh every day.

What We Offer — Because Monin hires the best people, we work hard to offer our employees benefits that improve their lives.

The Sweet Stuff:

A fun, dynamic working environment with a growing, energetic, and passionate team A diverse and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome Breakrooms stocked with our delicious products Management that uplifts and nurtures talent & provides continuing education Promotion of health and wellness Company-sponsored fun events

Benefits:

A 401(k) plan in which the company matches dollar for dollar on a % you contribute Affordable health coverage for you and your family through medical, dental, and vision programs. A generous paid time off program in which the benefits increase along with your tenure with the company Nine company-paid holidays plus one floating holiday and diversity day. Monin is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all qualified candidates to apply. Monin is a Drug Free Workplace and does pre-employment drug screening. Monin participates in e-verify When you join Monin Gourmet Flavorings, you're doing much more than switching companies to advance your career. You are becoming part of the Monin Family. We are a diverse group of talented professionals who drive innovation, embrace change and growth, and celebrate the global community which is Monin.

• WE'RE BETTER TOGETHER

  As a family-owned company, it's no surprise that we're incredibly passionate about our people. At Monín, the only thing more unique than the flavors we make are the people behind our innovative products!

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