WHY Brands Inc., a parent company of Munchkin and Curio Home Goods, focuses on creating, incubating, and growing the next generation of consumer lifestyle brands. Founded in 1990, Munchkin is the leading consumer product company and most loved baby lifestyle brand behind the innovative gear and products for children, mothers, and caregivers. Munchkin has sold billions of dollars of products through our key retail partners: Target, Walmart, and Amazon and has global distribution in over 50 countries. Curio, a premium brand of curated collections of home goods, launched in 2023. WHY’s vision is to establish an expanding portfolio of innovative businesses that align with its commitment to inventive product design. With over 320+ patents under our belt, we continue to create solutions that leave our customers asking, "how did I ever live without this?" Recognized as #8 on America’s Most Innovative Companies list by Fortune Magazine, innovation is the core of our company DNA and has been driving our designs for 30 years!
We lead with our core values and believe that investing in the community is our responsibility. We create opportunities for every child’s potential and well-being through the Radiant Colors program, work to create a sustainable future, and in partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare have committed to animal conservation.
There is no better time than now to join WHY Brands as we embark on our next and biggest growth journey, and you could be the next influential leader to play a key role in driving enormous customer-centered value and rapid growth.
What You’ll Do:
Responsible for implementing the global creative digital vision for Munchkin in alignment with marketing and business objectives
Create digital branding to ensure delivery of market-moving, breakthrough creative across all customer-facing touch points, including marketing collateral, digital, social media channels, public relations, and sales materials, among other things
Work closely and build relationships with Global Marketing, Product Development, E-commerce, and Social Media teams to drive the creative strategy across the Company
Ensure that brand and visual identity is consistently applied to all collateral and marketing materials across the company. Drive creative consistency into global markets. Ensure consistent application of the brand, internally and externally
Conceptualize and lead the effort to design and deliver the brand style guide and creative assets for packaging and digital platforms
Provide the vision for photography and direct photography efforts for use in digital, social media, and E-commerce
Direct and ensure photography and video imagery are consistent with the Brand and Creative Vision
Ensure execution of a thoughtful creative strategy and positive user interface across multiple digital platforms
Deliver innovative creative solutions
Create digital assets for email and home/landing pages, social media, banners, mobile, tablet, and new media used to generate traffic and online sales
Oversee pre-planning, creative conceptions, set direction, video/animation direction, and production
Translate creative strategy into the most effective way to get messages across in print and electronic media for assigned projects
Coordinate and direct the design of banners, emails, home pages, etc. to fully direct a major campaign
Ensure quality, consistency, and accuracy of creative elements of the advertising/marketing campaign
Other duties may be assigned
Bring It!
BS/BA or associate degree in Graphic Design/Commercial Art and/or 3-5 years of design experience in consumer products
Must have a strong sense of typography, web design, graphic design, and motion design including 2D and 3D animation
Experience producing content for social media platforms and websites is mandatory
Expertise with Macintosh-based graphics programs, specifically Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign). Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
Possess a good design "flair", a broad thinker, and able to offer a variety of design solutions
Strong organizational and time-management skills
Ability to juggle multiple projects and prioritize accordingly
Great attitude - positive, collaborative, self-starter
Effectively communicate with marketing department (both written and oral)
Work well with tight deadlines in a team environment
We Got You Covered!
As a Great Place to Work Certified™ company, we are committed to offering the best to our employees.
We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make Munchkin the most loved baby lifestyle brand in the world.
To give our people flexibility, we offer a hybrid work environment. Munchkin’s Hybrid Schedule is where an employee works in the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and Tuesday and Friday remotely from home.
We also provide annual weeklong global office closures giving our people a chance to recharge.
Salary range: $50/hr
To learn more, visit us at www.munchkin.com.
Munchkin welcomes and values what makes everyone unique. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic, or any other protected status.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
Design Services, Manufacturing, and Media Production
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