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Sazerac Company · 3 weeks ago

Creative Manager

US-AL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$100K/yr - $150K/yr

4+ years exp

Sazerac Company is an independent, American family-owned company known for producing award-winning bourbons and whiskeys. The Creative Manager will lead visual brand building and retail design processes for a portfolio of over 40 brands, managing both in-house and external teams to deliver high-quality design projects on time and within budget.

Food and BeverageWine And Spirits

Responsibilities

Ensure our fiscal year growth by supporting all priority projects included in brand building blocks

Expand in-house capacity to achieve marketing and sales goals within allotted budget parameters

Save $500,000 minimum annually by completing assignments on time and on budget that otherwise would be outside agency expenses

Create new retail design projects as briefed, delivering on initiatives on defined timelines

Prepare mechanical art based on approved designs and liaise with Production and Procurement as part of a coordinated effort in ensuring highest quality outcome

Coach and train other designers to support retail end-to-end from concept to implementation

Lead a growing team of multiple designers to create compelling graphic design and communication materials for domestic and global brands

The growing team will support BTL needs, globally, including on-premise, off-premise, eContent & B2B needs

Manage graphics execution in coordination with Account & Strategy team

Assist with review and approval of proofs

Manage agency creative work on due to capacity constraints, as needed

Utilize PDS system to identify places for self improvement in order to improve effectiveness at job and achieve goals

Develop and follow an action plan to gain the skills, learning experiences & results needed to meet career goals

Develop and retain bench of managers and future leaders in the marketing organization

Personally connect and coach high potential talent

Ensure that world class customer service is provided to internal clients, agencies, vendors and consumers on a regular basis

Develop and maintain a method for systematic updates for internal customers

Successfully execute & manage design work in accordance with the priority setting on the project

Ensure those on the design team are focused on the right priorities and delivering on time

Establish systems to communicate status on design projects across the team, when they are being worked, and where they fall in overall priorities compared to other requests in the system

Create new retail design concepts for assigned initiatives on defined timelines

Prepare mechanical art based on approved designs and liaise with Production and Procurement as part of a coordinated effort in ensuring highest quality outcome

Coach and train other designers to support retail design end-to-end, from concept to implementation