MUSH · 1 day ago
Sr. Design Manager
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expMUSH is a company that makes healthy breakfasts and snacks for busy people, believing that better food fuels better outcomes. The Senior Design Manager will be responsible for elevating and protecting the brand across various visual touchpoints, leading design efforts, and mentoring a Junior Designer while ensuring high-impact visual execution.
Food and BeverageManufacturingRetail
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the MUSH visual identity and brand system across all consumer touchpoints
Ensure design consistency and quality across packaging, OOH, shopper, in-store, social, email, website, and paid media assets
Translate brand strategy into clear, inspiring visual direction for all design output
Partner closely with marketing and creative leadership to bring campaigns and big ideas to life
Lead packaging design across product lines—from concept through production and final mechanicals
Manage updates, line extensions, dielines, and cross-functional coordination with Marketing, Sales, Ops, and external vendors
Maintain and evolve packaging standards as the portfolio grows
Concept and design key campaign elements including OOH, digital ads, trade materials, and retail signage
Collaborate with the social/content team to create high-impact visuals for social and digital channels
Provide art direction support on shoots (photo and motion)
Maintain brand guideline documentation and expand the system as the brand evolves
Oversee file management, asset libraries, templates, and production-ready deliverables
Ensure projects are delivered on time, on brief, and aligned to business priorities
Manage, mentor, and develop a Junior Graphic Designer, providing feedback, creative direction, and career support
Oversee workflow, resourcing, and prioritization across all design projects
Manage external creative partners, freelancers, and agency relationships when needed
Uphold a high creative bar while building an efficient, collaborative process
Qualification
Required
5–8 years of professional design experience, ideally in CPG, food/bev, or consumer lifestyle brands
Exceptional portfolio demonstrating packaging, campaign, and brand system design
Strong command of typography, layout, hierarchy, and visual storytelling
Experience mentoring or managing junior designers
Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
Experience working with print production, packaging vendors, and pre-press files
Ability to work quickly, prioritize effectively, and pivot gracefully
Preferred
Familiarity with motion/animation tools (After Effects, Premiere) a strong plus
Company
MUSH
At MUSH we make the most delicious ready to eat oats with natural ingredients to power you through whatever lies ahead.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$27.49MKey Investors
Sam McBrideMark Cuban
2022-09-09Series Unknown· $23M
2021-05-05Angel· $4.19M
2017-11-26Pre Seed· $0.3M
Leadership Team
Ashley Thompson
Co-Founder | CEO
Katherine Thomas
Co-Founder
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