Senior Manager, Graphic Design Packaging

ABOUT JOBAR

Founded in 1972, Jobar International, Inc. ("Jobar') has established itself as a global leader in the consumer product industry. We are home to various proprietary consumer brands that bring value-priced products to market to make life easier. Our product range includes Kitchen, Pet, Beauty, Housewares, Garden, and more. Our long list of global customers includes e-commerce, retail stores, catalogs, distributors, and corporate gifting. We are a 54-year-strong, family-owned business that values relationships, integrity, and performance.

Join our team today for an exciting opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute to our success!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are a fast-paced Housewares organization looking for a Senior Manager, Graphic Design – Packaging to own and improve packaging graphics across a diverse portfolio of Housewares brands.

In this highly visible role, you will lead the end-to-end packaging design lifecycle—from concept through production—while managing a creative team and collaborating closely with the product development team and overseas vendors. You’ll ensure packaging graphics are innovative, brand-right, and retail ready, all while leading designers and driving best-in-class execution.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead packaging creative design and production for multiple brands, from initial concept to final physical proofs. Uphold and evolve brand guidelines across all touchpoints, ensuring consistency and cohesion.
• Manage and develop a team of (2) in-house graphic designers, and multiple freelance designers both locally and overseas to foster a high-performance and collaborative creative culture.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure packaging graphics are on-brand, retail ready, and communicating the proper sales message on shelf.
• Provide clear art direction, feedback, and prioritization to ensure high-quality, on-time deliverables. Assess, prioritize, and reassign workload and resources as needed to keep projects on time, on budget, and on brand.
• Collaborate with global vendors and navigate fast-paced, high-volume environments.
• Oversee file preparation, pre-press, and production-ready artwork for domestic and overseas manufacturing.
• Partner with vendors and sourcing teams to ensure quality, color accuracy, and material execution.
• Maintain organized file systems and design standards across projects.
• Report to the CRO, acting as a key leader within the creative organization.

WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT

• BFA in Graphic Design or related field
• 5 years experience as a senior or lead graphic designer for packaging, ideally within a B2B wholesale environment including preparing files for print production, creating 3D package renders, and proficiency with layout hierarchy
• 3 years experience managing on-site designers in California.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Basic photography skills, including editing, retouching, and lifestyle image composition. Experience and familiarity creating images in AI and 3D/Rendering tools a plus.
• Comfortable working with global vendors and navigating the nuances of international production and timelines.
• High emotional intelligence, with the ability to read between the lines, build trust, and translate feedback into clear direction.
• Strategic mindset with a passion for improving processes from ideation through delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the confidence to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Ownership mentality, and a commitment to excellence while being highly collaborative.

BENEFITS

Our benefits include competitive compensation with a discretionary bonus depending on Company and individual performance, career advancement, an open and collaborative working environment, paid time-off, paid holidays, a full suite of health and wellness benefits, FSA Health Care and Dependent Care, Life/AD&D, 401(k), profit-sharing plan, and tuition reimbursement.

COMPENSATION

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

Salary Range: $90,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

In accordance with California law, we also provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities and to those with sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances.