Location: Northern Chicagoland Suburbs (mostly remote, onsite 2-4 times per month)
Duration: Full Time/Direct Hire + 10% Bonus Opportunity
Position Overview:
Our client, a growing leader in the CPG space, is seeking a hands-on Digital Design Manager to join their expanding creative team. This is an exciting opportunity for a digital-first creative leader who enjoys balancing big-picture concepting with day-to-day execution. In this role, you will directly manage a team of three designers while driving creative excellence across multiple consumer brands.
The ideal candidate is conceptual, detail-oriented, and passionate about producing engaging digital and social content.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and guide a team of designers, providing creative direction, feedback, and professional development support
- Concept and execute digital-first creative across video, e-commerce, paid and organic social, display advertising, email, websites, static assets, and animated content
- Develop storyboards, motion concepts, and visual directions for video and animation
- Collaborate closely with marketing partners to create on-brand visual content that communicates product features and brand messaging
- Stay current on design trends, digital best practices, emerging tools, and AI capabilities
- Manage multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines and maintaining high creative standards
- Ensure brand consistency and adherence to brand guidelines across all deliverables
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and creative partners
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in digital design or art direction, with strong digital and social content experience
- 2+ years of experience managing or leading direct reports
- Strong portfolio featuring digital and social work, including examples from the CPG space
- Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Familiarity with AI tools and the ability to prompt for concepting or visual exploration
- Strong communication, organization, and project management skills
Why This Role Stands Out:
- Opportunity to join a growing creative team within a fast-moving CPG company
- Balance of creative leadership and hands-on design
- Collaborative environment with room to innovate and experiment
- Flexible hybrid schedule with minimal onsite requirements
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Flexible work options (fully remote, hybrid, onsite)
Generous paid time off
Bonus incentives
401K company match
Competitive medical, dental, & vision insurance
Pet insurance
Annual fitness stipend
Unmatched employee discount on all products
Summer Hours
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Amy Banks - Senior Recruitment Manager
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 03/10/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
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