Director, Design Strategy (Marketing)
Director, Design Strategy
Job Description
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You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.
The Design Strategy Director oversees the comprehensive brand identity, design, and packaging experience for our iconic billion-dollar brands within the assigned business unit. This leader ensures the consistent delivery of visual identity across all brands and spearheads breakthrough initiatives in brand design, packaging, and product aesthetics. By driving end-to-end design excellence, the Design Strategy Director plays a pivotal role in enhancing the consumer experience and maintaining the brand's market-leading position.
In this role, you will:
Lead the development and implementation of a cohesive design vision for the assigned business unit, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals and enhancing the total consumer experience.
Implement the design vision across all consumer touchpoints, including product development, marketing, and packaging, to ensure a consistent and engaging brand experience.
Oversee the transformation of packaging design from concept to execution, ensuring innovative and high-quality outcomes that elevate the brand.
Partner with creative and digital teams to maintain a consistent design vision across all communication touchpoints, ensuring cohesive and effective brand messaging.
Cultivate and manage relationships with design agencies, ensuring K-C partners with best-in-class agencies to achieve superior design outcomes.
Oversee and mentor a team of three packaging and artwork professionals, fostering their development and ensuring high performance in delivering design excellence.
About Us
Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.
At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We're founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.
Led by Purpose. Driven by You.
About You
You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.
In one of our professional roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:
10+ years of design experience
Minimum of degree level education in Graphic / Brand Design or Industrial Design
Clear understanding of Design end to end delivery
Strategic thinker, maintaining clarity of purpose with a focus on the development and implementation of actionable plans
Highly collaborative, building strong relationships and trust across different functions/levels.
Tenacious with a Growth Mind-set to Win Consistently, working in a spirit of partnership for the best overall result for the KC Enterprise
Proficient in Photoshop / InDesign
Strong track record of Design industry experience, preferably in Consumer-Packaged Goods
Excellent team player with strong analytical, influencing and communication skills
Excellent follow up and organizational skills
Total Benefits
Here are just a few of the benefits you'd enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.
Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.
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And finally, the fine print….
For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.
The anticipated pay range for this job has a range of $182,000 – $235,000.
At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.
Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.
Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark's applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark's sole discretion.
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EmployeeWorker Sub-Type
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Full time