Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Sr. Brand Packaging Designer! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since. 

Position Location: We're all about flexibility. This will be a remote role based out of our corporate headquarters in Lakeville, MA. We are open to remote candidates.

We’re looking for a Sr Brand Packaging Designer to help bring our brand to life across packaging systems. This role is ideal for a designer who has strong strategic and conceptual thinking, refined execution skills, and hands-on experience taking packaging from idea through production. You’ll collaborate closely with brand, marketing, product, and external partners to ensure packaging is both visually compelling and strategically aligned.

A Day in the Life...

· Work closely with the Design Manager to develop brand-led packaging systems across multiple product lines, formats, and SKUs

· Translate brand strategy, positioning, and product attributes into compelling packaging designs

· Create conceptual design explorations that push creativity while meeting business goals and objectives

· Execute final layouts with attention to typography, color, imagery, hierarchy, and materials

· Work directly with Design Operations to prepare print-ready files and manage revisions through prepress, proofs, and production

· Ensure consistency across packaging, while contributing to the evolution of the brand identity

· Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting timelines and quality standards

· Ability to challenge, understand and interpret a brief at a Management level

· Ability to direct outside vendors (agencies, photographers, illustrators, etc.) and prepare for success (develop good pre-pro documents, etc.)

· Initiate continuous improvement of brand and design strategy processes

What We Are Looking For:

· 10+ years of experience in brand strategy and packaging design; Agency side for at least 5 years

· Ability to art direct photography, illustration and production

· Experience leading and mentoring designers, copywriters and agency partners

· Experience in translating consumer trends and insights into packaging design solutions

· Talented creative skills with a proven track record for creating compelling brand strategies that foster and reinforces customers’ deep emotional connection to the brand

· Passion and experience with bringing brand purpose to life through packaging and other touchpoints as needed

· Self-starter mentality with the ability to juggle multiple priorities and make things happen in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous environment

Education:

Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)

Work Experience:

At least 3 Years of Experience

Annual Salary:

$78,700 - $98,400

The base salary range information above serves as a guideline of the position’s typical hiring range.  We value and appreciate what makes you unique and will consider a variety of factors when determining an offer.  These factors include, but are not limited to, your skills and experience, external and internal benchmarks, as well as overall company considerations.  Certain positions may be eligible for short-term and long-term incentive rewards. We also offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being.

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs

• • Health, Dental and Vision insurance

  • Health savings account

  • Flexible spending account

  • Life and accident insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Telehealth services

  • 1:1 health coaching

  • Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life

• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end

• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses

• Flexible scheduling options

• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)

• Holiday pay for 12 holidays

• Career development and growth opportunities

• Tuition/Education assistance programs

• Access to LinkedIn Learning

• Scholarship programs for children of employees

• Parental leave

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.

• Adoption assistance

• Bereavement leave

• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement

• Up to $300 massage reimbursement

• Employee appreciation events

• Employee discounts

• Charitable giving

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.
Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.
• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.
• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other
• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.