Senior Designer

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit and follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook for the latest news.


Location Description

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.


Responsibilities

About the Role

Post Consumer Brands is seeking a Senior Designer to join our in-house Studio a collaborative creative group responsible for building, supporting and promoting our portfolio of iconic brands including Pebbles, Honey Bunches of Oats, Kibbles n' Bits, and Nutrish. This role is ideal for a strategic, hands-on designer who excels at translating briefs into compelling, on-brand creative solutions across packaging and multiple marketing channels.

You'll partner closely with brand, media, and other cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality design that drives brand consistency, innovation, and impact in a fast-paced consumer environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute design for CPG brand packaging, ensuring visual excellence, shelf impact, and brand alignment across diverse portfolios.
• Translate creative briefs and business objectives into thoughtful, effective design solutions using strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Design for a variety of channels, including but not limited to:
  • Brand Packaging
  • Social media content
  • E-commerce assets
  • Sales and promotional materials (in-store, retail, shopper marketing, etc.)
• Collaborate with brand managers, marketers, and other internal partners to ensure creative work supports strategic goals.
• Art direct photoshoots for food and tabletop environments, both with our internal photo studio and with external partners.
• Maintain and evolve brand standards while pushing creative innovation in a highly regulated CPG environment.
• Present design concepts and rationale clearly and confidently to internal stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while delivering high-quality work on time.

Location: This role is based out of our Lakeville, MN office, with hybrid on site presence 3 days per week. #li-hybrid


Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional graphic design experience.
• Experience working with CPG brands, including hands-on packaging design and retail support.
• Strong understanding of branding systems and how they translate across physical and digital touchpoints.
• Proven ability to move from strategy to execution with attention to detail and creativity.
• Familiarity with photography direction, production workflows, and print production for packaging.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft etc.)
• Experience utilizing AI enabled design tools preferred.
• Agency experience preferred but not required.

What Success Looks Like

• Thoughtful, on-brand design solutions that solve business problems and elevate our brand portfolio.
• Strong creative partnership with internal teams built on trust, clarity, and collaboration.
• Consistent delivery of high-quality work across packaging and marketing channels.

Why you'll love it here

• Big company opportunity, small company attitude - Work on iconic household brands with the ability to influence creative direction and see your work make a real impact.
• In-house, multi-disciplinary creative studio - Own projects end-to-end while collaborating closely with brand, media, and cross-functional partners who value design as a strategic driver.
• Room to grow and stretch your craft - Tackle a wide range of creative challenges across packaging, campaigns, and emerging channels while continuing to build your skills.
• Hybrid flexibility with strong collaboration - Enjoy a Lakeville-based hybrid environment that balances in-person creative energy with flexibility.

The pay range for this position is $70,386 - $98,541 per year.