Production Designer

Meet Us: King Arthur Baking Company has been sharing the joy of baking since 1790. Headquartered in Norwich, Vermont, we’re the ultimate baking resource – providing education, inspiration, and the highest quality products, all while fostering connections and community through baking. Our superior flours and mixes are available in supermarkets nationwide, and our direct-to-consumer business – website and retail stores – offers an even wider selection of specialty baking ingredients, mixes, gluten-free products, baking tools, and more. We bring baking education to millions of bakers through our cookbooks, podcast, recipe app, website, and baking school. We’re proud to be 100% employee-owned, which means everyone who works here has a real voice and a shared stake in what we do. This creates a strong sense of community built on trust, teamwork, and love of baking. As a benefit corporation, we’re committed to the best interests of all our stakeholders - employees, our local communities, our broader community of bakers, and our planet. Join us and help spread the joy of baking. King Arthur – where, as an employee-owner, your passion and ideas can truly make a difference. The Position: The Production Designer designs and produces print and digital assets while ensuring brand consistency, production readiness, and high-quality execution across all deliverables. This role manages print vendor relationships, including sourcing, negotiating quotes, overseeing production quality, and coordinating projects from concept through final production. Responsibilities include developing signage, in-store displays, event materials, packaging, and other print collateral, while also supporting digital design initiatives to maintain brand cohesion. The Benefits: Yes, we have the regular "stuff" - medical, dental, vision, company paid short- and long-term disability, life insurance, paid parental leave, paid time off to rest, paid holidays to have fun, a 401(k) with a company match. But here's what makes us different: 40 paid volunteer hours a year, profit sharing*, participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)* and knowing that those working with you are dedicated and engaged co-employee owners that believe in you and your extraordinary abilities to move us all forward. The Location: Hybrid combining working from home, and onsite in White River Junction VT 3 days per week. Ideal candidates will be located within 120 miles of our offices. The Pay: $54,900 to $74,200 annual salary; commensurate with experience. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Design, produce, and prepare print-ready assets for a wide variety of channels, including signage, packaging, event materials, print advertising, in-store displays, and other branded collateral, ensuring alignment with King Arthur Baking’s brand standards. Manage print production from concept through final delivery, including sourcing and coordinating with vendors, obtaining quotes, preparing files, reviewing proofs, and ensuring quality, accuracy, and timeliness throughout the production process. Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including Brand, Marketing, Retail, and external vendors, proactively communicating project priorities, timelines, status updates, and potential risks to ensure successful execution. Ensure exceptional attention to detail, ensuring consistency in typography, color, layout, and overall execution across all materials. Manage multiple concurrent projects with strong attention to detail, effectively prioritizing workload, meeting deadlines, and maintaining creative excellence and technical accuracy with minimal oversight. Provides onsite support for print production and vendor coordination, including occasional short-notice requests. Identify opportunities to improve, document, and scale creative production workflows, while staying current on printing processes, materials, technologies, and industry best practices. Prepare, route, track, and maintain production files through internal review and approval workflows, ensuring efficient project progression, organized file management, version control, and adherence to established team processes. Support a diverse range of creative and production initiatives, including digital asset adaptation, photo/video studio support, and other projects as business needs evolve. Experience and Education: 3+ years of professional design experience in print production, with a well-rounded portfolio demonstrating versatility and technical expertise. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and project management tools such as Asana. Experience managing projects from start to finish, coordinating with external vendors, printers, and production partners, including managing timelines, file delivery, proof review, and issue resolution. Solid understanding of four-color and spot color pre-press and printing standards for assisting with print projects. Strong understanding of digital design best practices and user experience. BA/BFA in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Visual Arts, or a related field is preferred. We value those who can demonstrate capability and articulate how prior experiences will help them transition into this role. Competencies: Creativity: Ability to think innovatively and conceptualize visually appealing designs, while staying updated on current trends and styles in the industry. Ability to bring mood boards and a creative vision to life through compelling imagery. Curiosity and the desire to learn and grow in a creative, collaborative environment. Creative Throughput & Prioritization : Comfortable operating at a high creative velocity, delivering a steady stream of production-ready work while adapting to evolving priorities and deadlines. Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with in-house creative team. Confidently presents ideas, provides feedback, and ensures alignment with project requirements and objectives. Attention to Detail: Keen eye for detail to ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality in all work created by the team. Ability to meet deadlines, while working both independently and as part of a team. Technical Proficiency: Demonstrates a mastery across a spectrum of industry-standard software tools and technologies essential for creating compelling print digital content. Teamwork and Collaboration : The capability to work effectively with fellow designers, marketers, and other individuals; contribute to group efforts; and build positive working relationships. Understanding of Branding: Awareness of the King Arthur brand identity and marketing objectives to align the content accordingly. Success Factors Genuine enthusiasm for the King Arthur’s mission, products, and baking in general with a commitment to living our values Community-minded, gets involved, volunteers Physical Requirements/Work Environment/Safety The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Physical requirements Ability to work for prolonged periods at a desk, both in a home office and onsite, using a computer and other standard office equipment. Regular use of computer keyboard, mouse, and video conferencing tools. Ability to communicate effectively in person, over the phone, and through digital platforms. Occasional standing, walking, bending, or reaching within the office environment. May occasionally be required to lift or move items up to 15 pounds (e.g., office materials, documents). Visual acuity needed for reviewing documents, spreadsheets, and data on screens. Ability to commute to the office for in-person meetings, trainings, or other business needs as required. Work environment Indoors, a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, or temperature changes. This role operates in a professional office environment where most work is performed at a desk. Remote work environment that meets KAB standards for work. Safety Understands that safety is the responsibility of everyone at the organization and is responsible for adhering to/providing work in a safe and ergonomic manner, identifying unsafe conditions and correcting conditions immediately or reporting them promptly. Participates in safety and compliance training and safety and health programs. Supervision n/a Travel n/a Environment Adheres to company-wide green norms, looks for ways to reduce, reuse, recycle Educates oneself on KAB environmental campaigns Strives to continually improve and implement new processes to reduce our environmental impact Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive and safe work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers, and vendors. As a proud Benefit Corporation, King Arthur Baking expects our employees to adhere to company-wide green norms and remain educated on company impact campaigns. There's room at our table for you! Apply today. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other factors protected by law. King Arthur Baking provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to participate in both the application process and during employment. Such individuals are encouraged to seek accommodations to allow them to apply for a position, participate in the application process, and meet the essential functions and requirements of the position. *Amounts vary based on achievement of financial targets. Participation based on hire date and program entry date.