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Conagra Brands Art Director in Chicago, Illinois
Reporting to our Manager of Design Services (Associate Creative Director), you will bring brands to life across e‑commerce, digital, social, and content environments as part of an in‑house agency. You will play a hands‑on role in brand building by creating original visual assets that support marketing initiatives, campaign ideas, and visual storytelling. You will collaborate closely with cross‑functional partners to execute creative work with consistency, precision, and a strong attention to detail while staying current on emerging creative tools and technologies.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
Bring established brand systems to life across retail, shopper, digital, and social touchpoints.
Create original, on‑brand assets and illustrations that support campaign ideas and visual storytelling.
Execute creative direction with consistency and strong attention to detail.
Design adaptable campaign toolkits that scale effectively across channels.
Translate concepts into clean, production‑ready files.
Execute retail displays, shopper assets, and digital advertising.
Support photography and video shoots from preparation through on‑set collaboration.
Assist in art directing content initiatives.
Create digital and social assets, including basic motion graphics and video edits.
Manage timelines responsibly and collaborate cross‑functionally on projects.
Stay curious about motion, video tools, and emerging creative technologies, including generative artificial intelligence.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
2+ years of design or art direction experience in an agency or in‑house environment.
A portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals, thoughtful creative problem solving, and multi‑channel execution.
Demonstrated expertise designing for digital and social platforms using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Express, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Canva, and similar applications.
Comfort participating on camera when concepts call for it and contributing to a creator‑forward content environment.
Support and execute basic content photoshoots (photography skills preferred; training will be provided).
Passion for brand design, particularly within food and consumer packaged goods.
Strong understanding of brand systems and the importance of consistency across touchpoints.
Number of Days in Office: 3
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Compensation
Pay Range:$63,000-$93,000
The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company
At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.
Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.