Senior graphic designer

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Job Description:

Senior Graphic Designer, Mexico City

Collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world. Looking for experienced Senior Graphic Designer, you will work within cross-functional teams in the Consumer Business Group and will be responsible for the development of graphic and packaging assets for our global brands. You will work with our design team to integrate graphic design development and execution of brand guidelines and their application across packaging and other key consumer facing touchpoints to help drive best-in-class consumer experiences. You will also collaborate with production art project managers, packaging engineers and agency partners to prepare packaging artwork files for print production. You will independently lead multiple projects, with support from the Brand Design Principals, and Creative Directors across the CBG Design Team.

Does your curiosity inspire you to imagine tomorrow’s solutions to today’s problems? Do you ever wonder how collaborative creativity can enrich innovation and make progress possible? Or wonder if design can drive competitive advantage for business, while also having positive impact on the world? These are just a few of the questions we ask at 3M Design every day. Our diverse, global team not only includes design talent from multiple creative disciplines, but also achievement-oriented professionals who keep the engine going for strong operations to ensure our design organization is world class. We’re looking for creative explorers who are excited to be part of the very inspiring journey of design at an innovation company like 3M driven by curiosity.

The impact you will make in this role

• Partnering across many functions/disciplines within 3M, and with external creative and research agencies to translate design objectives (from the marketing brief) into design objectives (in short: leads the coauthoring of the design brief)
• Produces deliverables consistent with plan objectives and strategies with limited supervision.
• Delivers design content as an individual contributor to support project goals.
• Leads regular meetings with team to review design concepts and directions and drives to final design insights and solution.
• Attends and studies design/market/technology research to interpret consumer feedback that assists in the completion of design requests and projects.
• Secures relevance of developed solutions and insights; references set requirements and opportunities as part of design brief.
• Creative responsible for agency relationships contributing to design, financial accountability, and results.
• Maintains highly developed knowledge of brand and 3M guidelines and ensures accurate implementation in each design project.
• Participates in design activities to learn new skills and apply them to the job.
• Demonstrates professional curiosity and explores new ways of creativity in the application of design skills to defined project goals and objectives.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M is looking for candidates who must have the following qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED or higher, Certificado de Bachillerato/Certificado de Preparatoria (completed and verified prior to start).
• Proficient in the English language.
• 3+ combined years of experience working in graphic design, designing solutions for consumer brand packaging and packaging systems.
• Effective organizational and time management skills to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Proactive problem solver with attention to detail.
• Adapt to working both independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Responsive to team communications.
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; MS Office Excel, Powerpoint, Teams. Familiar with remote collaboration and cloud-based workflows.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Advanced degree in Graphic Design, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills and a passion for creative expression.
• Leads with a Growth Mindset, positive contributor to creative culture.
• Experience in collaborating across functions and creative teams.

Work location:

This role follows an on-site working model, requiring the employee to work at least four days a week at the 3M Mexico City office. Travel: May include up to 10%

Supporting Your Well-being

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.

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