Sr. Art Director Job at Trilliant Food and Nutrition, LLC in Little Chute

Position Overview

The Senior Art Director will shape the visual direction, bring creative strategy to life, and oversee the overall look, feel, and quality of asset creations such as photoshoots, video production, storyboarding, campaign development, and more. This role supports the Director of Creative in building the creative vision across partnered brands and leads internal team members and external agencies to ensure creative excellence, elevated storytelling, and consistency. The Senior Art Director further supports the elevation, impact, and growth of the in‑house creative team, establishing the center of excellence as a high‑performing engine that inspires diverse thinking and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director of Creative to bring new, innovative ideas to brand, digital and campaign work within the creative team and to the brand(s).
• Collaborate with cross‑functional team members and external agency partners to develop and execute integrated creative solutions across digital, experiential, branding and print.
• Plan, build and execute off‑site events requiring travel and heavy lifting to bring the brand experience to life.
• Hands‑on creative execution and ownership of highly complex identity and creative projects while mentoring designers on their creative projects.
• Direct and collaborate with producers and photographers on lifestyle and product shoots with a keen eye for brand aesthetic.
• Mentor and guide project teams, designers and freelancers.
• Manage multiple creative projects, overseeing deadlines, timelines and facilitating work across project and support teams to optimize workflow.
• Push for stronger, differentiated work that adheres to the brand and creative strategy and elevates the experience of brand‑setting and maintaining the creative bar.
• Maintain creative excellence while managing a high number of priorities with precise time management, ensuring both your work and team members’ work meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
• Develop strong creative pitches and present work confidently to stakeholders, external partners and cross‑functionally, articulating the strategic thinking behind creative decisions and how those decisions drive brand goals and creative strategy, as well as how we will measure success.
• Challenge and sharpen the creative and visual strategy across stakeholders, thinking in systems (campaigns and ecosystems vs. tactical assets).
• Influence cross‑functional partners (brand, marketing, agency) with solutions, not just work.
• Partner with internal data and insights teams to generate performance measurements against creative solutions and continuously drive growth and success of output.
• Proactively learn industry happenings, trends and ways of working.
• Research tools and programs that elevate the work and efficiency for the creative team.
• Keep up‑to‑date with design and CPG trends to ensure our brands remain fresh and relevant.
• Operate with high autonomy and at times, ambiguity.
• Prioritize scalability and consistency across the creative outputs and brand touchpoints with strong and intuitive creative and visual thinking.
• Possess excellent knowledge of standard industry creative programs such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Apply design‑thinking knowledge and human‑centric methodology to ensure people are kept at the heart of driving creative experiences.
• Oversee photo/video shoots and support video production alongside Director of Creative.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or associate’s degree in Graphic Design, Graphic Communications, Multimedia Design or User Experience Design is preferred.
• 10+ years of design experience; 3‑5 years CPG experience preferred; agency experience highly preferred.
• Proven experience in managing stakeholders through creative reviews, pitches and project timelines.
• Proactive and hungry mindset – goes beyond the expected, always looking for ways to push the creative forward.
• Master of visual storytelling, with a deep understanding of how to translate strategy into compelling design.
• Passion for mentoring, with the ability to guide brand managers, designers and agency partners to stronger ideas and sharper execution.
• Knowledge in photography and video is a strong plus.
• Knowledge in AI tools is a plus.
• High knowledge of industry standard programs required.
• Impressive portfolio demonstrating dynamic and strategic work is required.
• Ability to proactively problem‑solve, research and analyze information to inform decisions/recommendations.
• Ability to travel up to 15%.

Hours, Location and Pay

Competitive base pay rate and comprehensive benefits package for full‑time employees. Standard business hours Monday‑Friday at our Little Chute, WI manufacturing facility.

Physical and Mental Demands

• Frequently required to sit, hear, use hands to type data, use a personal computer and telephone. Occasionally required to operate business machines and lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
• Mental demands include multi‑tasking, decision making, problem solving, comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating and synthesizing data.
• Potential exposure to chemicals, heights, loud noises, mechanical equipment, wet environments and other hazards exists.

Safety Statement

At Trilliant and Horseshoe, safety is every employee’s first responsibility. We expect all employees to adhere to all safety practices, have the moral courage to stop others from performing unsafe acts, and immediately report unsafe conditions.

Disclosures

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Legal

• Responsible for following food safety/regulatory policies and procedures, executing responsibilities as identified in standard operating procedures, and reporting food safety/regulatory concerns to the Production or Quality Manager.
• Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage Company are drug‑free workplaces. All applicants are subject to a drug screen and background check as a condition of employment.
• Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage participate in the E‑Verify process.
• Equal Employment Opportunity/affirmative action including veterans and disabled.
• If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at HR@trilliantfood.com.
• Trilliant Food & Nutrition and Horseshoe Beverage are Equal Opportunity Employers.
• The principles of the OECD and UN guidelines have been used in our human rights practices and procedures.