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Munchkin, Inc.

Senior Art Director or Art Director

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Los Angeles, CA
150K-165K Annually
Los Angeles, CA
150K-165K Annually

Who we are:
For more than 30 years, Munchkin Inc., the baby lifestyle brand owned by WHY Brands Inc., has produced innovative products and functional gear for children and their caregivers. To date, Munchkin has over 350+ patents and more than 250 international product and brand design awards. Munchkin products are sold in more than 50 countries and have received over 1.45 million five-star reviews.
Munchkin has been awarded Great Place to Work for four consecutive years and is recognized as a 2024 Best Places to Work by Built In. Munchkin has been honored on Fast Company's annual "Brands That Matter" list for two consecutive years, including 2024, and ranked number eight on Fortune's list of "Most Innovative Companies" in 2023.
As the only baby brand in the United Nations Global Compact, the company prioritizes corporate social responsibility with environmental protection and animal welfare commitments, which are highlighted in its annual Sustainability Report.
Learn more at www.WHYBrands.com
and www.Munchkin.com
What You'll Do:
We are searching for an Art Director to be the right hand, a trusted and confident wingman/person, to the CBO/Creative Director. This full time, on-site role will oversee a full 360, in-house design team.
The Art Director needs to be a mature, creative problem solver with a strong managerial background in CPG. You are as comfortable presenting to a Marketing Director as you are to a retail partner. We're a scrappy team, so we expect this AD not just to provide direction to designers, but also to execute your own ideas. From quick comps to dazzling packaging and digi creations, we want someone who can take an idea from the conceptual phase and bring it all the way to market. You have experience working with epic story creators, from copy writers to video directors, and have strong writing skills yourself.
How you will contribute:

  • In collaboration with the CBO/Creative Director, you will help lead the global creative vision for Munchkin in alignment with marketing, product development, and digital strategies and business objectives
  • Concept, design, and produce engaging strategic content and creative assets across a range of brand projects and touchpoints, including video, social and influencer campaigns, marketing and promotional, email, print, branding and logo design, packaging, media and PR programs, and whatever comes next
  • Communicate and interact well with team members and supervisors across multiple departments. Work closely and build relationships with Brand Marketing, Global Marketing, Product Development, Ecommerce, and Social Media teams to drive the creative strategy across the Company.
  • Ensure that brand and visual identity is consistently applied to all collateral and marketing materials across the company. Drive creative consistency into global markets in packaging and digital platforms. Ensure consistent application and governance of the brand style guides, internally and externally.
  • In collaboration with the CBO/Creative Director, provide the vision for photography and direct all photography efforts for use in packaging, social media, and Ecommerce
  • Ensure execution of a thoughtful creative strategy and positive user interface across multiple digital platforms
  • Manage a team of designers by demonstrating enthusiasm for the creative landscape and new technologies; and contributing strong, inspirational, and relevant creative thinking. Ensure the Creative Team delivers on business objectives.
  • Other duties as assigned


You will have:

  • 10+ years of industry experience or related creative process experience combining creative strategy, content, and messaging with creative deliverables as an Art Director. Some of your management background is in-house at a CPG company.
  • 8+ years of experience in a managerial role for design teams at a hypergrowth consumer startup or top tier CPG company
  • A strong portfolio that demonstrates your ability to come up with modern, playful, original ideas and innovative approaches across channels, along with the visual skills and attention to detail to execute superbly in a variety of mediums
  • Stunning photo and video art direction. Experience with baby models is a huge plus
  • Proven experience allocating and managing budgets
  • Proven ability to lead, motivate and inspire both internal and external creative teams
  • Understanding of all dimensions of communication: business strategy and experience design, with the ability to translate this into effective innovative, but integrated marketing programs
  • Expert knowledge in Mac-based tools of your trade: InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Premiere, After Effects are a huge plus
  • Expert knowledge in the graphic printing and production processes, including translations needed for international commerce


We Got You Covered!
As a Great Place to Work Certified™ company, we are committed to offering the best to our employees. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, vision, dental, prescription drug coverage, life insurance, wellness benefits, generous employer-matched 401(k) plan, Paid Childcare Leave, among other benefit plans. Our total rewards are top of market and include competitive salary, bonus, and opportunities to earn equity. We focus on supporting employee development and growth.
We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we take time to recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make Munchkin the most loved baby lifestyle brand in the world.
To give our people flexibility, we offer hybrid work environment. Munchkin's Hybrid Schedule is where an employee works in the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and remotely from home on Tuesday and Friday. We also provide annual weeklong global office closures giving our people a chance to recharge.
Salary range: $150,000 - $165,000
To learn more, visit us at www.munchkin.com .
Munchkin welcomes and values what makes everyone unique. We're proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires for our team are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic, or any other protected status.
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