Graphic Design Manager
Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia, PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, care givers, and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene, Personal Care, and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.
Working at Essity is more than a career, it is where you will play your part in a better future, to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity, you will belong to a team where you feel valued, are safe, supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.
Want to shape packaging design that reaches millions across Europe? Ready to bring creativity and structure together in a fast-paced, international environment? Then this might be an opportunity for you!
About the role
As Graphic Design Manager, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality design solutions across our Continence Care category in North America. Acting as the link between internal stakeholders and external agencies, you will ensure that design execution is timely, aligned with brand guidelines, and adapted to local market needs.
Working in a matrix organization, you will manage multiple design flows simultaneously - balancing strategic input with hands-on coordination and planning. You'll collaborate closely with Marketing, Technical Packaging, and suppliers to ensure each design meets business, regulatory, and production requirements while maintaining consistency and efficiency.
This is a hybrid role based in Philadelphia. The role reports to the Senior Manager Graphic and Pack Design, in the Master Brand & Communications Team in the Continence Care Category.
What You Will Do
Artwork Coordination: Ensure the end-to-end delivery of artwork and print files - from input gathering, managing translations to final artwork approval across stakeholders, and initiating prepress work
Process Management: Coordinate parallel design workflows, ensuring timelines are met and deliverables remain aligned with plans. We're right now in a transition phase, and experience from working in artwork systems is a requirement.
Agency Collaboration: Brief external design agencies, assign tasks, and provide structured feedback on artwork and concepts
Stakeholder Alignment: Independently lead and collaborate withing cross-functional teams across geographies, including Marketing, Packaging, and Brand to ensure quality in output, efficient processes and timely deliveries
Design Implementation: Adapt master designs across product variants and markets while ensuring compliance with brand guidelines
Quality & Compliance: Safeguard high standards of design quality and ensure production feasibility, including print considerations as well as regulatory and quality requirements due to medical device classification in EU.
Continuous Improvement: Contribute to efficient workflows and cost optimization by identifying smarter design and production solutions
Who You Are
You thrive in a fast-paced environment, and bring a structured, proactive, and solution-oriented mindset. You take ownership of your work and confidently manage multiple parallel activities, ensuring high-quality output and timely delivery.
You collaborate effectively across teams and feel comfortable working with both internal stakeholders and external partners. With clear communication and a hands-on approach, you contribute to smooth workflows and continuous improvement.
You combine attention to detail with a broader perspective, always ensuring that designs meet brand guidelines, market needs, and business objectives.
You have:
What We Can Offer You
At Essity, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.
Compensation and Benefits:
Expected Compensation
Competitive annual salary + annual incentive bonus + benefits
Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge, skills, and experience.
Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:
United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance
Wellness program provided through Rally
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution
Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
PTO offering with Paid Holidays
Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.
Additional Information
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact EssityHRNorthAmerica@essity.com
Together, we are improving lives, every day
Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier, more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions, we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.
Application End Date:
Job Requisition ID:
Essity262312