Digital Creative Design Manager

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

We are looking to hire an Digital Design Manager immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

Position Summary:

The Digital Design Manager leads the digital arm of an in-house creative studio that supports end-to-end campaign, e-commerce, and content production for all brands in the McCormick portfolio. This role ensures digital outputs are high-quality, on brand, and optimized for the platforms they live on.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of designers responsible for digital campaign creative, paid and organic media assets, site content updates, e-commerce design and retail assets.
• Partner with producers, copywriters, brand managers and business leads to deliver 360 integrated digital experiences.
• Oversee and design with the team during the adaptation and creative execution of digital assets across paid and organic channels, retailer search, and digital brand guidelines.
• Manage daily intake and capacity planning across digital deliverables.
• Drive optimization of workflows, templates, and documentation for the digital team.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Ensures designs adhere to brand systems and digital guidelines.
• Translates briefs into clear visual direction and efficient design pathways.
• Gives timely, actionable feedback to support growth and craft refinement.
• Supports project scoping, timeline estimation, and deliverable planning.

• Tracks progress, manages deadlines, and ensures predictable workflow operations.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Art & Design – Concentration in Graphic Arts, or Related Fields 

• 8–10 years digital design experience with strong executional chops.
• Expert in Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and digital production tools.
• Strong knowledge of digital media specs, platform variances, and creative best practices.
• Ability to manage high-volume production while maintaining design excellence.
• Excellent people management and creative review skills.
• Manages shared libraries, component systems, and documentation.

• Ensures efficient asset organization and version control practices

• Builds a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance team culture.
• Coaches’ designers in career and skill development.
• Presents work confidently and articulates rationale behind design decisions.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical skills, and attention to detail.

• Strong interpersonal/influence, collaboration and organizational skills to manage input from cross-functional teams

• Manages shared libraries, component systems, and documentation.

• Ensures efficient asset organization and version control practices.
• Well-versed in Microsoft 365 software (preferred)
• Experience using project management/workflow tools (preferred)
• CPG experience is a plus (preferred)

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future. 

 Base Salary: $103,520 - 181,150.

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits

- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support

- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans

Current McCormick employees who meet these qualifications and are interested in pursuing this position must notify their direct supervisor and their unit HR representative prior to applying.

First consideration will be given to employees who have been displaced from their jobs for positions with the same grade or lower. If there are no qualified candidates, all other employees will then be considered. No displaced employee will receive preferential consideration for a promotional opportunity. McCormick may recruit external candidates concurrently in order to expedite the recruitment process. Qualified internal candidates submitting bids within the first ten (10) days of the job being posted will be considered before external candidates. Internal bids received after the tenth (10th) day will be considered along with external candidates. It is the policy of McCormick and Company to select and promote for all positions without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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