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    Associate Design Director
    Posted Jun 27, 2025
    Hybrid
    $130000 - $150000 / yearly
    Remote Usa
    About Olipop
    Oversee and evolve OLIPOPs visual identity: Steward the ongoing development of our visual system, ensuring it's consistently and creatively expressed across all touchpoints—from packaging and digital to retail, social, partnerships, and internal communications. Uphold and Expand Brand Guidelines: Maintain and refine brand standards to ensure they are flexible, functional, and future-proof—balancing creative inspiration with scalable structure. Inspire and Manage Design Teams: Oversee internal designers and external creative partners, fostering a culture of craft excellence, bold thinking, and collaborative problem-solving. Ensure all creative—whether it’s a can on a shelf or a key visual in a campaign—feels distinctly OLIPOP and strategically on point. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with Marketing, Innovation, Partnerships, Shopper Marketing, and Commercial team to align design execution with business goals and production realities. Vendor & Agency Partnerships: Manage relationships  with external studios, freelancers, and production vendors to bring world-class creative to life efficiently and effectively 
    Requirements
    10+ years of design experience, including at least 2 years in a creative leadership or management role development. Experience ranging from advertising/design agency, in-house agency, and/or CPG brand experience is a requirement, with a strong focus on system-based thinking and visual identity  Deep strength in building and extending visual identity systems across multiple channels and formats. Ability to think in terms of storytelling, not just layout—across a campaign arc or retail moment. A portfolio that shows breadth—translating a cohesive look and feel across digital, print, retail, and packaging. Working knowledge of packaging design and production processes. Confident communicator and creative collaborator who can work across teams and disciplines. Ability to flex between big-picture brand thinking and polished execution. Deep understanding of brand systems, typography, color, layout, and composition, with a sharp eye for detail and consistency Proven ability to own and evolve a visual identity system across multiple channels (packaging, digital, retail, social, etc.) Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, balancing creativity with executional excellence You’ve helped steer design teams toward great work—balancing creative inspiration with thoughtful feedback and clear direction.   NICE TO HAVE Background in CPG, food/bev, or lifestyle brands Experience in sustainability and innovation across brand touchpoints. Familiarity with motion design and how identity systems extend into video and animation Interest in food/beverage innovation and consumer trends   COMPENSATION $130,000-$150,000 base salary + bonusHOW WE WORK We may be fully remote, but we’re anything but disconnected. OLIPOP has grown from a few passionate people around a table to a nationwide team, and we’ve done it without losing our collaborative spirit or sense of purpose. Connection here is intentional. From cross-functional projects and IRL offsites to thoughtful Slack threads and spontaneous gifs, we make the effort to stay close, even across time zones. Sure, we move quickly, but we lead with trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to doing work that matters. We value thoughtful debate. We give feedback with care and receive it with curiosity, knowing that real growth, both personal and collective, comes from listening as much as leading. Because at OLIPOP, it’s not just about getting things done. It’s about growing together, staying true to what matters, and building something with lasting impact.   WHAT WE VALUE At OLIPOP, our values aren’t just posters on a wall. They shape how we show up: for each other, for our customers, and for the mission we’re chasing together.  Mission Connectivity: Everything we do ladders up to our shared goal: supporting human health. Whether launching a new flavor or conducting clinical research, the mission stays front and center. Indomitable Spirit: When things get messy, we get inventive. We stay curious, adapt quickly, and find the path forward, most likely with a dedicated Slack thread and a beautifully overbuilt deck. Lead at Every Level: Leadership isn’t about titles, it’s about ownership. We speak up, follow through, and lift each other up. If you’ve got ideas and initiative, you’ve got influence. Courageous Humility: We’re confident in what we bring and curious about what we don’t know (yet). We give feedback with care, take it with grace, and know that real growth takes both.   WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR Success at OLIPOP doesn’t come from checking boxes; it comes from living our values, staying curious, and finding energy in both the pace and the purpose. We’re building something big, and we’re looking for people who: 
    Associate Design Director at Olipop