Graduate Marketing & Art Direction Trainee

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
 

Job Title: Graduate Marketing & Art Direction Trainee

Work Location: Remote, preferably Chicago area

Travel Requirements: Approximately 25% of the time, including to the UK

The Graduate Marketing and Art Direction Trainee will support the client service team in delivering an exceptional customer experience building and retaining strong, sustainable client & supplier relationships. This role will also support the Account Management & Creative Team by delivering market audits, and competitor and trend analysis in relation to packaging design. The role will also be responsible for managing photography art direction where new packaging designs are required by the client.

Responsibilities include:

• Instore and online market audits by product category for new pack designs.
• Creation of trend analysis on packaging for new designs by category, with recommendations on current trends, presentation of trends & recommended design direction
• Attending photography shoots for new designs, ensuring that the product is shot in line with the client’s approved brief, in a timely fashion and to delivery schedule.
• Planning: Planning photo shoots, planning store visits in line with redesign schedules, planning time to successful draft the trend analysis and market audits in time for design project kick off.
• Problem Solving:  The main problems will be difficulties on photo shoots.  These could be difficulty matching the client brief, shoot delivering late images, problems with preparation of the product samples for photography. Candidate should have the ability to support the photographer with alternative suggestions to resolve the issue and escalate any risks to the account management team.
• After training, the candidate will be given the authority to approve a photoshoot on set. These will be made on all shoots, however should the shoot not match the client brief, escalation will be required to the supervisor.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in design or marketing
• Design portfolio

BENEFITS

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k)+match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
 

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.
 

Employment agencies are an important component of our talent acquisition strategy, and we value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. We will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies for any employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Sun Chemical or directly to hiring managers in any form without a signed contract on file, and search engagement for that position, will be deemed unsolicited in nature, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired as a result of the referral or through other means. Additionally, any resume submitted without a contract in place will be considered property of Sun Chemical and no fees will be paid to the agency if the candidate is hired.

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