Graphic Design Manager - Fragrance Creation

Givaudan Fragrances

401(k)

United States, New Jersey, East Hanover

717 Ridgedale Avenue (Show on map)

Jun 23, 2025

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with our customers, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions. There's much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. In the USA, we develop, market and produce a wide array of solutions from our 25 most innovative sites, based across the country. Stretch your skills, create and get inspiration from passionate colleagues. Every day, your energy, your thirst for knowledge, and your creativity will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Passion, expertise, and flair are how we describe our fragrance and beauty business. The artistry of our perfumers encompasses a myriad of passionate scented stories for brands everywhere. Our collections of beauty innovations push industry limits by inspiring and empowering customers with tailored products to enhance their wellbeing.

As a Graphic Design Manager and being based in East Hanover, NJ, you will report to our Innovation Director and will work with a team of creative professionals to develop innovative design concepts to support marketing programs and client presentations. You will create and produce dynamic multimedia presentations.

Create and Influence:Own the end-to-end design process-from concept to execution-developing compelling visual solutions that align with our goals and brand identity. Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, Evaluation, and the Creative Center to deliver high-quality assets for campaigns, presentations, packaging, and promotions across digital and print platforms. Ensure consistency, creativity, and strategic impact in all deliverables.

Core Skills & Aesthetic Abilities Used:

Brand Identity and Packaging: Create logos, labels, and full visual systems for fragrance bottles, outer packs, and gift sets.

Typography and Layout: Craft editorial-quality lookbooks, press kits, and trend reports.

Trend Translation: Visually interpret olfactive and cultural trends into compelling design.

Digital and Motion: Develop animations and physical storytelling for social, web, and in-store.

3D Visualization: Render product mockups and immersive brand spaces.

Photography Direction: Support shoot styling with an eye for light, mood, and texture.

Scented Storytelling: Translate invisible elements like fragrance and emotion into striking visual narratives.

Partner and Collaborate:Participate in marketing meetings as a key Development team member. Engage with our teams and external vendors or freelancers to complete projects. Understand client products and processes to inform design decisions that meet actual business directives.

Learn and Teach:Stay ahead of design and technology trends, sharing inspiration and expertise with the team. Apply new tools such as AR/VR and 3D visualization to improve storytelling. Maintain an organized archive of past creative work and mentor junior design team members. Uphold and champion Givaudan's branding guidelines.

You?

Bachelor's degree in Digital Arts, Multimedia Design, Graphic Design or similar with shareable project work and portfolio.
4+ years in a similar role at agency level or in a multinational company helpful
Demonstrate proficiency in appropriate MAC/PC visual design software and comfortable directing freelance creatives
Skill-set includes: video editing, digital animation, social media design, design for web/apps and ability to work or direct in new technologies (AR, VR, QR)
Experience with Adobe Creative Suite(Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Firefly and Acrobat), Powerpoint, Video editing techniques, UX design, Midjourney
Select appropriate medium/technology to support marketing message(s)

Benefits include Major Medical, Dental, Vision, and a High Matching 401k plan

Job Title and Base Salary commensurate with education and experience. $90k-$125k per year.

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people's lives.

You work within an inspiring teamwork culture - where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world.

Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners.

Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.