Job Description:

Senior Graphic Designer

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

"Design at 3M is integral to creating distinctive brand experiences that brings our world-class innovation in science to life. Now, more than ever, the very best talent and diverse perspectives are required to create the next generation of ideas, solutions, and services for customers around the globe."- Brian Rice, senior vice president, chief brand and design officer at 3M 

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Senior Graphic Designer, you will work within cross-functional teams in the Consumer Business Group and will be responsible the development of graphic and packaging assets for our global brands.  You will work with our design team to integrate graphic design development and execution of brand guidelines and their application across packaging and other key consumer-facing touchpoints to help drive best-in-class consumer experiences. You will also collaborate with production art project managers, packaging engineers, and agency partners to prepare packaging artwork files for print production. You will independently lead multiple projects, with support from the Brand Design Principals, and Creative Directors across the CBG Design Team.

Does your curiosity inspire you to imagine tomorrow’s solutions to today’s problems? Do you ever wonder how collaborative creativity can enrich innovation and make progress possible? Or wonder if design can drive competitive advantage for business while also having a positive impact on the world? These are just a few of the questions we ask at 3M Design every day. Our diverse, global team not only includes design talent from multiple creative disciplines but also achievement-oriented professionals who keep the engine going for strong operations to ensure our design organization is world-class. We’re looking for creative explorers who are excited to be part of the very inspiring journey of design at an innovation company like 3M driven by curiosity. 

Here, you will make an impact by: 

• Partnering across many functions/disciplines within 3M, and with external creative and research agencies to translate design objectives (from the marketing brief) into design objectives (in short: leads the coauthoring of the design brief)

• Produces deliverables consistent with plan objectives and strategies with limited supervision.
• Delivers design content as an individual contributor to support project goals.
• Leads regular meetings with team to review design concepts and directions and drives to final design insights and solution.
• Attends and studies design/market/technology research to interpret consumer feedback that assists in the completion of design requests and projects.
• Secures relevance of developed solutions and insights; references set requirements and opportunities as part of design brief.
• Creative responsible for agency relationships contributing to design, financial accountability, and results.
• Maintains highly developed knowledge of brand and 3M guidelines and ensures accurate implementation in each design project.
• Participates in design activities to learn new skills and apply them to the job.
• Demonstrates professional curiosity and explores new ways of creativity in the application of design skills to defined project goals and objectives.

Your Skills and Expertise 
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution in graphic design
• 3+ combined years of experience working in graphic design, designing solutions for consumer brand packaging and packaging systems in a private, public, government or military environment
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; MS Office Excel, PowerPoint, Teams. Familiar with remote collaboration and cloud-based workflows.

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: 

• Effective organizational and time management skills to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Proactive problem solver with attention to detail.
• Adapt to working both independently and in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Responsive to team communications.
• Advanced degree in Graphic Design or a related field or equivalent practical experience. 
• Strong storytelling and presentation skills and a passion for creative expression. 
• Leads with a growth mindset are positive contributors to creative culture.

• Experience in collaborating across functions and creative teams

Please attach a file or include a link to a non-confidential portfolio of design work along with your application. 

Work location:

• Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to Maplewood, MN, where in-person collaboration enhances/accelerates creativity and innovation)

Travel: May include up to 20%

Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

Location: Maplewood, MN/hybrid US work location

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $94,018 - $114,911, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.

Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M.

Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.

Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/

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