Creative Services - Associate Manager

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You’ll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients. 

Baxter’s products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work. 

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives— where your purpose accelerates our mission. 

Your role at Baxter

We are seeking a Creative Services Associate Manager to develop, manage and implement a consistent and compelling B2B design language for our Front Line Care portfolio (FLC) and across all customer touchpoints, including but not limited to: advertisements, banner ads, tiles ad, magazine ads, website graphics, webpage layout, product literature, trade show displays, sales presentations, video graphics, photo libraries, product packaging, email graphics, social media ads, product instruction materials, internal communications.

What you'll be doing

Graphic Design (70%):

• Serve as the key in house design and production resource for fulfilling creative services needs and requests.

Art Direction (10%):

• Direct all projects, interpreting the corporate style guide and ensuring adherence to it across all communication touchpoints.
• Work across departments to discern an understanding of marketing objectives and translate those into creative results that evoke the required emotion/action from the target audience.
• Weigh customer/prospect need against contemporary design tools, looks, practices and standards to reach the best fit solution to design challenges.

Production/Project Management: (10%)

• Practice constant improvement by developing efficient workflows, recommending and implementing project management tools, organizing file revision/maintenance and helping to prioritize workload for maximum benefit.
• Lead all aspects of digital asset management as the librarian for projects and related assets within our Aprimo Digital Asset Management system.

Outside Supplier Selection/Management (5%)

• Help build a team of preferred outside resources to support overflow work and projects that exceed internal capacity.

User Experience Improvement (5%)

• Evaluate all customer touchpoints to improve the overall user experience where applicable, including look/feel, function, interfaces, website flow, and more to critique areas that can be improved. Using visual design principles, the ideal candidate will make sound recommendations to improve these areas.
• Conceive, develop, design and implement strong and compelling designs across all customer communications and touchpoints. The successful candidate will be a driven self-starter, capable of working independently, while collaborating with teammates across departments and functions within a matrixed global company.

Travel:

• Up to 5% travel periodically up to 5%, to participate in photo/video shoots, and creative services projects as needed.

What you'll bring

• Associate's Degree Required, Bachelor's Degree Preferred.
• Minimum 6 years graphic design experience. B2B experience preferred.
• Proven experience leading visual and design aspects of a brand, including conception, production, photo/video shoot management, outside supplier management, file/revision maintenance, prepress preparation and quality control.
• Expert level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to work in a fast-pace environment, often switching from digital design to print as required.
• Ability to operate autonomously when necessary, has a sense of ownership over the work, is self-motivated, and strives for design excellence,
• Skilled at brainstorming and collaborating with a creative team
• Adept at implementing designs and publishing them across multiple, emerging communication vehicles as listed above.

Baxter is committed to supporting the needs for flexibility in the workplace. We do so through our flexible workplace policy which includes a required minimum number of days a week onsite. This policy provides the benefits of connecting and collaborating in-person in support of our Mission. The flexible workplace policy is subject to local laws and legal requirements. At its discretion, Baxter may decide to adjust, suspend, or discontinue as business needs change.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $80,000 - 110,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position is also eligible for discretionary bonuses. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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US Benefits at Baxter (except for Puerto Rico)

This is where your well-being matters. Baxter offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical and dental coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), with the ability to purchase company stock at a discount, and the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (RSP), with options for employee contributions and company matching. We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Baxter US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Baxter

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