Creative Brand Manager / Creative Director

Pelmen Foods is looking for a highly creative, detail-obsessed brand and content leader to oversee the visual direction and execution of multiple food brands across retail, social media, packaging, trade shows, and marketing campaigns.

This is not a traditional corporate “brand manager” role.

We are looking for someone who can act as the gatekeeper of brand quality — the person who ensures everything leaving the company visually matches the standards, tone, and identity of each brand.

You will work directly with ownership and coordinate designers, photographers, videographers, social media creators, agencies, and printers while also being capable of creating content yourself when needed.

Our brands include

Pelmen Foods

Holy Perogy!

BigYum

Licensed and collaborative brands

This role is ideal for someone who combines:

Strong creative taste

Excellent organization and communication

Fast execution

Attention to detail

Practical hands-on creative skills

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Responsibilities

Brand Oversight & Creative Direction

Maintain and evolve visual identity standards across all brands

Review and approve social media content, packaging, advertisements, POS materials, trade show assets, photography, and digital creatives

Ensure all creative output aligns with brand positioning and quality expectations

Provide clear, constructive feedback and revisions to designers and creators

Creative Project Management

Coordinate external freelancers, agencies, photographers, printers, and content creators

Manage creative timelines and deliverables

Ensure projects move quickly and efficiently without sacrificing quality

Organize brand assets, files, templates, and creative systems

Hands-On Content Creation

Create or edit graphics, presentations, mockups, social content, packaging concepts, and marketing materials

Assist with product photography, lifestyle shoots, and creative staging

Support video shoots and social media production

Help generate creative concepts and campaign ideas

Social Media & Marketing Support

Oversee visual consistency across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, retail marketing, and websites

Help plan and review content calendars

Ensure retail-facing marketing materials are polished and brand-consistent

Monitor trends and propose new creative directions

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Qualifications

Required

Strong portfolio demonstrating branding, graphic design, social media, packaging, or creative direction work

Experience working with consumer brands, food brands, retail brands, or agencies

Strong understanding of typography, layout, photography, and visual storytelling

Excellent attention to detail

Strong communication and organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Comfortable giving feedback and directing creatives

Preferred

Graphic design skills (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Figma, etc.)

Photography and/or videography experience

Social media content creation experience

Packaging or retail marketing experience

Experience working with printers and production files

AI creative tool experience

Food or CPG industry experience

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What We’re Looking For

This role is for someone who:

Notices the tiny details others miss

Has strong creative instincts

Moves fast

Understands both branding and execution

Can think strategically but also handle practical day-to-day creative work

Takes ownership over the final result

We care more about talent, taste, execution, and work ethic than corporate titles.

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Position Details

Full-time

In-person preferred (Toronto/GTA)

Competitive compensation based on experience

Opportunity to help shape and grow nationally recognized brands To apply:

Please send your resume to yuliia.s@pelmen.com

Pay: $60,000.00-$80,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Dental care
• Discounted or free food
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking
• Vision care
• Work from home

Work Location: In person