Preludegrowth
Overview
Location:
New York, NY (2 days in office per week)
Who We Are Banza reimagines your favorite comfort foods, like pasta, pizza, mac & cheese, and waffles, using chickpeas. Why? Because we know chickpeas aren’t just delicious, they’re also one of the most nutritious and sustainable foods. Yet 80% of the country isn’t eating enough of them. Our mission is to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans, making a positive impact on human health and the environment. Banza is the fastest-growing pasta brand in the country, and our products are available in 27,000 stores nationwide. We’ve been named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year, Adweek’s Best Food Brand, and are proud to have fans at Good Morning America, The New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and more.
Your Mission As Banza’s Art Director, you’ll lead our visual identity across all brand touchpoints. You’ll steward internal design direction, manage a team of freelancers, and partner with Brand, eCommerce, Owned, and Media teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact creative. From packaging to paid media, you’ll blend creative vision with strong organization and time management to bring a consistent vision of our brand to life.
What You’ll Do Design & Brand Stewardship
Design packaging for innovation and renovation projects.
Lead the visual identity of the brand, maintaining cohesion across all touchpoints and be responsible for maintaining our brand style guidelines.
Oversee the development of social assets for owned channels in collaboration with the Brand team.
Support the Media and eCommerce teams with best-in-class design for paid social, display, email, PDP, and web landing pages.
Project Management
Manage timelines, deliverables, and feedback for all creative projects
Collaborate cross-functionally to facilitate alignment on creative priorities and brand consistency.
Manage budgets for efficiency and effectiveness.
External Team Leadership
Manage a desk of freelance designers, illustrators, and video editors, owning their workflows, creative briefs, and feedback processes.
Manage project workflows and design process for packaging and visual asset development.
Recruit and onboard new designers as needed
Provide advisory support to creative AOR on campaign development
Who You Are
5+ years of relevant design experience, ideally at a consumer brand or creative agency.
Versatile portfolio spanning packaging, digital, and print
Strong grasp of creative workflows and multitasking across projects
Clear communicator with a confident creative POV
Collaborative, curious, and solutions-oriented; thrives with marketers, founders, executives, and creatives alike
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and motion/video production tools.
Must be local to NY office and willing to work onsite 2 days per week
Passionate about what Banza’s doing!
To Apply Write a cover letter describing why you want to join Banza and why you would be an excellent fit for this role (yes, we actually read every cover letter!) and then apply directly to this posting. If you have any questions, please email jobs@eatbanza.com.
We are aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don’t believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Banza.
Compensation Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, geographical location and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall within the range based on these factors. The salary band for this role is $95,000-$120,000. The range is for the expectations as laid out in the job description; however, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and locations. Any updates to the salary range or considerations based on your experience and location will be communicated to you as a candidate.
Perks and Benefits
Equity in Banza
Annual Bonus
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance starting day 1: Banza pays 80% of the monthly premiums for employees and 70% for dependents
One Medical Membership
Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Commuter Benefits
401(k)
Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, 10 holidays, 6 sick days, 2 personal days, a birthday day off, and a 7+ week sabbatical after 5 continuous years of employment.
Extended Leave: Short-Term Disability, Parental Leave, and other Paid Family Leave. Support provided by our end-to-end leave management partner, Sparrow
New Parents: 12 weeks of paid parental leave plus additional optional leave time to add, and 4 weeks of flexible return to work arrangements.
Breast milk shipping service for traveling team members provided by Milk Stork
Monthly fitness, internet and phone stipends
Monthly lunch stipend to encourage team member connection
Annual education stipend
Home office set-up stipend
Unlimited Pasta, Rice & Mac
$500 annual stipend to purchase our pizza and waffles, wherever they're sold
Quarterly snack box for remote employees
Lively NYC office stocked with snacks and beverages
Quarterly in-person and remote events
Our Commitment Banza is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of inspiring people to eat more chickpeas and other beans, we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Facilitating diversity and inclusion is the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with all abilities, people of color, and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
Banza is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual\'s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Banza will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
Banza participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. As a participating employer, we provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to verify work authorization. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
New York, NY (2 days in office per week)
Who We Are Banza reimagines your favorite comfort foods, like pasta, pizza, mac & cheese, and waffles, using chickpeas. Why? Because we know chickpeas aren’t just delicious, they’re also one of the most nutritious and sustainable foods. Yet 80% of the country isn’t eating enough of them. Our mission is to inspire people to eat more chickpeas and other beans, making a positive impact on human health and the environment. Banza is the fastest-growing pasta brand in the country, and our products are available in 27,000 stores nationwide. We’ve been named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year, Adweek’s Best Food Brand, and are proud to have fans at Good Morning America, The New York Times, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and more.
Your Mission As Banza’s Art Director, you’ll lead our visual identity across all brand touchpoints. You’ll steward internal design direction, manage a team of freelancers, and partner with Brand, eCommerce, Owned, and Media teams to deliver cohesive, high-impact creative. From packaging to paid media, you’ll blend creative vision with strong organization and time management to bring a consistent vision of our brand to life.
What You’ll Do Design & Brand Stewardship
Design packaging for innovation and renovation projects.
Lead the visual identity of the brand, maintaining cohesion across all touchpoints and be responsible for maintaining our brand style guidelines.
Oversee the development of social assets for owned channels in collaboration with the Brand team.
Support the Media and eCommerce teams with best-in-class design for paid social, display, email, PDP, and web landing pages.
Project Management
Manage timelines, deliverables, and feedback for all creative projects
Collaborate cross-functionally to facilitate alignment on creative priorities and brand consistency.
Manage budgets for efficiency and effectiveness.
External Team Leadership
Manage a desk of freelance designers, illustrators, and video editors, owning their workflows, creative briefs, and feedback processes.
Manage project workflows and design process for packaging and visual asset development.
Recruit and onboard new designers as needed
Provide advisory support to creative AOR on campaign development
Who You Are
5+ years of relevant design experience, ideally at a consumer brand or creative agency.
Versatile portfolio spanning packaging, digital, and print
Strong grasp of creative workflows and multitasking across projects
Clear communicator with a confident creative POV
Collaborative, curious, and solutions-oriented; thrives with marketers, founders, executives, and creatives alike
Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Figma, and motion/video production tools.
Must be local to NY office and willing to work onsite 2 days per week
Passionate about what Banza’s doing!
To Apply Write a cover letter describing why you want to join Banza and why you would be an excellent fit for this role (yes, we actually read every cover letter!) and then apply directly to this posting. If you have any questions, please email jobs@eatbanza.com.
We are aware of the research showing that historically underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job if they don’t believe that they meet all of the criteria. Do you hesitate to submit an application because you believe you need to check every box? Please apply anyway with a thoughtful cover letter! We would love to hear from you to discuss how you can help us build a great team at Banza.
Compensation Our salary ranges are based on verified market data and our philosophy of paying competitively for our size and industry. Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, geographical location and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall within the range based on these factors. The salary band for this role is $95,000-$120,000. The range is for the expectations as laid out in the job description; however, we are often open to a wide variety of profiles and locations. Any updates to the salary range or considerations based on your experience and location will be communicated to you as a candidate.
Perks and Benefits
Equity in Banza
Annual Bonus
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance starting day 1: Banza pays 80% of the monthly premiums for employees and 70% for dependents
One Medical Membership
Short Term Disability and Life Insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Commuter Benefits
401(k)
Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, 10 holidays, 6 sick days, 2 personal days, a birthday day off, and a 7+ week sabbatical after 5 continuous years of employment.
Extended Leave: Short-Term Disability, Parental Leave, and other Paid Family Leave. Support provided by our end-to-end leave management partner, Sparrow
New Parents: 12 weeks of paid parental leave plus additional optional leave time to add, and 4 weeks of flexible return to work arrangements.
Breast milk shipping service for traveling team members provided by Milk Stork
Monthly fitness, internet and phone stipends
Monthly lunch stipend to encourage team member connection
Annual education stipend
Home office set-up stipend
Unlimited Pasta, Rice & Mac
$500 annual stipend to purchase our pizza and waffles, wherever they're sold
Quarterly snack box for remote employees
Lively NYC office stocked with snacks and beverages
Quarterly in-person and remote events
Our Commitment Banza is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. To achieve our mission of inspiring people to eat more chickpeas and other beans, we greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which comes from diversity of all types, at all levels of the organization. Facilitating diversity and inclusion is the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with all abilities, people of color, and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
Banza is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual\'s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Banza will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories consistent with legal requirements.
Banza participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. As a participating employer, we provide the federal government with Form I-9 information to verify work authorization. For more information about E-Verify, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
#J-18808-Ljbffr