Cake Designer

Sansom Staffing

Cake Designer

Anoka, MN
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    We have partnered with an industry leader in the Cake industry for a contract opening. The Cake Designer will execute creative and artistic designs in a production environment to highlight company products.

    Schedule \- Monday - Friday 7am-4 or 8am-5pm

    • Design and decorate high-quality, high-volume cakes in a production environment.
    • Provide thought leading design ideas to grow category and implement new programs within customer accounts.
    • Design Licensed Cake designs for customer presentations and licensor approval.
    • Independently researches current cake design trends to define concepts for seasonal, everyday, and new décor implementation programs.
    • Build strong working relationships with all internal and external contacts.
    • Help prepare for buyer meetings, training sessions and/or large customer meetings.
    • Continue to build knowledge of decorating techniques and continuing professional development.
    • Ability to write step by step instructions on how to decorate cakes, how to use PhotoCake® and how to execute on specific programs being launched within each account.
    • Base ice both Real and Styrofoam Cakes.
    • Use Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint to build presentations and help with projects for customers.
    • Wash dishes, clean station/tools and keep work area clean.
    • 3-5 years of experience cake decorating and/or related field.
    • Precision cake icing and decorating technique skills. Ability to decorate cakes for final photography (camera-ready design) used in publications.
    • Experience mixing icing color(s) and experience with various icing and piping techniques.
    • Current cake trend design and food styling knowledge and experience.
    • PhotoCake® experience is strongly preferred.
    • Ability to self-motivate and work independently but also able to collaborate and work well within cross-functional teams.
    • Follow direction from account managers and cake design team supervisor.
    • Be able to voice opinions, ideas and concerns respectfully.
    • Willingness to learn new processes, engage in ideation sessions and flexibility to new changes in the business.
    • Conduct themselves in a professional manner while always showing integrity.
    • Passion for the business with a strong sense of urgency and thorough follow through.
    • Great organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects at one time.
    • Highly detail oriented.
    • Computer knowledge including Microsoft office and aptitude to pick up technology used in the business.

    Please apply today for immediate consideration.