Position Title – Manager, Technical Publications & Product Graphics
Location: Towson, Maryland
The Job:
As a Technical Publications & Product Graphics Manager, you’ll be part of our Power Tools Engineering team working as a hybrid employee in Towson, Maryland. You’ll get to:
- Lead and develop the Technical Writing and On-Product Graphics teams, establishing clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans.
- Oversee the creation, review, approval, and release of instruction manuals, user guides, labels, and on-product graphics for Power Tools products.
- Ensure documentation and on-product graphics are accurate, clear, consistent, and aligned with product design, brand standards, and approved safety and regulatory requirements.
- Build team capability, strengthen processes, and ensure appropriate resource planning to support product development timelines and launch commitments.
- Partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, Regulatory, Legal, Quality, and Marketing to ensure documentation and labeling support business needs, customer requirements, and applicable regulatory standards across global markets.
- Drive consistency in content structure, terminology, and document quality across product lines.
- Identify opportunities for simplification, digitization, standardization, and continuous improvement.
- Support translation and localization activities for global product launches and regional regulatory requirements.
- Oversee document and artwork review and approval processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely execution.
- Lead with accountability, urgency, and a strong quality mindset.
- Coach and develop team members while fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and improvement.
The Person:
You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, Graphic Communications, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in technical publications, technical writing, labeling, product graphics, product compliance support, or related functions.
- Minimum of 3 years of people leadership experience, including management of direct reports and cross-functional collaboration.
- Experience with and understanding of applicable regulatory, safety, and compliance requirements related to product documentation, labeling, and on-product graphics.
- Strong understanding of document control, revision management, and cross-functional review processes.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver against project timelines.
- Strong organizational, project management, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience leading process improvement or operational excellence initiatives.
- Experience with structured authoring and content management systems.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign.
The Details:
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:
- Medical, dental, life, vision, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
- Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
And More:
We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:
- Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
- Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
- Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
- Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.
What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).
#LI-Hybrid
The Salary range for this position is $81,700.00 - $131,600.00
This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.
We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship (H1B, OPT/CPT, TN etc).
#LI-Hybrid
The Salary range for this position is $81,700.00 - $131,600.00
This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.
The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.
The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.
Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.
Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.
