Location: Northeast New Jersey (on-site)
Comp: $60,000–$90,000 DOE + benefits
Type: Full-Time
SEO Title / Variants: Lead Cake Decorator / Cake Artist / Custom Cakes Manager / Pastry Cake Designer
About the Role
High-end, growth-focused bakery seeks a hands-on Lead Cake Decorator to own custom cake design and production for weddings, corporate events, and luxury occasions. You’ll lead a small team, elevate design standards, and balance creativity with timelines and cost.
What You’ll Do
Lead, train, and schedule a small team of decorators.
Meet clients, translate concepts into portfolio-quality designs.
Plan production calendars; control costs, yields, and waste.
Maintain templates, SOPs, mise en place, and finishing standards.
Oversee tastings, sketches, color matching, structural supports.
Partner with leadership on process improvements and growth.
What You Bring
8+ years professional cake decorating; advanced piping, fondant, buttercream, sculpted and tiered cakes.
Proven team leadership in a bakery or pastry environment.
Client-facing communication; comfort with high-profile events.
Business mindset (pricing, portioning, materials, timing).
Culinary/pastry degree or equivalent experience preferred.
Portfolio demonstrating design range and structural skill.
Nice to Have
Airbrushing, sugar flowers/isomalt, hand-painting, 3D structure.
Basic POS/ERP or order-management familiarity.
Compensation & Benefits
$60,000–$90,000 base (DOE) + comprehensive benefits.
Creative ownership within a respected, growing brand.
How to Apply (Confidential)
Email your resume + portfolio (links or PDF): hillary.cooley@gogpac.com
(Only qualified candidates will be contacted.)
cake decorator, cake artist, pastry, fondant, sugar flowers, wedding cakes, custom cakes, bakery, luxury events, team lead, pastry chef, New Jersey, NE NJ, Hackensack, Paramus, Fort Lee
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
