Job Description
Founded in the early 1990s, our client is a global designer, manufacturer, and marketer of on-trend private label and branded products serving women, men, teens, tweens, and children. With several thousand employees worldwide, the organization operates and distributes products nationally and internationally.
Due to exciting company changes, a new role has been created for a Packaging Designer to join the in-house team.
The ideal candidate is a creative team player, with a genuine interest in fashion and packaging. You should have a keen eye for detail, be organized and comfortable with tight deadlines and a fast paced environment.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Work with Packaging Manager and cross functional teams to conceptualize, develop and implement design strategies across print and digital communications
* Efficient time management skills to consistently deliver high quality work, in an extremely fast - paced deadline driven environment
* Create and execute packaging design and techs according to briefs given
* Partner with Packaging Manager to ensure the integrity of the design is maintained during the packaging development process
* Research and staying up to date with current design trends.
REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:
* 2-3 years of experience in packaging design and POS displays
* Bachelor’s degree in related field
* Prior experience in accessories categories is a plus
* Strong sense of design, typography and colour
* Highly motivated with a commercial eye
* Experience with licensed brands and interpreting brand style guides for product extensions would be a plus
* Expert level Adobe Creative Suite skills required
* Microsoft Office skills required
* Experience creating ready for print techs
* Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to problem solve
* Strong communication and presentation skills
* Ability to prioritize workload to ensure competing deadlines are met
* Flexible and creative problem solver with the ability to easily pivot as needed
The packaging designer will be designing packaging for things like jewellery, hair accessories, hangtags, wrap bands etc. there are creative elements here and also our client has brands where guidelines will need to be followed.
The ideal candidate will be someone who’s interested in fashion with a commercial eye