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Ready to shape the look and feel of the UK's leading health & wellness brand?
Join Holland & Barrett's Global Product team as our Lead Packaging Designer and be the creative force behind H&B's global product portfolio. You'll champion packaging innovation from design concepts through to production, ensuring every product reflects our brand values. As a hands-on leader, you'll mentor both in-house and freelance designers and collaborate closely with product development, marketing and external agencies. This is a unique chance to shape the next generation of Holland & Barrett packaging, drive consistency across global markets and introduce fresh design workflows - making a real impact on how health & wellness products are presented to millions of customers.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the design of innovative, market-ready packaging that aligns with H&B brand guidelines, customer insights and emerging trends
* Develop concepts from initial sketches to production-ready artwork, coordinating with our our internal artwork team and external artwork agency to ensure accuracy
* Partner with product development teams to translate product features and positioning into compelling packaging solutions
* Mentor and manage in-house and freelance designers, providing creative direction and performance feedback
* Maintain and enforce visual standards through rigorous quality checks of proofs and final files
* Manage multiple packaging projects concurrently, ensuring delivery on time and within agreed budgets
* Present design proposals and trend insights to senior leadership and represent H&B at key industry events
* Collaborate with the Head of Packaging to refine processes and drive strategic improvements across the design function
Location: This is a hybrid role based in Nuneaton with requirements to be in the office at least twice a week.
The Person:
* Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design or a related field (or equivalent industry experience)
* Extensive experience in graphic design with a strong focus on packaging projects and brand work
* Proven track record of leading design teams and delivering multi-format packaging solutions
* Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
* Deep understanding of packaging production processes, materials and print methods
* Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
What we offer:
Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:
* H&B Employee Discount - 25%
* Bonus
* Pension company contribution
* 33 Days Holiday per year (Inclusive of bank holidays)
* Private Medical Care
* Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
* Electric Car Scheme
We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.
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