Description:
We’re looking for a creative and trend-focused Packaging / Senior Packaging Designer to develop innovative packaging and branding solutions across global markets. You’ll collaborate with Product Development, Buyers, suppliers, and creative teams to deliver high-quality, on-trend designs that strengthen and evolve our brands.
Responsibilities:
- Oversees the creation of trend forward brand packaging across various home categories.
- Partners with product development and merchandising to fill lifestyle needs by product category. Influences the organization on design decisions.
- Partners with the Sr. Product Development Managers, Trend Teams and Divisional Manager to create compelling brand packaging.
- Ensures the quality of the vendor's packaging through an established approval process and ensures all deadlines are met.
- Creates and directs brand packaging for a wide variety of products (boxes, hangtags, labels, etc).
- Prioritizes and directs designers, freelancers, interns and/or contractors in design and content creation.
- Follow-through from conception to shelf - providing approvals and overseeing successful execution of all components before press and delivery. Communicate with product development and regulatory teams throughout the design process, including reviewing and proofing packaging.
- Maintains a strict adherence to T&A and deadlines. Establishes parameters of acceptable tolerances in print/color/construction while developing and implementing methods to improve efficiencies.
- Manages the photography and photography requirements for packages. Directs styling, ensures photo quality, content, and that timeline requirements are met.
- Partners with legal and trademark administrator in researching new brand names, and ensures all legal/trademark requirements are met.
Qualifications:
- BFA or related degree in design preferred.
- A minimum of 5-8 years design related experience.
- Proven results managing multi-disciplinary design teams or designers.
- Demonstrated experience guiding business stakeholders through the design process, delivering vision and adhering to brand integrity.
- Ability to think across multiple platforms including product, merchandising and new forms of brand communication.
- Management experience to influence, drive change and drive vision is required.
- In depth knowledge of design and cultural trends to develop cohesive design solutions.
- Excellent sense of color, type and style.
- Strong leadership, organizational, communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects and works well under pressure.
- Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) as well as supporting office programs.