Graphic Designer

Job Title:

Senior Packaging Designer

Job Description

The Senior Packaging Designer leads end-to-end packaging design across a broad consumer product portfolio, owning every stage from initial concept through press-ready files. This role focuses on building scalable packaging systems for high-SKU product families, supporting new product development launches, line extensions, and packaging refreshes. You will translate brand guidelines into shelf-effective packaging that clearly communicates product benefits, application, and compatibility, while ensuring production accuracy and consistency across hundreds of SKUs.

Responsibilities

+ Lead packaging design for new product development launches, line extensions, and packaging refreshes from initial concept through final production.

+ Build, document, and maintain scalable packaging systems, templates, and hierarchy standards for SKU-intensive product families.

+ Translate brand guidelines into clear, visually compelling packaging that effectively communicates product benefits, application, and compatibility at a glance in retail environments.

+ Create, prepare, and quality-check print-ready packaging files, including dielines, trapping, color separations, barcodes, regulatory and legal copy, and multilingual layouts.

+ Ensure all artwork meets prepress requirements, color management standards, and print specifications for high-volume production environments.

+ Partner closely with new product development, product marketing, sourcing, and product management teams to align packaging with go-to-market timelines and product specifications.

+ Manage a high volume of concurrent packaging projects, proactively flagging timeline, production, or quality risks and adjusting plans as needed.

+ Support related retail work such as point-of-purchase (POP) and merchandising displays when directly tied to packaging launches.

+ Organize and maintain packaging files, dieline libraries, and asset archives so they are accurate, up to date, and easily accessible to the broader team.

+ Apply strong project management skills to prioritize competing launch deadlines and ensure on-time delivery of packaging assets.

+ Maintain exceptional attention to detail on regulatory copy, barcodes, version control, and packaging accuracy across multiple variants and markets.

+ Present and defend design recommendations to cross-functional partners, clearly explaining rationale, trade-offs, and production implications.

+ Collaborate in a team-first environment, sharing expertise in packaging systems and production, and contributing to the development of other designers.

+ Support packaging initiatives for consumer, retail, hardware, industrial, or CPG product lines as needed, ensuring consistency and brand alignment.

+ Contribute to continuous improvement of packaging processes, tools, and workflows, including the use of automation, AI, scripting, and packaging workflow management tools.

Essential Skills

+ 57+ years of professional graphic design experience, with at least 4 years focused on retail or CPG packaging design.

+ Expert-level proficiency in Adobe InDesign, with advanced skills in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

+ Deep knowledge of packaging production, including dielines, structural files, prepress requirements, color management, and print processes.

+ Proven experience creating and managing press-ready artwork for high-volume production environments.

+ Track record of managing packaging for large SKU portfolios with multiple variants while maintaining a consistent, scalable system across product families.

+ Strong understanding of barcodes, regulatory and legal copy requirements, and artwork version control.

+ Demonstrated ability to build and maintain packaging architecture and systems that scale efficiently across hundreds of SKUs.

+ Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple launches, tight deadlines, and competing priorities.

+ Exceptional attention to detail, particularly related to packaging accuracy, regulatory copy, barcodes, and version control.

+ Comfort presenting and defending design concepts and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.

+ Ability to work independently while effectively collaborating with product marketing, product development, sourcing, manufacturing, and related teams.

+ Strong communication skills, both visual and verbal, enabling clear collaboration and alignment across functions.

Additional

Skills & Qualifications

+ Bachelors degree in Graphic Design,…