Senior Packaging Design Manager

Senior Packaging Design Manager, Full Time

Are you a seasoned packaging design leader who loves turning ideas into smart, beautiful, and scalable packaging for major brands? A fast-growing wholesale apparel organization is looking for a Senior Manager, Packaging Design to own and elevate packaging across a diverse portfolio of owned and licensed brands.

In this highly visible role, you will lead the end-to-end packaging design lifecycle—from concept through production—while managing a talented creative team and collaborating closely with cross‑functional partners. You’ll ensure packaging is innovative, brand‑right, functional, cost‑effective, and aligned with sustainability and regulatory standards, all while mentoring designers and driving best‑in‑class execution.

Full Time
Onsite in Bell, CA then will transition to Beverly Hills in Spring 2026
Salary: $125-150k

• Lead packaging creative design and production for multiple brands and licensees, from initial concept to final physical proofs.
• Oversee the full packaging lifecycle, including design, structure, substrate choices, and production of collateral.
• Manage and develop a team of (4) experienced packaging designers and (2) project managers, with dotted‑line oversight of photo editing.
• Partner closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure packaging is on‑brand, functional, cost‑effective, and compliant with sustainability and regulatory requirements.
• Assess, prioritize, and reassign workload and resources as needed to keep projects on time, on budget, and on brand.
• Collaborate with global vendors and navigate fast‑paced, high‑volume environments, particularly within club wholesale or similar fast‑fashion channels.
• Report into the Acting CMO and Creative Director, Marketing Services, acting as a key leader within the creative organization.

• Extensive experience as a senior packaging designer or packaging design leader, ideally within club wholesale or fast‑fashion apparel.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor design teams, manage multiple concurrent projects, and drive high‑quality creative outcomes.
• Hands‑on expertise in packaging concept development (design, structure, substrates) and reviewing/approving physical proofs.
• Comfort working with global vendors and navigating the nuances of international production and timelines.
• High emotional intelligence, with the ability to read between the lines, build trust, and translate feedback into clear direction.
• Strategic mindset with a passion for improving processes from ideation through delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the confidence to operate in a high‑velocity, dynamic environment.
• Bias for action, ownership mentality, and a commitment to excellence while being highly collaborative.

If you’re excited about leading a high‑performing packaging team, shaping how consumers experience apparel brands on shelf, and driving creative excellence in a fast‑paced environment, we’d love to connect.