Senior Designer, Packaging Design

Marks is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum— from brand design and packaging to content and consumer connections. Rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior, we help brands win in an age of constant change.

We are a global, collaborative network of 1,900+ team members across 25+ studios and 20+ countries, partnering with some of the world’s most recognized brands to solve complex business challenges through design, strategy, and craft.

Marks is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum— from brand design and packaging to content and consumer connections. Rooted in a deep understanding of human behavior, we help brands win in an age of constant change.

We are a global, collaborative network of 1,900+ team members across 25+ studios and 20+ countries, partnering with some of the world’s most recognized brands to solve complex business challenges through design, strategy, and craft.

Our Packaging Design Group is a multidisciplinary team specializing in the creation, evolution, and activation of packaging across complex brand portfolios.

This role sits within a dedicated retainer team supporting one of our largest and most dynamic clients. The work spans multiple categories, formats, and product lines — requiring precision, speed, curiosity, and systems-level thinking.

This is not a slow-cycle, single-project environment. It is fast-paced, collaborative, and deeply embedded in the client’s business.

As a Senior Designer, Packaging Design, you are a highly skilled, conceptually strong designer with deep Consumer Packaged Goods experience and a passion for crafting intelligent, scalable design solutions.

You bring both exceptional design craft and the ability to think beyond individual SKUs, building cohesive visual systems across categories, sub-brands, and product architectures.

You thrive in a high-speed environment, confidently balancing multiple priorities while maintaining creative integrity and design excellence.

This role requires a designer who is:

• Independent & self-directed
  : able to own projects with minimal oversight
• Collaborative
  : elevates the team while confidently “owning it” when needed
• Systems-minded
  : comfortable designing for brands that span several categories
• CPG savvy
  : understands shelf impact, hierarchy, and consumer behavior
• Adaptable & resourceful
  : excels in fast-moving, ever-evolving workflows

• Translate briefs into compelling, strategically grounded design solutions
• Develop packaging concepts and design systems across multiple categories
• Extend and evolve existing brand worlds with precision and consistency
• Balance speed, accuracy, and creativity in a deadline-driven environment
• Champion design integrity across adaptive and production workflows
• Collaborate closely with Creative Directors, Design Directors, and Client Services
• Confidently present and articulate design rationale
• Navigate ambiguity with curiosity, clarity, and initiative
• Apply strong typographic, compositional, and visual hierarchy skills

• • Develop clear and effective pre-production documentation (shot lists, visual guidelines, creative direction)
  • Art direct photography to ensure alignment with brand and packaging objectives
  • Guide composition, styling, lighting, and visual storytelling decisions
  • Partner with photographers, stylists, and production teams
  • Direct and provide feedback to retouching teams to maintain visual consistency and quality
  • Champion image integrity across packaging systems and portfolio applications

• Possesses a standout portfolio demonstrating premium CPG packaging work
• Brings extensive packaging design experience, ideally across multiple categories
• Thinks naturally in design systems, portfolios, and product architectures
• Excels in fast-paced, high-volume workflows
• Is a self-starter who proactively owns projects
• Balances creative ambition with commercial effectiveness
• Demonstrates exceptional typography, layout, and visual hierarchy skills
• Is confident, articulate, and collaborative
• Understands…