Senior Packaging Designer

IMA is a creative agency that builds brands people want to be part of.

We are looking for a passionate, trend-aware, and strategically minded Senior Packaging Designer to work in our specialist branding and design agency, Chilli.

In this role, you will inspire others with your creative thinking and leadership. You have a relentless passion to craft well thought out visually engaging packaging design, working alongside others to deliver outstanding design work.

If you are a creative leader who thrives on delivering high‑quality work that meets both artistic and business goals, we want to hear from you.

• A chance to develop your career within an award‑winning, people‑first creative agency.
• A values‑led culture where your contribution is recognised and supported.
• A collaborative environment where you can mentor others and foster an open forum of creativity.
• The opportunity to lead high‑profile packaging projects from initial concept to master file delivery.
• A people‑first environment where we challenge, grow, and deliver together.

As our Senior Packaging Designer, you will report to the Creative Director within Chilli. You will be a key driver of creative development, ensuring that every project—from standalone packs to complex brand identity systems—is supported by a strong strategic rationale and flawless execution.

• You will demonstrate good conceptual and creative thinking in your work while supporting your ideas with strong rationale.
• You will create multiple design options that are all on brief and delivered on time.
• You will introduce your own ideas and direction where possible and present creative concepts to internal teams in a thoughtful and articulate manner.
• You will confidently present and sell your work to Design Directors and Creative Directors as well as clients.
• You will be involved in pitch presentations when required.
• You will foster an open forum of creativity within the team.
• You will work at a pace that allows time for development and reviewing before final deadlines.

• You have proven experience of delivering and winning client pitches.
• You are able to set key visuals for packaging, brand logo and visual identity work, showing strong conceptual and creative thinking.
• You have excellent knowledge and awareness of brands and branding strategy.
• You possess a good grounding in design principles.
• You have the ability to design and create a brand identity system and comprehensive guideline documents for others to follow.
• You are able to articulate concepts and ideas to the wider team and clients, your ideas shine through and is delivered with compelling rationale.

We’re curious. We challenge. We commit. These principles shape how we work — with each other, with clients, and with the world.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. If this Senior Packaging Designer role sounds like a fit, we’d love to hear from you.