Senior Manager, Packaging Artwork

Our Story

Launched in 2015, Sol de Janeiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil’s beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. Sol de Janeiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances.

Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME 2000’s 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company’s 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc’s Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace.

These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace.

The Manager, Packaging Artwork & Execution, leads the translation of approved packaging design concepts into production-ready artwork and printed materials. This role owns packaging artwork governance, execution standards, workflows, and final-file readiness to ensure brand integrity, regulatory compliance, operational feasibility, and supply continuity. The Manager collaborates closely with Packaging Design, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Product Development, Supply Chain, Production, Master Data, external vendors, and print partners to deliver high-quality packaging artwork through disciplined processes, strong project management, and continuous improvement.

• Leads the post-Design Turnover (DTO) phase of packaging development, ensuring seamless translation of creative concepts into accurate, production-ready artwork files.
• Owns artwork execution standards, workflows, governance, and final release processes to support successful commercialization.

• Builds and continuously improves scalable artwork workflows, approval systems, version control processes, and documentation standards that enhance speed, accuracy, consistency, and predictability.
• Ensures all artwork assets are organized, archived, and audit-ready within centralized systems.

• Serves as the central point of coordination for packaging artwork projects, providing visibility through project tracking, reporting, risk identification, dependency management, and proactive communication.
• Partners closely with Packaging Design, Packaging Engineering, Regulatory, Product Development, Supply Chain, Production, and Master Data to ensure successful execution and alignment.

• Leads relationships with external artwork agencies, print vendors, and execution partners, ensuring alignment on scope, quality, timing, cost, and performance expectations.
• Coordinates Epson reviews and print approvals with Packaging Design, Packaging Engineering, and suppliers to ensure color accuracy and print integrity.

• Owns all artwork-only changes following product launch, including updates driven by design evolution, regulatory requirements, market needs, and business priorities.
• Ensures changes are executed accurately and without disruption to supply.
• Coordinates BOM updates with Packaging and Master Data teams and partners with Production to ensure clear communication of phase-in and phase-out timing requirements.

• Leads and develops internal packaging artwork resources, including artwork coordination and design execution functions.
• Manages workload planning, resource allocation, performance management, capability building, and career development to support organizational goals.

• Owns budgets related to packaging artwork operations, including external agencies, contract resources, and supporting partners.
• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, optimize costs, and enhance operating models to support growing business complexity and volume.

• Bachelor's degree in Packaging Engineering,…