Printed Packaging Specialist

Location:

Telecommute Job Type: Contract Compensation Range: $30 - 35 per hour

We are seeking a highly creative, strategic, and hands-on Packaging & Brand Innovation Designer to lead design development across packaging, product innovation, brand expression, and key launches for Mielle. This role will translate strategic and creative direction into distinctive visual concepts that strengthen the brand, elevate product experiences, and create consistency across the portfolio.

The ideal candidate combines strong conceptual thinking with exceptional design craft and a deep understanding of packaging, typography, visual hierarchy, color, composition, and production. You will work across new products, renovations, collections, extensions, and broader brand initiatives while helping evolve the Mielle visual system without losing the recognition and equity that make the brand distinctive.

Responsibilities:

Scope of Services The consultant will:

Packaging + Innovation Lead design development for assigned packaging and Innovation projects.

Develop packaging and label concepts.

Support new products, product renovations, collection launches, extensions, and portfolio updates.

Develop packaging architecture across relevant SKUs.Explore typography, color, hierarchy, iconography, ingredient communication, claims, product benefits, and overall visual expression.

Create mockups, design explorations, presentations, and visualizations.

Develop or direct product and packaging renders as required.

Support refinement through final artwork and production readiness.

Maintain alignment with established Mielle brand standards.

Brand + Visual Expression Develop and evolve brand creative across key initiatives and launches.

Translate strategic direction into strong visual concepts and brand expression.

Develop campaign and launch visual systems that can extend across appropriate touchpoints.

Build scalable visual systems across products, collections, and brand initiatives.

Establish consistency across packaging and broader brand creative.

Develop typography, graphic languages, image direction, layout systems, and other visual components as required.

Create templates, visual guidance, and design standards that enable consistent execution.

Identify opportunities to thoughtfully evolve the Mielle visual system while protecting brand recognition and equity.

Concept Development + Design Execution Participate in early creative thinking and translate briefs into distinct visual territories and design solutions.

Develop mood boards, creative concepts, design studies, and prototypes.

Independently create and refine design work using professional Creative tools.

Bring strong typography, layout, visual hierarchy, art direction, composition, image selection, and production craft.

Present creative recommendations with clear rationale.

Prepare final working files and production-ready artwork as required.

Remain hands-on throughout the engagement.

AI-Supported Creative Development Use AI to support ideation, concept exploration, mood boarding, visual development, prototyping, product visualization, and other appropriate creative needs.

Integrate AI-generated assets into professionally designed work when appropriate.

Apply strong design judgment to evaluate and correct generated outputs.

Protect visual quality, accuracy, product integrity, and brand consistency.

Use AI as a tool to improve speed and creative range without replacing professional design craft.

Vendor + Agency Management Collaborate with and, where assigned, manage external design agencies, freelancers, render partners, printers, and production vendors.

Provide creative direction and clear feedback.

Review external work and maintain quality control.

Track vendor revisions and outstanding creative needs.

Support development and management of scopes, project requirements, deliverables, and expectations.

Surface scope, timing, or quality risks promptly.

Coordinate with Creative Project Management and Procurement processes where required.

Hold external partners accountable for agreed creative quality, timing, and brand consistency.

Project + Workstream Management Own assigned projects from kickoff through final…