Packaging Designer

Remote

May 10, 2025

Full Time

Application ends: August 10, 2025

Job Description

What You’ll Be Doing:

We’re not looking for someone to just “make it look good.” We’re looking for a packaging designer who treats every dieline as a storytelling canvas and sees sustainability not as a constraint, but as a creative challenge. You will be at the intersection of brand, industrial design, and supply chain—translating abstract brand values into packaging that communicates at first glance and delivers at first touch.

You will:

Lead the concept development and execution of primary and secondary packaging across product lines, from consumer-facing goods to B2B kits.
Design structural and graphic packaging with an obsessive attention to unboxing experiences and logistical efficiency.
Work closely with industrial designers, copywriters, print vendors, and sourcing specialists to ensure packaging is not only beautiful but also feasible, compliant, and cost-effective.
Develop mockups, prototypes, and 3D visualizations for stakeholder presentations and user testing.
Translate packaging dielines into press-ready artwork with clear callouts and vendor notes—no room for ambiguity.
Contribute to packaging audits, material sourcing initiatives, and optimization efforts with a focus on recyclability and minimal waste.

You Should Have:

4–6 years of professional experience in packaging design—especially in CPG, cosmetics, food/beverage, or tech hardware.
Proven expertise in creating dielines from scratch and collaborating with packaging engineers or converters.
Familiarity with sustainable substrates, coatings, inks, and regional recycling standards.
Deep knowledge of Adobe Illustrator (we mean deep—bezier curves, blend modes, knockout groups) and 3D mockup tools like KeyShot, Dimension, or Esko Studio.
A portfolio that shows more than just finished boxes—it should show your process, prototypes, and rationale.

Bonus Points For:

Experience working directly with overseas packaging vendors or sourcing teams.
Familiarity with barcoding, tamper-evident features, or regulatory packaging (e.g., FDA, FPLA, EU standards).
Comfort leading technical reviews and resolving production issues with manufacturers.

This Role Is Not For You If:

You prefer working only on the graphic layer and leave the structural stuff to someone else.
You treat packaging as a disposable outer shell instead of a brand-critical product touchpoint.
You shy away from technical challenges, mechanical proofs, or material experimentation.

Are you interested in this position?

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