Brand Designer

About This Role

This Brand Designer role focuses on packaging design with strong branding skills, joining an in-house agency team for a beauty and skincare client. The position involves collaborating on project prioritization, workflow improvements, and ensuring design intent is met from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Brand Lead on project prioritization, resource planning, and design workflow improvements
• Co-develop clear, actionable design intent briefs and contribute to efficient design processes
• Partner with the Design Project Manager to deliver projects on time and with excellence
• Track and integrate creative and industry trends into packaging development or shopper assets e.g. POSM, toolkits
• Work daily with Design Realization, adaptive designers, and print production to ensure output aligns with design intent
• Lead color/print feasibility, support remote or on-site press approvals, and codify learnings into standards
• Collaborate with regional teams to address local regulations, languages, and supply constraints without compromising brand integrity
• Develop packaging design intents, shopper toolkits, and master assets; guide regional adaptation while preserving core brand equities
• Ensure packaging meets regulatory, claims, and multilingual requirements with clear hierarchy and legibility
• Embed sustainability-by-design principles in partnership with Global Packaging teams
• Connect with Brand Building, Design Realization, internal teams, and external partners

Requirements

• 5+ years of FMCG/CPG packaging design experience (in-house or agency)
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design-to-print excellence across substrates and processes, with understanding of end-to-end packaging development
• Proven ability to translate brand strategy into production-ready design intents
• Expertise in color management, prepress, and proof/press checks
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Strong craft in visual identity, typography, layout, and storytelling
• Experience designing within regulated product categories
• Passion for design excellence, innovation, and elevating brand experiences
• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and collaborate with designers and agency partners
• Experience improving design workflows, standards, and systems
• Familiarity with sustainability principles and application to packaging

Nice to have:

• Working knowledge of 3D visualization tools (C4D, Dimension, Blender, KeyShot) and annotation tools

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility)