About This Role
This junior-level design role supports the development and execution of functional and cost-effective packaging designs that align with project briefs. The successful candidate will contribute to the design and development phases, helping to prepare packaging for production while meeting deadlines related to quality, construction, price, sustainability, brand identity, and compliance. The role involves collaboration with teammates in the packaging department to develop and execute packaging concepts and artworks.
Responsibilities
- Support the process of designing and developing new packaging concepts based on project briefs
- Adapt existing packaging to new needs, sizes, and forms, ensuring correctness across various versions and completeness in functional development steps
- Ensure packaging quality, construction, and target price meet product, stichd, and market standards
- Work closely with internal teams to evaluate packaging requirements at all developmental phases to ensure compatibility with the product
- Understand how the product and packaging interact to create digital representations for packaging production
- Meet deadlines and be efficient while working on several simultaneous projects/tasks
- Research market, consumer, and industry trends and prepare mood boards during the concept and design phase
- Carry out in-depth investigations into the latest trends, pricing architectures, and potential obstacles during the testing stage
- Create overviews and presentations in coordination with other members of the packaging team to present new work or information across the organization and/or to stakeholders
- Accurately use and maintain the order of the server where all packaging files are stored, adhering to standards such as file naming conventions, export specifications, and change logs
- Work closely within the process of print production and possess relevant knowledge in relation to materials, dielines, color systems, and accuracy
- Manage delegated tasks independently and within the necessary timeframe, utilizing support from the wider packaging team when needed
- Take on other relevant activities and/or projects as they occur
Requirements
- Minimum Bachelor's education level in Graphic, Packaging, or Industrial Design
- Some work experience (internship, 1 year) in a similar position or in a graphic design-related position, preferably in an international organization working with global brands
- High proficiency in Adobe Illustrator
- Technical ability to think and construct in 3D
- Structured, brand, and product understanding
- Eye for details
- Fluent in English
- Enthusiastic and ready to learn from experience
