Packaging Brand Designer

About This Role

Packaging design with strong branding skills is at the core of this role, joining an in-house agency team for a beauty and skincare client. The designer will develop packaging intents, shopper toolkits, and master assets, guiding regional adaptation while preserving brand equities.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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

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
• 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

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)
• Weekly paychecks
• Holiday pay
• Health benefits program

Important Details

• Schedule: hybrid, onsite 1-2x a week, remote remaining days
• Contract: through end of 2026 with potential for extension
• Application deadline: This posting is open for thirty (30) days

About the Company

Cella, a Randstad Digital company, is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing, and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital, and proposal development teams. They help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win. Cella has earned the 2022 Best of Staffing® Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Awards.