Packaging Designer

About This Role

Working with the Associate Art Director and the design team, the Packaging Designer creates retail-ready packaging through design execution, mockups, and revisions. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams and is ideal for a detail-oriented designer eager to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Work with Designers and Development teams in creating retail-ready packaging for a variety of brands
• Design execution across packaging collections, including layouts, graphics, and visual refinements
• Research packaging trends, materials, and sustainability initiatives to help inform design concepts
• Create mockups, comps, and basic renderings to help visualize packaging ideas
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute fresh, thoughtful ideas within a collaborative team environment
• Learn and apply brand guidelines (when necessary) to ensure consistency across seasonal and evergreen packaging collections
• Help maintain organized working files, ensuring assets, links, and versions are clearly labeled and easy to locate
• Develop packaging concepts with consideration for brand tone, market trends, and price points
• Support exploration of new packaging materials, structures, and production techniques under senior guidance
• Incorporate feedback from senior designers, developers, and stakeholders, making revisions as needed
• Leverage AI to improve process efficiency and automation while preserving individual creativity, judgment, and original thinking

Requirements

• 4-6 years of relevant design experience at an in-house creative team or design agency preferred
• Highly Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
• Experience combining typography, Imagery, color and layout to create impactful designs
• Experience or interest in illustration or 3D rendering software is a plus
• Experience preparing print-ready files, dielines, templates, tech packs, and post-production artwork
• Ability to generate and communicate ideas visually through sketches, comps, or simple renderings
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams while also taking ownership of independent projects
• Strong communication skills
• Detail-oriented, organized, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Team-oriented, humble, and solutions-driven with a positive attitude

Benefits

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life)
• Mental Health Mondays: Once a month our offices close globally (that's an additional 12 days per year)
• Generous Paid Time Off - Including your birthday, personal days, and time off around holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Family planning and wellness benefits
• Summer Fridays
• Discretionary Bonuses

Important Details

• Work environment: hybrid

About the Company

Twelve designs and builds merchandise and packaging for luxury fashion, beauty, and leading lifestyle brands. It has deep expertise across global production, creative innovation, and sustainability.