Packaging Innovator: Concept to Production (Hybrid)

GTA Concepts; Burlington; Hybrid; CAD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

GTA Concepts in Oakville, ON is seeking a hands-on packaging designer to lead retail packaging projects from concept through production. This role blends creative development with physical prototyping, strong visual design, and production-ready artwork in a hybrid setting with three days in the Oakville office.

You will collaborate with Product Development and internal partners to explore structures, dielines, finishes, and merchandising, build mock-ups, translate features into

Qualifications

• At least five years of packaging design experience, ideally within consumer packaged goods or retail products.
• A portfolio demonstrating both physical packaging development and excellent graphic design execution.
• Hands-on experience creating mock-ups, samples or prototypes and taking packaging from concept to production.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills and strong knowledge of production artwork, print processes and packaging manufacturing.
• Experience working directly with printers and manufacturers. Exposure to overseas suppliers is an asset.
• Strong project management, presentation and stakeholder communication skills.
• A collaborative, proactive and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead retail packaging projects from creative concept and physical development through final artwork and production.
• Generate ideas for packaging structures, materials, finishes, formats and merchandising presentation.
• Create and evaluate hands-on mock-ups and samples with internal partners.
• Develop packaging layouts, visual hierarchy, typography, graphics, iconography and product storytelling.
• Translate product features into clear, compelling consumer benefits that can be understood within seconds.
• Prepare accurate, production-ready artwork and manage print production requirements.
• Build packaging systems, templates and visual standards that create consistency across product lines.
• Develop realistic product, packaging and merchandising visualizations for product development, customer presentations and retail execution.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Marketing, Sales, Sourcing, Quality and Operations throughout the process.
• Work with suppliers, printers and overseas manufacturers to resolve artwork, quality and production issues.
• Ensure packaging meets retailer, regulatory, manufacturing and sustainability requirements.

Skills

Packaging design

Portfolio development

Mock-ups/prototypes

Adobe Creative Suite

Production artwork

Printer liaison

Global suppliers

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Dielines

Job description

GTA Concepts in Oakville, ON is seeking a hands-on packaging designer to lead retail packaging projects from concept through production. This role blends creative development with physical prototyping, strong visual design, and production-ready artwork in a hybrid setting with three days in the Oakville office.

You will collaborate with Product Development and internal partners to explore structures, dielines, finishes, and merchandising, build mock-ups, translate features into