Drinks Designer

Lucy Lawson Creative Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral scheme

Premium drinks brands

Job summary

Lucy Lawson Creative Recruitment Ltd is seeking an exceptional Senior Designer or Design Director for an established drinks branding and packaging agency in the UK. The role requires premium drinks packaging experience and a portfolio that demonstrates sophisticated branding work.

Salary is negotiable based on experience, with flexibility around the appointment level. Ideal candidates will have strong conceptual thinking, the ability to take brands from concept to final identities, and comfort

Qualifications

• Experience with drinks packaging and premium brands is essential.
• Strong conceptual thinking and ability to develop original creative ideas.
• Experience leading concepts from concept to final identities and packaging.
• Excellent typography, layout and attention to craft.
• Ability to present ideas clearly and defend design rationale.
• Experience mentoring and maintaining high creative standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead design work from concept through to packaging and brand identities.
• Collaborate with strategy, client services and creatives to shape brand worlds.
• Present concepts to clients and articulate rationale behind designs.
• Mentor designers and maintain high creative standards on projects.

Skills

Drinks packaging

Brand design

Conceptual thinking

Presenting ideas

Collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Salary negotiable depending on experience

I'm looking for an exceptional Senior Designer or Design Director to join an established, award-winning branding and design agency.

There's flexibility around the level of this appointment, so I'm keen to hear from both outstanding Senior Designers and established Design Directors who still love being close to the creative work.

• Drinks packaging experience across premium alcoholic and alcohol-free brands is essential
• Ideally currently working, or previously worked, within a design agency specialising in drinks branding and packaging
• A beautifully crafted portfolio demonstrating premium drinks packaging and brand design
• Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to develop distinctive, original creative ideas
• Experience taking brands from initial concept through to fully realised identities and packaging
• Excellent typography, composition and exceptional attention to craft and detail
• Strong understanding of packaging structure, hierarchy and how brands perform at shelf
• Experience extending packaging identities into wider brand worlds and multiple consumer touchpoints
• Confidence presenting creative thinking and articulating the rationale behind your work
• Ability to combine creative ambition with commercial understanding
• Comfortable collaborating closely with strategy, client services and other creatives
• For Design Director-level candidates, experience providing creative direction, mentoring designers and maintaining exceptional creative standards across projects

This is a specialist appointment, so relevant drinks experience really is essential. I'm particularly interested in portfolios showing sophisticated work across premium spirits, wine, beer and/or alcohol-free drinks brands, rather than general FMCG packaging alone.

The position can be appointed at Senior Designer or Design Director level, with salary negotiable depending on experience.

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