Drinks Packaging Director - Senior Designer (Hybrid UK)

Lucy Lawson Creative Recruitment Ltd; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucy Lawson Creative Recruitment Ltd in London is seeking an exceptional Senior Designer or Design Director to join an established, award-winning branding and design agency. Hybrid work setup with salary negotiable depending on experience.

The role requires drinks packaging experience across premium spirits, wine, beer and alcohol-free brands, with a portfolio demonstrating premium packaging and brand design.

Qualifications

• Drinks packaging experience essential across premium alcoholic and alcohol-free brands.
• Experience with a design agency specialising in drinks branding and packaging.
• A portfolio demonstrating premium drinks packaging and brand design.
• Strong conceptual thinking and ability to develop distinctive, original creative ideas.
• Experience taking brands from concept through to identities and packaging.
• Excellent typography, composition and attention to craft and detail.
• Understanding packaging structure and shelf performance.
• Experience extending identities across brand touchpoints.
• Confidence presenting thinking and rationale behind work.
• Ability to balance creativity with commercial considerations.
• Comfort collaborating with strategy, client services and other creatives.
• For Design Director level, experience mentoring designers and maintaining high creative standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of brand identities and packaging for premium drinks.
• Present creative concepts and defend design decisions to clients.
• Collaborate with strategy and account teams to shape creative direction.
• Mentor junior designers and maintain high standards across projects.

Skills

Drinks packaging

Brand design

Concept development

Typography

Portfolio

Presentation

Collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Lucy Lawson Creative Recruitment Ltd in London is seeking an exceptional Senior Designer or Design Director to join an established, award-winning branding and design agency. Hybrid work setup with salary negotiable depending on experience.

The role requires drinks packaging experience across premium spirits, wine, beer and alcohol-free brands, with a portfolio demonstrating premium packaging and brand design.