Design Director – Personal Care Packaging

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Design Director for Personal Care Packaging in London. This pivotal role requires a charismatic leader with a strong background in personal care design and a passion for creative excellence. You will work closely with clients and a talented team to influence the creative direction of significant brands. The position offers flexibility, with opportunities to work in both Tunbridge Wells and London studios, fostering a collaborative environment. If you thrive in a dynamic setting and are eager to shape impactful design, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Exceptional Benefits

Work From Home Flexibility

Creative Environment

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years in agency environments with a strong portfolio in FMCG.
• Experience in mentoring junior team members and leading design projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead design projects for personal care packaging with a focus on creativity.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to deliver standout designs.

Skills

Personal Care Packaging Design

Client Presentation Skills

Team Building and Mentorship

Creative Problem Solving

Agency Experience

Education

Degree in Design or Related Field

Job description

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Design Director –Personal Care Packaging, London

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Client:

JDO

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

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Posted:

10.05.2025

Expiry Date:

24.06.2025

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Job Description:

We’re looking for a design leader with undeniable charisma, deep creative instincts and hands-on experience in personal care packaging.

You bring the energy and standards to elevate a team, the emotional intelligence to mentor and inspire, and the creative depth to solve problems quickly with clarity, relevance and originality.

You’ll work closely with a Creative Director, our client, strategists, production and client partnership leads to translate insight and strategy into standout design. You’ll have a clear eye for detail, a belief in beautifully-made work and an instinct for how to move projects and brands forward. Your ideas won’t just sit on a shelf – they’ll help shape a partnership that’s both creatively ambitious and central to our business.

We’re proud to work with some of the biggest and most meaningful brands in the world. This one is fundamental to our business, and we’re looking for the best to help us push it further.

You’ll need to:

Have significant experience in and a passion forpersonal care packaging design

Be confident presenting directly to clients, with or without CD support

Have a strong portfolio across global FMCG and personal care

Be a team builder, able to mentor more junior team members and bring clarity to others

Work with pace without losing sight of the bigger picture

Have 6+ years in agency environments delivering across categories and multiple workstreams

Why this role?

You’ll influence the creative direction of a world-class brand

You’ll work with a team that’s ambitious, generous and genuinely cares

You’ll help shape the next chapter of one of JDO’s most important partnerships

Location & flexibility

Role is based in Tunbridge Wells (ideally) or London

Flexible working can be discussed, but studio time is important to team success

Minimum 32 hours per week with at least 2 days in either UK studio

Ideally full-time (40 hours), which would be 3 days per week in either studio

Sound like a fit? Let’s talk.
We want to work with the best – especially those who understand personal care and know how to make it meaningful, fresh and truly well-crafted. Please complete the application form and we'll be in touch.

Please note: Previous applicants need not reapply. No recruiters please. Regretfully, we can't always respond to every applicant, but we do try.

We believe in equal opportunity

We embrace individuality and diversity and employ irrespective of background, age, ethnicity, colour, gender, disability, sexual or religious orientation and marital status. We invest heavily in our people and help them drive their personal development. We offer very competitive salaries, exceptional benefits and WFH flexibility.

JDO’s international team of designers, brand strategists and client service consultants band together to deliver creative excellence to the world’s most loved and influential brands.

With a scope of services that includes branding & creative strategy, packaging and product design, innovation & sustainability solutions as well as experiential and campaign activation,

JDO forges brand worlds that ignite connection, provoke emotion and create belief.

At JDO, we believe…

• That complex problems can be smartly solved with ingenious, elegant design
• That clients are our partners in creating positive change for our communities, our culture and our planet
• That work should nurture wellbeing as well as pay our bills
• That the people you work with are as important as the brands you work on
• That diversity and inclusivity are not trends, but the future

JDO Creative

We are an award-winning team known throughout the industry for imaginative problem-solving, innovative ideas, and absolutely stunning design. We hold ourselves and our work to the highest of standards and, in fostering a culture of collective creativity, we’re living proof that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Beyond the skillset and the mindset necessary to sustainably deliver powerful design, each member our team possesses:

Creativity Bravery

A willingness to take risks, challenge assumptions and zig when everyone else is zagging.

Individuality

A unique approach, perspective and talent that adds a different dynamic to our team.

Vision

The ability to see the potential and possibility in every project and every challenge.

JDO UK

JDO UK comprises two studios – our HQ in the beautiful historical town of Royal Tunbridge Wells and the other in the heart of Central London. Though each member of our team is officially based at one of these studios, we all work together as a united front. In moving between these two locations, JDO team members benefit from a change of scenery with two beautiful office spaces, whilst also giving us the opportunity to cross pollinate ideas and collaborate to deliver our best creative potential.