Junior Packaging Designer Toys & Consumer Products

Maxx Marketing, Inc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading toy company in London is seeking a full-time Junior Packaging Designer to create innovative packaging concepts and designs. You will work closely with both local and international teams, contributing to product packaging for a range of licensed toys and merchandise. Applicants should have a degree in graphic design, strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite, and an interest in current design trends. This role requires an enthusiastic designer eager to contribute ideas in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in graphic design visual arts or related disciplines.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Knowledge of the printing process and colors (pantone / CMYK / RGB).
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, and graphic design.
• Ability to handle several projects at once.
• Enthusiastic with lots of ideas to contribute and a dedication to quality work.
• Toy retail brand loyalty and shopper marketing experience a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Create fun packaging concepts and print-ready files.
• Work independently and in a team environment.
• Develop a wide range of designs from concept to final artwork.
• Participate in creative brainstorms sharing new ideas and concepts.

Skills

Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite

Strong understanding of typography

Ability to handle several projects at once

Enthusiastic with ideas to contribute

Toy retail brand loyalty experience

Education

Degree in graphic design or related disciplines

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Opportunity

YuMe Toys has an immediate requirement for a full-time Junior Packaging Designer to join our London office. Must be able to work on-site four days per week - Monday to Thursday.

You will be required to create fun packaging concepts artwork print ready files to support our retail licensed and seasonal products as well as licensed entertainment-based promotions and promotional merchandise for our Fortune clients in the QSR CPG FMCG and other sectors. It is essential that the designer takes a keen interest in the brand arena described above and brings an acute awareness of new trends in graphic design for packaging promotions point-of-sale materials and entertainment-based customer engagement. Must be able to work quickly participate in creative brainstorms sharing new ideas and concepts for projects. Experience with toys or consumer products is a plus and experience with branding is crucial.

The Junior Packaging Designer will report to the Senior Graphic Designer and Creative Director. Will need to work both independently and in a team environment with the account brand and creative teams both local and international to develop a wide range of designs from concept to final artwork. Additional experience with licensed consumer products toys packaging and POP / POS design is a plus as is copywriting and commercial understanding of clients. Needs to have strong interest in entertainment / gaming-based properties as well as anime and have a finger on the pulse of new upcoming trends.

Qualifications

• Degree in graphic design visual arts or related disciplines.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop Illustrator and InDesign).
• Knowledge of the printing process and colours (pantone / CMYK / RGB).
• Strong understanding of typography layout and graphic design.
• Ability to handle several projects at once.
• Enthusiastic with lots of ideas to contribute and a dedication to quality work.
• Toy retail brand loyalty and shopper marketing experience a big plus.

Application Process

Please submit your resume and portfolio on the recruitment portal if you are interested to apply for this position. Only local candidates (London-based or able to commute) would be considered. All responses will be kept strictly confidential. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Maxx Group is an equal opportunity employer that employs individuals based on job-related qualifications regardless of race religion sex national origin age disabilities or any basis prohibited by law.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time