Packaging Graphic Designer - 12 Month FTC

Primark Stores Limited; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Reading is seeking an experienced Packaging Designer to create innovative packaging and labelling solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in packaging graphic design, strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite, and a keen eye for detail. This role offers flexible working, generous leave, and a vibrant team atmosphere.

Benefits

27 days of leave plus bank holidays

Tax Saver Tickets and fitness centre

Flexible working with early Friday finishes

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in Packaging graphic design.
• Fluent on a Mac-based machine operating in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Keen eye for typography and visualisation skills desirable.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating brand presence via packaging solutions.
• Lead packaging & labelling design briefs from conception to artwork.
• Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.

Skills

Packaging graphic design

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Attention to detail

Innovative and creative approach

Education

Degree in design or equivalent

Job description

Because your new ideas are our way new ways of working. Evolve, your way.

Our Customer teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best brand and marketing specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

We are looking for a talented Packaging designer with at least 3 years’ experience in Packaging & Labelling Design. Working as part of a small in‑house design team you will have confidence to use your initiative to get the job done creatively and to a high standard.

What You’ll Do:

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day‑to‑day:

• Responsible for creating the brand's presence and focusing on our customers in store experience via packaging and labelling solutions.
• Lead packaging & labelling design briefs from conception to artwork.
• Creating and developing packaging & labelling designs, crafting logos, branding elements.
• Ensuring Primark packaging & labelling is on brand.
• Creating innovative packaging design solutions relevant to the company briefs.
• Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously.
• Working within short deadlines and fast turnaround times.

What You’ll Bring:

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Degree in design or equivalent.
• 3+ years’ Packaging graphic design experience is a must.
• Innovative & creative approach blended with common sense & commerciality.
• A meticulous attention to detail – a passion for accuracy and consistency.
• A keen eye for typography.
• Iconography and visualisation skills desirable.
• Highly fluent on a Mac‑based machine operating in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator.

What You’ll Get:

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first.

Some of our benefits are:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and, if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.

Ready? Good – because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and skilled professionals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have accessibility requests during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology, please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, strives to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.

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