Senior Brand & Packaging Designer — Lead, Mentor & Create

JDO Ltd; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

JDO Ltd in Royal Tunbridge Wells is seeking a senior brand & packaging designer to drive design thinking across briefs and mentor junior designers. You’ll work with a talented Design team on a world-loved personal care brand, ensuring craft, strategy and brand truth are upheld.

The role is based in Royal Tunbridge Wells (hybrid: three days in the studio) with collaboration across talent in London and beyond, supporting growth and delivering standout packaging and brand work.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years’ experience in brand/packaging agency with strong brand thinking.
• Portfolio showing beauty and personal care packaging.
• Mentoring junior designers and leading critiques.
• Comfort leading multi-brief design thinking and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Creative thinking & crafting excellence across concept to final craft, elevating quality.
• Strategic brand alignment across multiple briefs to keep true brand truth.
• Studio process & project delivery, managing timelines and outputs.
• Team collaboration & contribution, providing constructive feedback.
• Leadership & mentoring, guiding junior designers and modelling leadership.
• Commercial acumen, budgeting awareness and resource considerations.

Job description

JDO Ltd in Royal Tunbridge Wells is seeking a senior brand & packaging designer to drive design thinking across briefs and mentor junior designers. You’ll work with a talented Design team on a world-loved personal care brand, ensuring craft, strategy and brand truth are upheld.

The role is based in Royal Tunbridge Wells (hybrid: three days in the studio) with collaboration across talent in London and beyond, supporting growth and delivering standout packaging and brand work.