Senior Designer - Packaging

Better Placed; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Better Placed is seeking a Senior Designer – Packaging & Creative to lead a small team and own the end-to-end packaging design process across packaging, print and digital. You will work with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to ensure high-quality, commercially aligned outcomes.

The role requires proven packaging design experience, a strong portfolio, and ability to mentor designers while coordinating multiple creative projects in a fast-paced, hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Proven packaging design experience.
• Strong portfolio spanning packaging and marketing collateral.
• Experience leading designers and managing multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small design team across packaging, print and digital.
• Own end-to-end packaging design from brief to final artwork approval.
• Champion design quality and consistency across materials.
• Manage timelines, budgets and agency relationships to deliver high standards.
• Support marketing activity across retail displays, POS, social, email and assets.
• Evaluate creative performance and align design with commercial objectives.

Skills

Packaging design

Mentoring designers

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

External agencies coordination

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop)

Job description

Senior Designer – Packaging & Creative

Hybrid working

We’re looking for a talented Senior Designer with strong packaging experience to lead creative delivery across packaging, print and digital. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded designer who combines creative flair with exceptional organisation and the confidence to lead a team.

The role

• Lead and develop a small design team, overseeing packaging, print and digital creative.
• Own the end-to-end packaging design process, from initial briefs through to final artwork approval, working closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Champion design quality and consistency across packaging, photography and wider marketing materials.
• Manage project timelines, seasonal workflows, budgets and agency relationships to ensure work is delivered on time and to a high standard.
• Support wider marketing activity across retail displays, POS, social, email, website and campaign assets.
• Evaluate creative performance and ensure design decisions support customer engagement and commercial objectives.

What you’ll bring

• Essential: Proven packaging design experience.
• Experience in a consumer-facing or multichannel business would be a strong advantage.
• Experience leading or mentoring designers and managing multiple creative projects simultaneously.
• A strong portfolio spanning packaging and wider marketing collateral.
• Excellent attention to detail, project management and stakeholder communication skills.
• Confidence working with external agencies, suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign and Photoshop, alongside digital project management tools.

You’ll be a proactive, commercially aware creative who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, balances competing priorities and brings out the best in those around you.