Senior Packaging Artworker

Craft; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays and

Birthday off

Company sick pay and pension

Cycle to work scheme

Tech & home scheme

Childcare salary sacrifice

Job summary

Craft invites a Senior Packaging Artworker to lead the packaging artwork function for a major UK retailer, acting as the technical expert ensuring print-ready files move through production flawlessly. You’ll own artwork processes, systems and quality standards across packaging deliverables, interpret concepts into robust production files, and manage pre-press and colour management.

Working autonomously in a small team, you’ll drive efficiency, challenge briefs for feasibility and coordinate with

Qualifications

• Senior Packaging Artworker with 10+ years of agency or production experience.
• Experience with process-driven retail clients and FMCG packaging.
• Freelance or senior-level background aiming to lead a dedicated function.

Responsibilities

• Lead the packaging artwork function and ensure print-ready artwork across formats and substrates.
• Transform creative concepts into technical, production-ready files and manage pre-press and colour control.
• Liaise with printers to ensure seamless delivery and uphold quality standards; manage file versioning and workflow efficiency.

Skills

Senior Packaging Artworker

Packaging Artwork

Pre-press

Colour Management

Job description

This is a growing brand activation business that operates from strategy through to production, all under one roof. With in-house studios, photographers, set builders and production teams across multiple countries, plus a clear AI strategy they're actively implementing, this is one of the few agencies that doesn't just talk about integration.

The Role

You’ll lead the packaging artwork function for one of the UK's biggest retailers, acting as the technical expert who ensures every piece of packaging moves through production flawlessly. This role exists because process-driven retail clients require technically excellent artwork that can’t afford errors - you’re the guardian of quality.

Working autonomously within a small, fluid team, you’ll own artwork processes, systems and quality standards across all packaging deliverables. That means creating print-ready artwork across multiple formats and substrates, interpreting creative concepts into technically robust production files, managing pre-press and colour management, and liaising with printers to ensure seamless delivery. You’ll challenge briefs for technical feasibility, implement file management and version control, manage multiple projects against tight deadlines, and continuously improve workflow efficiency.

The studio operates at genuine scale: substantial space with a CS team, post-production, photographers and set builders, giving you technical partners rarely found in packaging environments.

The Package

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Company sick pay and pension contribution
• Cycle to work scheme and tech & home scheme
• Childcare salary sacrifice

The Person

You’re a Senior Packaging Artworker with 10+ years of agency or production experience, probably from a consultancy background. You’ve worked with process-driven retail clients and understand the technical demands of FMCG packaging. You’re likely freelancing or in a similar-level role, wanting to step up and lead a dedicated function within a larger operation.

A more diverse team is a more creative team.

It’s our job to build teams of people, and we’re proud to bring together a global network of diverse talent.

All applicants will be considered without regard to race, nationality, religious persuasion, sexual orientation, sex, marital or parental status, physical ability, gender, or age.