Senior Packaging Designer

Bluetree Recruits; Fairlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluetree Recruits is seeking a Senior Packaging Designer to lead design work for a key brand in a global company based in Guildford. The role demands strong packaging and graphics expertise, including logo creation, style guides, and understanding of production methods.

Hybrid work arrangement offered with opportunities to influence across global teams. The candidate should have significant experience in toy/youth or FMCG markets, and possess outstanding communication skills to manage projects

Qualifications

• Senior packaging designer with toy/youth market or FMCG experience.
• Strong proficiency in logo creation and style guides.
• Extensive knowledge of packaging structure and production techniques.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Brainstorm and research initial concepts and competitor packs.
• Interpret briefs from global product design and marketing teams.
• Provide briefs for artwork, illustrations and photography with external suppliers.
• Direct, coordinate and attend photo shoots with marketing.
• Consult with product designers and engineering on features and costs.
• Complete pack specification documents and project meetings.

Skills

Packaging design

Logo creation

Art direction

Graphic design software

Communication skills

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Senior Packaging Designer - Guildford, Surrey

£35,000 - £40,000 DOE plus benefits

We are excited to share this fantastic opportunity to join a highly successful global company based in Guildford. Our client is seeking a Senior Packaging Designer to take creative leadership of one of their key brands and you must be a highly skilled Packaging Designer with significant experience in the toy/youth market or FMCG sector. This is a full time permanent role.

Strong proficiency in logo creation and rapid development of style guides and concepts is essential. You’ll need extensive knowledge of packaging structure, a deep understanding of graphic design layouts, art direction, and expertise in current graphic design software. A thorough understanding of modern production techniques is also critical. Additionally, outstanding written and verbal communication skills are required to manage projects effectively.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a hybrid role for a supportive and dynamic company that values creativity, innovation, and passion in everything you create.

Main duties:

• Proactively brainstorm and research initial concepts / designs including competitor packs
• Understand and interpret briefs from the global product design and marketing teams
• Provide written briefs for artwork, illustrations and photography and translations to external suppliers as required, always building & maintaining good working relationships
• Direct, co-ordinate and attend photo shoots (often working with child models), as agreed with Marketing
• Consult with the product designers and engineering on the features, function, costs & manufacturing issues
• Attend all relevant project meetings, be responsible for / complete pack specification documents
• Analyse all quotes to confirm content and conclude all possible value engineering solutions
• Negotiate competitive costs for all outsourced artwork, mock-ups, pack construction, illustrations, translations and photography
• Support process on approval of proofs / layouts / final print runs
• Co-ordinate and analyse information between the global offices
• Work with and build strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and licensors
• Occasional international travel and off-site meetings
• Effectively plan timelines with regards to projects using the milestone and planning documents provided
• Provide pack mock-ups for previews / sample selections / listings etc as and when required
• Proactively drive new initiatives / procedures within the department
• Share knowledge with other team members both within and outside of our department
• Guide and support any direct reports and other team members with day-to-day workload and in meetings where necessary, setting a good example at all times
• Be seen as a respected source of advice / guidance to other team members, contributing positively to team / company morale & spirit
• Always think of the wider picture / business perspective when analysing product development – what’s right for the business?

Bluetree Recruits is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Bluetree Recruits Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We can only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK