Production Designer- Packaging

SBG; India; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Education Assistance

Maternity & Paternity Leave

Menstrual Wellness Benefit

Bereavement Leave

Job summary

SBG in India is seeking a packaging design professional to create production-ready artwork and dielines across primary and secondary packaging, ensuring print-readiness for global manufacturing partners. You will manage a high-volume SKU portfolio, apply each brand’s design language system, and collaborate with US-based leads to meet timelines and regulatory guidelines.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, and a strong grasp of

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of experience in packaging graphic design or production design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop with packaging workflows.
• Understanding of dieline construction, print production, and color management.
• Experience managing a high volume of SKUs across brands.
• Ability to apply brand design language systems consistently.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent English communication in a global, cross-cultural team.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field.

Responsibilities

• Create and finalize production-ready packaging artwork and dielines across primary and secondary packaging formats.
• Develop and maintain packaging files for a high volume of SKUs across multiple brand families.
• Execute new packaging designs and on-pack graphics for NPIs under guidance of design leads.
• Build and manage dieline templates and master artwork files for scalable production.
• Prepare and preflight press-ready files meeting print specs and color standards.

Skills

Packaging experience

Attention to detail

Independent work

Communication

Brand design system experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communication

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Creative Suite

Oracle ERP

Adobe Workfront

Job description

Job Duties

Packaging Design &DielineExecution

• Create andfinalizeproduction-ready packaging artwork anddielinesacross primary and secondary packaging formats, ensuring structural accuracy and print-readiness for global manufacturing partners.
• Develop andmaintainpackaging files for a high volume of SKUs across multiple brand families, applying each brand’s design language system (DLS) with precision and consistency.
• Execute new packaging designs and on-pack graphic treatments for NPI launches under the direction of the Graphic Designer Lead, Packaging and Creative Manager.
• Build and managedielinetemplates and master artwork files that support efficient versioning and scalable production across product lines.
• Prepare and preflight press-ready files, ensuring compliance with print specifications, substrate requirements, color standards, and regional regulatory guidelines.

Revisions, Versioning & SKU Management

• Execute packaging revisions and updates includingengineering-driven changes, regulatory copy updates, barcode and UPC modifications, and brand refresh rollouts across existing SKU libraries.
• Manage nameplate,cliché, and label versioning across ourhouse of brands, ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout each iteration.
• Support the Private Label program by producing and adapting artwork for dealer and distributor partners, including HVAC and security channel customers, with attention to brand compliance and partner specifications.
• Maintain organized, version-controlled file libraries across all active packaging projects, ensuring assets are properly archived and accessible to global team members.
• Manage simultaneous packaging revisions across a large SKU portfolio, prioritizing workload in alignment with NPI timelines and launch milestonesestablishedby the US-based team.

Global Collaboration & Brand Compliance

• Work in close daily collaboration with packaging leads and creative managers based in the US,maintainingclear communication on project status, file handoffs, and revision cycles across time zones.
• Apply brand design language systems with exacting standards, ensuring that all packaging output across brands, regions, and formats meet established visual and technical guidelines.
• Coordinate with print vendors, packaging suppliers, and prepress partners globally to resolve production file requirements, color proofing questions, and manufacturing specifications.
• Support packaging transitions and rebranding initiatives as directed by design leadership.

You must have

• 2–6 years of experience in packaging graphic design or production design, ideally within aconsumerproducts, electronics, or multi-brand environment.
• Advancedproficiencyin Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, with a strong command of packaging-specific production workflows.
• Solid understanding of packagingdielineconstruction, print production processes, prepress requirements, color management (Pantone, CMYK), and substrate considerations.
• Proven ability to manage a high volume of SKUs and simultaneous revision workstreams with precision, accuracy, and on-time delivery.
• Experience working within structured brand design language systems and applying brand guidelines consistently across a large and diverse product portfolio.
• Strong attention to detail andqualityyou catch thesmall thingsbefore they become expensive press mistakes.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills in an English-language, cross-cultural, globally distributed team environment.
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities with limited oversight in a fast-paced, deadline-driven production environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field; equivalent professional experience considered.

We Value

• Experience supporting packaging production for North American and/or EMEA markets, including familiarity with regional regulatory and labeling requirements.
• Experience with Private Label packaging programs or retailer/distributorco-brand packaging.
• Working knowledge of Oracle or similar ERP platforms used in packaging releaseworkflows.
• Familiarity with Adobe Workfrontproject management tool preferred.
• Experience working in an offshore or globally distributed creative services model, collaborating with onshore design leads across multiple time zones.
• Portfoliodemonstratingproduction-ready packaging work across a range of formats, brands, and product categories.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Health Insurance Coverage – comprehensive care for you and your family.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – confidential service which equips and supports you as you meet life’s challenges.
• Education Assistance – we invest in your growth so you can keep learning and thriving.
• Maternity & Paternity Leave – because family always comes first.
• Menstrual Wellness Benefit
• Bereavement Leave – time to be with loved ones when it matters most.