Soft goods packaging designer (milano, it)

EssilorLuxottica Group; Milano; In loco; EUR 30.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global eyewear company in Milan is seeking a Packaging Designer with expertise in the softgood industry. The ideal candidate will create innovative package designs, manage prototypes, and collaborate with teams on production processes. With a background in Fashion or Product Design and fluent in Italian and English, you will lead design projects from concept to production, ensuring high-quality standards and effective communication with stakeholders. This role is a chance to shape the future of eyewear packaging.

Competenze

• At least 3 to 5 years of proven experience in packaging design or soft good industry.
• Good time management skills and hands-on design ability.
• Strong communication skills and aptitude for problem-solving.

Mansioni

• Visualize and create innovative designs for packaging.
• Engage in prototype development with 3D models.
• Supervise design adaptations and lead the technical drawing process.

Conoscenze

Knowledge of packaging production processes

Solid experience with design software packages

Fluent in Italian and English

Presentation and communication skills

Collaborative style

Formazione

Educational Background in Fashion Design, Product Design, or related field

Strumenti

Adobe

3D modeling software

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Data: 07/02/2026

If you’ve worn a pair of glasses, we’ve already met.

We are a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses. We offer our industry stakeholders in over 150 countries access to a global platform of high-quality vision care products (such as the Essilor brand, with Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest and Transitions), iconic brands that consumers love (such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear and Costa), as well as a network that offers consumers high-quality vision care and best-in-class shopping experiences (such as Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Salmoiraghi & Viganò and the GrandVision network), and leading e-commerce platforms.

Join our global community of over 190,000 dedicated employees around the world in driving the transformation of the eyewear and eyecare industry.

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Are you willing to pioneer new frontiers, foster inclusivity and collaboration, embrace agility, ignite passion, and make a positive impact on the world? Join us in redefining the boundaries of what’s possible.

Your Role

We are currently looking for a Packaging Designer - softgood industry will create concept pack design, lead materials in order to create core & secondary / special edition packaging in line with brand ID of the brands

Main Responsibilities

• Visualize creative concepts and designs for core packaging & special editions with focus on soft good packaging.
• Create original designs for products and collections that are compliant with target, quality and production requirements;
• Good knowledge of softcase developments
  • Good knowledge of materials ( textile / leather …) on different area ( luxury / entry / premium ) and how they can interact in a packaging

• Monitor the marketplace to identify opportunities to stay ahead of the competitors.
• Create original designs for products and collections that are compliant with target, quality and production requirements
• Engage with various categories to maintain consistency throughout the Collection or Special Project.
• Participate in prototype development making models in 3D and constructing material mock-ups;
• Ensure design from first mockup to last sampling before production
• Participate in fittings, providing feedback and making necessary adjustments;
• Maintain clear and ongoing communication with suppliers or internal production stakeholders, providing detailed specifications for drawings & materials ; offering solutions for any challenges encountered.

• Supervise and lead state of the art adaptations of designs and ensure impeccable design sample of final artwork files created by prototypes departments & pre productions sampling.
• Design and manage technical drawing process in collaboration with engineering and conduct industrial trials
• Maintain an organized archive of design concepts, samples, and materials;
• Good cooperation with PM , engineering
• Interface with internal & external customer, assembly plants and central functions during the project execution through the maturity steps of package development process from feasibility to release to production.
• Maintain clear and ongoing communication with suppliers, providing detailed specifications for drawings and prints on fabrics, and offering solutions for any challenges encountered .

Main Requirements

• Educational Background in Fashion Design, product design , accessories design / soft good designer or related field;
• At least 3 / 5 years of proven experience on the packaging design or soft good industry
• Good knowledge of packaging production processes and decoration techniques;
• Solid experience with design software packages ( adobe – 3d – AI PLATFORM)
• Solid experience in with soft good
• Good knowledge materials
• Good time schedule mindset
• Ability to be hands on design
• Good communication with other functions
• Out of the box problem solving approach.
• Presentation and communication skills
• Highly collaborative style & willingness and demonstrated ability to work in teams
• Fluent in Italian and English

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that makes us unique.