Creative Director - Retail & Packaging

Syndicatebleu; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Syndicatebleu is seeking a Creative Director to lead packaging design, brand identity, and integrated creative across digital, e-commerce, and retail. This hands-on leadership role requires translating brand vision into cohesive, high-impact work and guiding a team of designers to deliver premium packaging and campaigns.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in design with strong packaging, 3+ years of leadership, and a robust portfolio across beauty, cosmetics, skincare, or consumer goods.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design experience with significant packaging expertise in beauty, cosmetics, skincare, or consumer goods.
• 3+ years of creative leadership experience managing designers.
• Advanced knowledge of structural packaging, print production, dielines, materials, finishes, and vendor management.
• Strong digital design experience across ecommerce, social, and paid media.
• Experience with retail creative and visual merchandising.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating packaging, brand identity, and integrated campaigns.
• Comfortable balancing high-level creative direction with hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide the overall visual strategy and creative execution across digital platforms, ecommerce, social media, advertising, and in-store experiences.
• Establish and maintain a consistent brand aesthetic across product packaging, marketing materials, and consumer-facing channels.
• Lead a team of designers, offering creative guidance, mentorship, and oversight to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Direct packaging development from initial concepts to final production, partnering with vendors on design specifications, materials, and print execution.
• Work closely with cross-functional partners to align creative initiatives with broader brand, marketing, and product objectives.
• Spearhead the development of compelling creative assets for new product introductions, promotional initiatives, and ongoing brand campaigns.

Skills

Packaging design

Creative leadership

Brand identity

Print production

Vendor management

Digital design

Collaborative teamwork

Strategic mindset

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Job description

We're partnering with a leading personal care brand seeking a Creative Director/Associate Creative Director to lead packaging design, brand identity, and integrated creative across digital, e-commerce, and retail.

This is a hands‑on creative leadership opportunity for someone with exceptional packaging expertise, a strong design aesthetic, and the ability to translate brand vision into cohesive, high-impact creative.

Portfolio demonstrating prior creative direction experience across packaging and retail projects for beauty, cosmetics, wellness, or fragrance brands is required for consideration.

Position Highlights:

• Salary (w2): $70-85/hr | $150K–$175K

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Guide the overall visual strategy and creative execution across digital platforms, ecommerce, social media, advertising, and in-store experiences.
• Establish and maintain a consistent brand aesthetic across product packaging, marketing materials, and consumer‑facing channels.
• Lead a team of designers, offering creative guidance, mentorship, and oversight to ensure high‑quality deliverables.
• Direct packaging development from initial concepts to final production, partnering with vendors on design specifications, materials, and print execution.
• Work closely with cross‑functional partners to align creative initiatives with broader brand, marketing, and product objectives.
• Spearhead the development of compelling creative assets for new product introductions, promotional initiatives, and ongoing brand campaigns.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of design experience with significant packaging expertise, ideally within beauty, cosmetics, skincare, or consumer goods.
• 3+ years of creative leadership experience managing designers.
• Advanced knowledge of structural packaging, print production, dielines, materials, finishes, and vendor management.
• Strong digital design experience across ecommerce, social, and paid media.
• Experience with retail creative and visual merchandising.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating packaging, brand identity, and integrated campaigns.
• Comfortable balancing high-level creative direction with hands‑on execution in a fast‑paced environment.

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