Director, Packaging Design

Elfbeauty; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Retirement savings plan

Gender neutral parental leave

Unlimited paid time off

Job summary

e.l.f. Beauty seeks a Design Director to conceptualize and design disruptive packaging for 3–4 brands in a fast-paced environment. You will supervise the design process, partner with Innovation, Digital, Brand, and Packaging Development, and lead collaborations for launches and PR kits.

You will champion sustainability, cost-efficient development, and premium packaging while guiding a talented design team and ensuring brand consistency across channels.

Qualifications

• Leads and mentors design team to foster creativity and collaboration.
• Excellent typographic and graphic design skills are required.
• Packaging development knowledge in beauty preferred.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Create standout packaging designs across brands reflecting company ethos.
• Lead and mentor the design team and cross-functional partners.
• Apply knowledge of beauty trends and sustainability in packaging.
• Oversee end-to-end design process and ensure manufacturability and shelf impact.

Skills

Leadership

Typography

Graphic design

Packaging development

Brand building

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile problem solving

Communication

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Packaging design tools

Job description

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty's purpose is to make the world a better place for every eye, lip, and face.

Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, e.l.f. Hair, Well People, Naturium and rhode.

In our Fiscal year 26, we had net sales of $1.6 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 7 consecutive years of net sales growth. This consistent, category-leading growth is a testament to the strength of our team, strategy, and portfolio of brands.

Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last seven fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

Job Summary:

As the Design Director, you will be responsible for conceptualizing and designing disruptive, “only e.l.f. can do” packaging in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You will be a strategic and creative thinker who delivers against innovation briefs that align with brand vision and product promise.

You will oversee multiple projects across 3–4 brands, working closely with Innovation, Digital, Brand, Project Management, Packaging Development, Production, and R&D teams. This role also leads exciting collaborations with like-minded brands and designs disruptive, unique PR kits for new product launches.

You will supervise all aspects of the design process, navigating pivots and accelerated timelines while identifying cost-effective solutions to achieve premium packaging designs.

• Create standout packaging designs across all brands that reflect the company ethos: e.l.f. is for everyone!
• Lead and mentor the design team, fostering an environment of creativity, collaboration, adaptability, growth, and problem-solving excellence
• Apply strong knowledge of beauty trends and Gen Z/Alpha insights to create thumb-stopping designs for new product launches, PR kits, social media, swag, and collaborations
• Ensure timely development of high-quality, innovative packaging that meets brief requirements, customer needs, manufacturability, shelf impact, and 360-degree objectives
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships with Innovation, Design, Packaging Development, Marketing, NPD, and Operations teams
• Spearhead productivity initiatives to drive continual cost reduction through optimization of the end-to-end packaging process
• Lead company-wide environmental initiatives, including material reduction, post-consumer recycled resin usage, lightweighting, and other sustainability targets
• Oversee day-to-day collaboration with Packaging Development and China-based development teams, including sample follow-ups and modifications
• Conceptual thinker with strong brand-building capabilities
• Excellent typographic and graphic design skills
• Packaging development knowledge, preferably within the beauty industry
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Agile problem solver able to pivot quickly in a fast-paced, real-time environment
• Superior communication skills with clear, compelling presentation abilities
• Experience collaborating with designers, packaging developers, engineers, and vendors
• Understanding of prestige beauty manufacturing, materials, carton development, and decoration
• Knowledge of sustainability best practices across components, cartons, and decoration

The base salary range for this roleislisted above.

Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity.Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. The amount of total compensation (including base salary) offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including geographic location, experience, specific skills, and qualifications.

Compensation components are subject to change at the company’s discretion

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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