Junior Packaging Designer

Kendo Brands, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The Junior Packaging Designer at Kendo Brands is responsible for creating inspiring and innovative package design that translates our branding message into compelling packaging for primary and secondary products.

You will collaborate with the Creative Director and SVP of Packaging, develop concepts across core products, line extensions, and limited editions, and ensure aesthetics and requirements are met in fast-paced timelines.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of design experience, including 1 year in packaging.
• BA or BFA in design is preferred.
• Passion for the beauty industry.
• Able to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create inspiring, strategic, and innovative ideas for primary and secondary packaging designs.
• Review designs with the Creative Director and SVP of Packaging before cross-functional sharing.
• Develop design concepts across core products, line extensions, and limited editions.
• Support packaging design development for upcoming programs and launches with product teams.
• Assist in presenting packaging designs with 3D renderings and comps.

Skills

Packaging design

Time management

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

BA in design

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• “Can Do” Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone’s voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It’s our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $75,200 - $92,000 per year. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and San Francisco location. This is a hybrid role based in our downtown San Francisco office – Tues through Thursday in‑office, with Monday and Friday remote.

Kendo Total Rewards offerings also include an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental and vision insurance, flex paid time off program, parental leave, employee discount/perks, a retirement plan with employer contributions, Summer Fridays, opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks during the calendar year and December wellness/shutdown week for applicable positions.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

SUMMARY

The Junior Packaging Designer is responsible for creating inspiring and innovative package design for Kendo Brands. This position is key to translating our branding message and strategy into compelling package design.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create inspiring, strategic, and innovative ideas for compelling primary and secondary packaging designs.
• Review proposed designs with the Creative Director and SVP of Packaging prior to sharing with cross-functional teams to ensure design aesthetics and requirements are met.
• Ideate design concepts by developing consistent product and packaging codes across core products, line extensions, and limited‑edition collections.
• Support package design development for upcoming programs/launches on designated brands. Partner with product development and packaging teams to achieve the highest level of quality for each project, understanding limitations due to timing, costs, etc.
• Support the presentation of packaging designs to the cross‑functional team, including the development/completion of 3D renderings and comps.
• Extend approved style guides and concepts into the various sizes and formats needed for products while maintaining the original creative intent and specifications (including dieline, special finishes, bleed, trim, type safety, resolution, and color mode); effectively manage files to ensure accessibility for print specifications.
• Collaborate with the Production team to ensure artwork is delivered accurately and on time.

REQUIREMENTS

• 1‑2 years of experience in design, including 1 year of experience in packaging; a BA or BFA in design is preferred.
• Passion for the beauty industry.
• Driven and creative individual with experience developing innovative package designs in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines, manage multiple projects, and work productively in a team environment are required.
• Very strong organizational skills.
• Experience in creating presentations from materials to concepts.
• Advanced Apple computer skills in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, with a specialty in Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.