Junior Production Designer, Beauty

Capture Accessories; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fridays WFH

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Capture Accessories in New York seeks a Junior Production Designer to join our in-house design team. You will contribute to packaging and retouching within licensing programs, designing assets from concept to production.

The role requires a sharp eye for detail, ability to communicate design rationales, experience in packaging/fashion accessories, and proficiency in Photoshop and Illustrator. On-site NYC office; Fridays work-from-home in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Exceptional eye for detail and ability to communicate design rationale.
• Experience in packaging, beauty/cosmetics or fashion accessories preferred.
• Ability to design and execute assets for packaging and print.
• Experience with templates and dielines, and adapting art to different sizes.

Responsibilities

• Design within and maintain visual/branding design guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce primary and secondary packaging.
• Prepare packaging production files for external factories.
• Review electronic proofs and provide detailed feedback.
• Coordinate with production/sourcing to communicate with vendors.
• Adjust art to fit dielines and work with renders/3D renders.
• Review pre-production samples and provide feedback.
• Retouch and color-correct images for print.
• Pay close attention to detail while managing multiple projects.
• Develop packaging from concept to production.
• Gather market trends for mood boards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team player

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Design, Graphic Design, Package Design, or equivalent experience

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

3D rendering software

Job description

We are looking for a Junior Production Designer to join our in-house design team at Capture Accessories! You will be an essential part of our team working on the packaging and retouching end of our licensing programs. We are looking for someone to help design and execute various assets and content within our packaging/print department.

We are looking for a team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment with prior experience in accessories, travel accessories, or fashion industry. You’ll get a chance to be part of a dynamic team and bring your creative ideas to the table where it will have a major impact on our business. You must have an exceptional eye for detail and be comfortable communicating the rationale behind your design choices.

Salary Range: $55,000 - $70,000 Per Year

Responsibilities

• Design within and maintain visual/branding design guidelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (sales, product development, production/sourcing) to produce primary and secondary packaging
• Prepare packaging production files to share with external factories
• Assist in the review of electronic proofs and provide detailed feedback
• Work with our production/sourcing team on communicating with external vendors
• Adjust art to fit different sized dielines
• Comfortable working with renders and 3d renders
• Review pre-production samples against our art files and provide detailed feedback
• Retouch and color-correct images for print
• Ability to pay fine attention to detail while working on all projects
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Be able to problem solve and develop creative design solutions when necessary
• Take ownership and manage multiple projects
• Completing multiple tasks on tight deadlines
• Design and develop packaging from concept to production
• Gather and interpret market trends for mood boards
• Up to date on current packaging trends

Qualifications

• 1-3 Years of experience in previous relevant roles
• Must be able to commute to our NYC office location 4x per week with Fridays WFH
• Bachelor's Degree in Design, Graphic Design, Package Design, or equivalent experience
• Previous beauty and cosmetics industry experience
• Expert level Adobe Creative Suite knowledge (especially Photoshop and Illustrator)
• Retouching experience with product photography
• Excellent understanding of layout design, working within templated files and implementing them into different dielines
• In-depth knowledge of current packaging design techniques and practices
• Ability to work and thrive in a team environment

Bonus Points:

• Excellent organizational and communication skills