Packaging Designer

Twelve NYC; Seattle (WA); In loco; USD 80.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, 1

Mental Health Mondays

Generous Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Family planning and wellness benefits

Summer Fridays

Discretionary Bonuses

Descrizione del lavoro

Twelve Inc. designs and builds high-impact packaging for leading brands, combining sustainability with bold aesthetics.

The Packaging Designer will work with cross-functional teams to create retail-ready packaging, refine concepts, and develop mockups and renderings under senior guidance. You will apply brand guidelines across seasonal collections, research trends and materials, and help advance production techniques while leveraging AI to improve efficiency without sacrificing originality.

Competenze

• 5–8 years of design experience in-house or agency preferred.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Experience combining typography, imagery, color and layout to create impactful designs.
• Experience or interest in illustration or 3D rendering software is a plus.
• Experience preparing print-ready files, dielines, templates, tech packs, and post-production artwork.
• Ability to communicate ideas visually through sketches, comps, or simple renderings.

Mansioni

• Create retail-ready packaging design and execution.
• Design execution across packaging collections, including layouts, graphics, and visual refinements.
• Research packaging trends, materials, and sustainability initiatives to inform concepts.
• Create mockups, comps, and basic renderings to visualize ideas.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute fresh ideas within a collaborative team.
• Learn and apply brand guidelines to ensure consistency across seasonal and evergreen packaging collections.
• Help maintain organized working files, ensuring assets, links, and versions are labeled and easy to locate.
• Develop packaging concepts considering brand tone, market trends, and price points.
• Support exploration of new packaging materials, structures, and production techniques under senior guidance.
• Incorporate feedback from senior designers, developers, and stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Adobe Creative Cloud

Typography & layout

Print-ready files

Collaboration

Communication

Illustration/3D rendering

Strumenti

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

3D rendering software

Descrizione del lavoro

About TwelveTwelvedesigns and builds the world’s most inspiring merchandise and packaging for the world’s most coveted brands. With deepexpertise across global production, creative innovation, and sustainability, we turn bold ideas into elevated, high-impact realities. Our clients—ranging from luxury fashion and beauty to leading lifestyle brands—trust us to deliver unforgettable experiences through beautifully executed product and packaging.

Position Summary:

The Packaging Designer works alongside the Director of Creative Special Projects and design team in creating retail-ready packaging through design execution, mockups, and revisions. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams and is ideal for a detail-oriented designer eager to learn and grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Designers and Development teams in creating retail-ready packaging.
• Design execution across packaging collections, including layouts, graphics, and visual refinements.
• Research packaging trends, materials, and sustainability initiatives to help inform design concepts.
• Create mockups, comps, and basic renderings to help visualize packaging ideas.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute fresh, thoughtful ideas within a collaborative team environment.
• Learn and apply brand guidelines to ensure consistency across seasonal and evergreen packaging collections.
• Help maintain organized working files, ensuring assets, links, and versions are clearly labeled and easy to locate.
• Develop packaging concepts with consideration for brand tone, market trends, and price points.
• Support exploration of new packaging materials, structures, and production techniques under senior guidance.
• Incorporate feedback from senior designers, developers, and stakeholders, making revisions as needed.
• Leverage AI to improve process efficiency and automation while preserving individual creativity, judgment, and original thinking.

Qualification

• 5-8 years ofrelevant design experienceat an in-house creative team or design agency preferred.
• Highly Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Experience combining typography, Imagery, color and layout to create impactful designs.
• Experience or interest in illustration or 3D rendering software is a plus.
• Experience preparing print-ready files, dielines, templates, tech packs, and post-production artwork.
• Ability to generate and communicate ideas visually through sketches, comps, or simple renderings.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams while also taking ownership of independent projects.
• Strong communication skills, Detail-oriented, organized, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented, humble, and solutions-driven with a positive attitude.

What You Can Expect:

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life)
• Mental Health Mondays: Once a month our offices close globally (that's an additional 12 days per year)
• Generous Paid Time Off -- Including your birthday, personal days, and time off around holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Family planning and wellness benefits
• Summer Fridays
• Discretionary Bonuses

Salary: $80 -$100k depending on experience.

Twelve Inc. is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. It is the policy of the Company to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, alienage or citizenship status, disability, or handicap, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.