Packaging Designer

Motion Recruitment; Shelton (CT); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k)

Legal and Identity Protection Plans

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

401(k) plan

Legal & Identity Protection

529 College Saver Plan

Job summary

An American multinational consumer products company is looking for a talented Packaging Designer to join their team on a hybrid 10-month contract. The position demands strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and packaging design experience. You will be responsible for creating digital packaging images, generating realistic renders, and ensuring designs meet branding standards across various packaging forms. Comprehensive benefits including medical insurance, 401(k), and flexible spending accounts are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a designer or graphic artist in packaging design.
• Experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) is a plus.
• Knowledge of various printing processes is required.
• Knowledge of printing processes (offset, dry-offset, silkscreen, flexography, digital, letterpress, gravure).

Responsibilities

• Create digital packaging images including cartons and bottles.
• Generate realistic packaging renders using Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Design packaging mechanical executions for brand consistency.
• Apply SKU metadata and format assets for digital asset library upload.
• Coordinate with Production Services to manage deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop packaging mechanicals ensuring design continuity and branding across formats and regions.
• Design and execute production across multiple brand portfolios with multilingual assets.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator

Photoshop

Color correction

Digital retouching

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or relevant experience

Tools

Esko Studio

BLUE software system

BLUE software

Job description

Our Client, an American multinational consumer products company, is looking for someone to join their team as a Packaging Designer!

***This is a hybrid 10-month contract position in Shelton, CT***

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite – highly proficient in Illustrator, superior Photoshop skills a must. Familiarity with Esko Studio and Studio Advanced a plus.
• Strong knowledge in color correction and digital retouching for packaging image development and finalization.
• Ability to source and reformat for multiple file formats. Distribute assets as required through various platforms including utilization of Fileshare, BLUE software system.
• High proficiency in the development and execution of packing artwork mechanicals
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or Graphic Communications or relevant work experience or an equivalent combination for education and experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a designer/graphic/production artist in packaging design environment. CPG experience a big plus.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with strong interpersonal skill set
• Knowledge of printing processes in design development and prepress requirements – offset, dry-offset, silkscreen, flexography, digital and, letterpress, combination, and gravure printing.

What You Will be Doing

• Create digital packaging images of branded products from final packaging mechanicals and through incorporation of product photography in multiple angles for various packaging forms (cartons, bottles, aerosol cans, film pouches, shrink sleeves and displays)
• Generate realistic packaging renders using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Esko Studio products.
• Create models and templates of various structures types for application in new packaging renders, maintaining consistency of quality and standards in image execution.
• Application of SKU meta-data and nomenclature for package image tagging and formatting for uploading to and management of their digital asset library.
• Partner with Production Services managers and design personnel to manage schedule of deliverables within fast-paced environment.
• Create packaging mechanical executions, ensuring adaptation of creative, design continuity, communication hierarchy and graphic elements are consistently leveraged across of a variety of packaging forms, sizes, and decoration methodologies for consistency and strong branding presence at retail.
• Design to and execute production across multiple brand portfolios in multiple regions leveraging multiple languages, translations, and print converters.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k)
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.