Packaging Designer for Enterprise Projects

Lifted, an Upwork Company™; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ is seeking experienced packaging designers to help build our talent pool for full or part-time engagements with enterprise partners. You will design primary and secondary packaging, dielines, and structures, while ensuring production-ready artwork and accurate pre-press files for print and manufacturing.

You will collaborate with product, brand, regulatory, and ops teams to ensure feasibility and consistency across packaging identities.

Qualifications

• Experience designing primary and secondary packaging; dielines and structural concepts.
• Experience building production-ready artwork and mechanical files.
• Ability to work with color, finishes, typography, and packaging identity.

Responsibilities

• Design primary and secondary packaging, dielines, and structural concepts.
• Develop seasonal and innovative packaging for beauty/skincare.
• Collaborate with product, brand, regulatory, and ops teams for feasibility.
• Own color, finishes, typography, hierarchy, and packaging identity.
• Deliver production-ready files and vendor-ready specs.
• Prepare accurate mechanical files for print and manufacturing.
• Execute resizing, adaptations, layout adjustments, and technical refinements.
• Ensure color accuracy, trapping, bleeds, and pre-press best practices.
• Manage version control and packaging artwork libraries.
• Partner with designers and printers to ensure flawless production.

Skills

Packaging design

Dielines

Typography

Pre-press

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or Packaging

Job description

Lifted, an Upwork Company™ is seeking experienced packaging designers to help build our talent pool for full or part-time engagements with enterprise partners. You will design primary and secondary packaging, dielines, and structures, while ensuring production-ready artwork and accurate pre-press files for print and manufacturing.

You will collaborate with product, brand, regulatory, and ops teams to ensure feasibility and consistency across packaging identities.