Packaging Designer for Enterprise-Scale Projects

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted is building a talent pool of experienced Packaging Designers for flexible engagements with enterprise partners. You will design packaging concepts, dielines, and production-ready artwork that flows from concept to vendor-ready files.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure feasible designs, color accuracy, and print readiness. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality packaging that meets brand standards and manufacturing requirements.

Qualifications

• Design primary and secondary packaging, dielines, and structural concepts.
• Develop seasonal and innovative packaging for beauty/skincare categories.
• Partner with product, brand, regulatory, and ops teams to ensure feasibility.
• Own color, finishes, typography, hierarchy, and visual 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.
• Background in designing primary/secondary packaging; structural concepts.
• Experienced in building production-ready artwork, mechanicals, technical files.

Responsibilities

• Design primary and secondary packaging, dielines, and structural concepts.
• Deliver production-ready artwork and vendor-ready specs.
• Prepare accurate mechanical files for print and manufacturing.
• Collaborate with printers to ensure flawless production.

Skills

Packaging design

Dielines

Typography

Pre-press

Print production

Artwork production

Version control

Vendor coordination

Job description

Lifted is building a talent pool of experienced Packaging Designers for flexible engagements with enterprise partners. You will design packaging concepts, dielines, and production-ready artwork that flows from concept to vendor-ready files.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure feasible designs, color accuracy, and print readiness. The role emphasizes delivering high-quality packaging that meets brand standards and manufacturing requirements.