Packaging Designer - Production-Ready, Brand-Scale

Upwork; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifted is building a talent pool of experienced packaging designers for full-time or part-time engagements with enterprise partners. Designers will work on packaging concepting, dielines, and production-ready artwork, collaborating with product, brand, regulatory, and operations teams.

Candidates should bring experience in beauty/skincare packaging, strong technical skills for pre-press and print, and the ability to deliver accurate mechanical files and library management.

Qualifications

• Experience designing primary and secondary packaging, dielines and structural concepts.
• Able to produce production-ready artwork and mechanicals.
• Background in color management and pre-press best practices.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Deliver production-ready files and vendor-ready specs.

Skills

Packaging design

Dielines

Seasonal packaging

Cross-functional collaboration

Production-ready artwork

Mechanical files

Color management

Pre-press best practices

Version control

Vendor coordination

Job description

Lifted is building a talent pool of experienced packaging designers for full-time or part-time engagements with enterprise partners. Designers will work on packaging concepting, dielines, and production-ready artwork, collaborating with product, brand, regulatory, and operations teams.

Candidates should bring experience in beauty/skincare packaging, strong technical skills for pre-press and print, and the ability to deliver accurate mechanical files and library management.