Packaging & Product Designer for Licensed Tech Accessories

CultureFly; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CultureFly is seeking a highly creative Packaging & Product Designer to support the development of licensed consumer electronics, tech accessories, and retail packaging for our growing Five Below account. The ideal candidate has experience in the design of retail packaging and/or the development of consumer products from concept through production.

This role requires strong creative and technical problem-solving skills, a keen eye for emerging trends, strong graphic design and layout

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Product Design, Industrial Design, or related field.
• 3+ years of consumer product and/or retail packaging design experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
• Strong understanding of packaging construction, dielines, prepress, and print production.
• Experience creating factory-ready specifications and production files.
• Understanding of consumer product materials and manufacturing processes.
• Experience creating product renderings and presentation visuals.
• Experience working directly with overseas factories and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop retail packaging, packaging layouts, mockups, and production-ready artwork.
• Design and develop licensed consumer electronics and tech accessories from concept through production.
• Create product concepts, renderings, draw-overs, turnaround drawings, and factory-ready specification sheets.
• Create digital mockups, presentations, and sell sheets for internal and customer presentations.
• Develop products across multiple categories including airpod cases, phone cases, phone charms & accessories, headphones, charging cables, keyboards, and more.
• Create detailed factory specifications, construction guides, and packaging files.
• Work directly with overseas factories to ensure products and packaging are developed, sampled, and manufactured accurately and on schedule.
• Research trends across social media, gaming, collectibles, beauty, fashion accessories, and youth culture to develop innovative product concepts.
• Ensure products meet cost targets, quality standards, and retailer requirements.
• Adhere to licensor style guides and approval requirements.

Skills

Typography

Layout

Color theory

Branding

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Prepress

Job description

CultureFly is seeking a highly creative Packaging & Product Designer to support the development of licensed consumer electronics, tech accessories, and retail packaging for our growing Five Below account. The ideal candidate has experience in the design of retail packaging and/or the development of consumer products from concept through production.

This role requires strong creative and technical problem-solving skills, a keen eye for emerging trends, strong graphic design and layout