Senior Beauty Packaging Designer - Elevate SKIMS

SKIMS; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (Company Paid)

Fertility benefits

401(k) with match

Unlimited PTO

LinkedIn Learning

Employee discounts

Free weekly catered lunch (HQ)

Dog-friendly office

Free swag

Annual Holiday Party

Annual Summer Party

Invitations to events

Daily office snacks

Job summary

SKIMS Beauty is seeking a highly creative Senior Packaging Designer to shape and execute packaging across our growing beauty portfolio. You will lead concept development, translate brand identity into packaging language, and drive production-ready designs from ideation to final output.

The role requires 6+ years in packaging design, a strong portfolio, and deep knowledge of materials, manufacturing, and finishes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of packaging design experience, ideally within beauty, cosmetics, skincare, fragrance, luxury, fashion, or a highly design-driven consumer brand
• Strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated packaging design, concept development, structural thinking, and production execution
• Demonstrated experience designing both primary and secondary packaging
• Strong knowledge of packaging materials, manufacturing processes, print production, finishes, and decoration techniques
• Experience taking packaging from initial creative concept through development, sampling, and final production
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Experience with 3D design, rendering, or visualization software is highly desirable
• Strong understanding of typography, color, composition, materials, and physical product design
• Experience partnering directly with packaging developers, suppliers, manufacturers, and production teams
• Beauty industry experience and knowledge of beauty packaging components and manufacturing processes strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative packaging concepts across SKIMS Beauty, including primary and secondary packaging
• Translate the SKIMS brand identity into a cohesive packaging language for Beauty
• Create concepts from ideation sketches through detailed design development, mock-ups, and production
• Explore materials, color, finishes, typography, graphics, and functionality for elevated packaging
• Balance creativity with cost, sustainability, and manufacturing constraints
• Prepare presentations, renderings, and prototypes for leadership reviews
• Maintain consistency while evolving the SKIMS Beauty packaging identity
• Translate concepts into technically viable packaging solutions and production-ready files
• Collaborate with packaging suppliers, manufacturers, and cross-functional teams

Skills

Packaging design

Concept development

Production execution

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

InDesign

3D design/rendering

Typography & color

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

3D software

Job description

SKIMS Beauty is seeking a highly creative Senior Packaging Designer to shape and execute packaging across our growing beauty portfolio. You will lead concept development, translate brand identity into packaging language, and drive production-ready designs from ideation to final output.

The role requires 6+ years in packaging design, a strong portfolio, and deep knowledge of materials, manufacturing, and finishes.