Senior Designer: CPG Branding & Packaging

Creative Recruitment; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Vacation leave

Summer Fridays

End-of-year office closure

Yearly bonus

Job summary

Creative Recruitment is assisting a strategic creative agency in New York to hire a Senior Designer with 4+ years of experience in CPG packaging, branding and identity. You will contribute across the full creative process from research to final production.

The role requires strong craft, collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, and a willingness to mentor junior designers. This hybrid position combines studio days in New York with flexible remote work.

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience across CPG packaging, branding and identity.
• Excellent conceptual thinking and ability to develop big ideas.
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
• Degree in Graphic Design, Fine Art or related discipline.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Self-starting designer who collaborates well.

Responsibilities

• Contribute across all stages of the creative process, including research, idea generation, concept exploration, design development and finalisation
• Develop strong, original ideas and translate them into thoughtful design solutions
• Act as a design guardian for client brands, ensuring colour, typography, visual equities and broader brand standards are consistently maintained
• Deliver high-quality creative work that responds effectively to client objectives and challenges
• Apply a high level of craftsmanship and attention to detail across every stage of the design process
• Work across branding, visual identity, packaging and related design systems
• Develop an understanding of projects from initial brief through to final production
• Organise and maintain design files, master assets and other project materials
• Support the team in managing external creative specialists, including illustrators and visualisers
• Collaborate closely with designers, strategists, account teams and other creative disciplines
• Contribute to a positive, inspiring and collaborative studio culture
• Over time, support and mentor more junior members of the creative team

Skills

CPG packaging

Brand identity development

Conceptual thinking

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Creative Recruitment is assisting a strategic creative agency in New York to hire a Senior Designer with 4+ years of experience in CPG packaging, branding and identity. You will contribute across the full creative process from research to final production.

The role requires strong craft, collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams, and a willingness to mentor junior designers. This hybrid position combines studio days in New York with flexible remote work.