Senior Graphic Designer (Packaging)

SpaLife Beauty; Edison (NJ); In loco; USD 80.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

SpaLife Beauty in Edison, NJ seeks a Senior Packaging Designer to elevate and execute our evolving brand story. You will collaborate with the design team to deliver on-brand packaging concepts and marketing assets from concept to delivery.

The role requires a keen eye for detail, trend tracking, and the ability to produce high-volume work in a fast-paced setting. You will report to the VP of Sales & Creative and grow the design team during a pivotal growth period.

Competenze

• 6+ years of professional packaging design experience.
• Health & beauty industry or CPG experience is a bonus.
• Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Proficiency with AI-powered design tools (Adobe Firefly, Photoshop Generative Fill).
• Portfolio demonstrating ability to work within and establish design languages.

Mansioni

• Design a high volume of creative packaging concepts and marketing assets (PDQs, decks, collateral, social content).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with designers, copywriters, and marketing to elevate SpaLife’s visual brand story.
• Ensure brand image is consistent and adheres to brand style guide across channels.
• Stay informed on consumer habits to meet account needs.
• Interpret briefs and communicate design decisions clearly to managers.
• Concept and ideate multiple design territories and justify design processes.
• Mentor junior designers and support design leadership while integrating AI thoughtfully.

Conoscenze

Packaging design

Brand storytelling

Team collaboration

Time management

Mentoring

Strumenti

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Adobe Firefly

Descrizione del lavoro

SpaLife is looking for a Senior Packaging Designer with solid design capabilities to help elevate and execute our evolving brand story. In this role, you’ll collaborate with our dynamic design team to create a variety of on-brand and innovative product packaging concepts and marketing assets.

To be successful, you should have a keen eye for detail, love tracking and staying up-to-date-on packaging trends, and will be comfortable creating high-volume designs in a fast-paced setting, from initial conceptualization to final delivery.

This role reports to the VP of Sales & Creative and is located at our Edison, NJ office. Please share samples of your proven work as a graphic designer along with your application.

We are currently growing at an accelerated rate and are looking for enthusiastic professionals to join our tiny but mighty team. This is a great opportunity to join a small business during a pivotal growth period. Come grow with us and leave your mark as we transition into the next chapter of our brand story!

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Design a high volume of creative, including but not limited to: original packaging design, PDQs, pitch decks, brand collateral, social media content, and other digital marketing assets
• Collaborate cross-functionally with fellow designers, copywriters, and marketing to continuously develop and elevate SpaLife’s visual brand story
• Ensure brand image is consistent across all channels and adheres to brand style guide
• Stay informed on consumer habits while responding to the unique needs of the individual accounts we currently work with
• Effectively interpret & respond to creative briefs
• Demonstrate the ability to concept and ideate different design territories, while effectively communicating design process and creative decision making to account managers
• Integrate AI-assisted design tools (Adobe Firefly, Generative Fill, etc.) into daily workflows to speed up concepting and production, using sound creative judgment to determine where AI adds value versus where hands-on craft is essential
• Help mentor & grow junior designers, assist Head of Design with design direction, review & feedback work for excellence

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

• 6+ years of professional packaging design experience (to be considered, please provide a portfolio demonstrating relevant experience!)
• Previous experience in health & beauty industry or CPG is a strong bonus
• Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, & InDesign are a must, knowledge of other Adobe creative suite programs are a plus
• Proficiency with AI-powered design tools (Adobe Firefly, Photoshop Generative Fill, etc.) to accelerate concepting and production workflows.
• A design portfolio that demonstrates the ability to work within existing design languages as well as establish new ones
• A desire to review work, mentor others, and co-create with partners from different background and expertise
• Project and time-management skills: ability to create and deliver under tight deadlines in a fast-paced setting
• Mockup and photo-retouching skills
• A team player who thrives on creative collaboration, with excellent communication & organizational skills
• A natural creativity and ability to think outside the box!

Base Pay Range: $80,000-$100,000/year

Exact compensation may vary based on skills & experience.