Senior / Midweight Graphic & Packaging Designer

I Love My Job Ltd.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

I Love My Job is a London-based recruitment agency partnering with a fast-moving product design company near Richmond. They are seeking a Senior or Midweight Designer to dream up the next generation of playful, innovative packaging and product ranges.

You’ll join a fast-paced studio where creative energy is the norm, juggling briefs from styling guides to mass-produced artwork. Hybrid work near Richmond offers a lively, design-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Senior or Midweight Designer in packaging/consumer product design.
• Strong typography sense and ability to translate trends into packaging.
• Ability to juggle multiple briefs and adapt to retailer brands.
• Experience creating style guides and brand identities.
• Portfolio demonstrating bold graphics and packaging work.

Responsibilities

• Creating bold, commercial style guides and product identities for major retailers
• Turning briefs from our Product Development team into standout packaging concepts and visuals
• Adapting your design thinking to fit each retailer’s brand and customer base.
• Presenting your ideas with confidence to colleagues and clients alike
• Preparing final artwork ready for mass production

Skills

Senior or Midweight Designer

Typography

Trends awareness

Packaging design

Multitasking

Work ethic

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

• £40,000 – £55,000 (depending on experience)
• Richmond + hybrid

I Love My Job is a B Corp-certified, London-based recruitment agency specialising in consumer goods, beauty, gifting, homeware and lifestyle. For over 15 years we’ve been connecting talented people with the businesses that need them, because when someone’s in the right seat, everyone benefits.

We’re partnering with a fast-moving product design company known for turning bold ideas into products that stand out on shelf. As they continue to grow they’re looking for a Senior or Midweight Designer to help them dream up the next generation of playful, innovative product ranges.

You’ll be joining a fast-paced, friendly studio where creative energy is the norm and no two briefs are ever quite the same. One day you’re building a style guide, the next you’re designing packaging that has to stop shoppers in their tracks. If you’ve got a versatile portfolio bursting with great graphics and vibrant packaging work, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a permanent, full time role offering hybrid working, based near Richmond (5-minute walk from mainline station and direct 15/20-minute train from Clapham / Vauxhall / Waterloo)

What you’ll do

• Creating bold, commercial style guides and product identities for major retailers


• Turning briefs from our Product Development team into standout packaging concepts and visuals


• Adapting your design thinking to fit each retailer’s brand and customer base.


• Presenting your ideas with confidence to colleagues and clients alike


• Preparing final artwork ready for mass production

What you’ll bring

• A strong portfolio and proven experience as a Senior or Midweight Designer, ideally withing packaging or consumer product design


• A sharp eye for typography, a nose for emerging trends, and the ability to translate both into packaging and product design that sells


• Strong Adobe Suite skills, especially Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop


• A commercial mindset – you understand shelf impact and what makes consumers pic one product over another


• The ability to juggle multiple projects without breaking a sweat


• A positive, can-do attitude, and the drive, efficiency and reliability to match

Why join

We believe in the power of play and the joy of a challenge well solved. Our studio is busy, ambitious and constantly evolving – but never at the expense of a good laugh. If you want your work seen by millions, get in touch!

Diversity & Inclusion

ILMJ values diversity, equality, and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and identities.