Senior Packaging Designer - Hybrid & Eco-Innovator

Fossil Group; Richardson (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Retirement Planning

Paid Parental Leave & Return to Work

Generous Paid Time Off

Work Flexibility

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Fossil Group is seeking a Senior Packaging Designer to join the Fossil Brand Global Creative Team. This experienced designer will maintain high design standards and an excellent awareness of global consumer lifestyle trends.

You will bring a true passion for premium design, an innovative eye for structural architecture, and a highly collaborative spirit to our fast-paced environment. This role is a hybrid position, requiring you to be onsite Monday through Thursday, with the option to work

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated consumer packaging experience in fashion, retail, or premium lifestyle accessories
• Expert command of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop). Familiarity with 3D rendering or CAD visualization software is a strong advantage
• Comprehensive understanding of print-production, dielines, paper stocks, sustainable structural constraints, and direct overseas factory/vendor communication
• Exceptional typography, layout, and illustration capabilities
• Strong project management discipline with tools like ClickUp, Asana, or Jira
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Industrial Design, or related field (or equivalent specialized experience)

Responsibilities

• Elevate Unboxing Experiences: Design and develop cutting-edge, premium, and on-brand packaging systems that balance aesthetics with customer delight
• Direct Production Workflows: Lead full-cycle packaging processes from initial brief and dieline creation to vendor handoff, pre-press checks, and final sampling rounds
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with Packaging Production, Watch Design, Copy and Marketing to establish timelines and drive to final production deliverables
• Solve Structural Problems: Pivot fast to manage design obstacles like limited development timelines, construction limits, and international shipping constraints
• Own Asset Management: Oversee structural template libraries, strict print specifications, and factory-ready mechanical layouts
• Drive Eco-Innovation: Source, test, and implement sustainable packaging materials and processes to support eco-conscious global product life cycles

Skills

Packaging design

Typography

Layout

Illustration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design

Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Design

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

3D rendering

Job description

Fossil Group is seeking a Senior Packaging Designer to join the Fossil Brand Global Creative Team. This experienced designer will maintain high design standards and an excellent awareness of global consumer lifestyle trends.

You will bring a true passion for premium design, an innovative eye for structural architecture, and a highly collaborative spirit to our fast-paced environment. This role is a hybrid position, requiring you to be onsite Monday through Thursday, with the option to work