Sr. Designer, Fossil Brand Packaging

Fossil Group; Richardson (AL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Retirement Planning

Paid Parental Leave & Return to Work

Generous Paid Time Off

Work Flexibility: Hybrid + Work-From-1

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Fossil Group's Global Creative Team is seeking a Senior Packaging Designer to elevate premium brand packaging, balancing aesthetics with consumer needs and global trends. This hybrid role is onsite Monday–Thursday with optional remote Fridays, guiding full-cycle packaging—from brief and dieline to pre-press, vendor handoff, and final sampling, while championing sustainable materials.

You will collaborate across design, production, marketing, and overseas partners to meet timelines and ensure

Qualifications

• 5+ years of consumer product packaging experience in fashion or premium lifestyle.
• Expert typography, layout, and illustration skills.
• Strong knowledge of print production, dielines, paper stocks, and overseas communications.

Responsibilities

• Elevate unboxing experiences with premium, on-brand packaging systems.
• Lead full-cycle packaging from brief and dieline creation to vendor handoff and sampling.
• Collaborate across packaging production, watch design, copy and marketing to hit timelines.
• Resolve structural constraints and optimize for international shipping.
• Oversee asset management, templates, print specs, and mechanical layouts.
• Drive eco-innovation with sustainable materials and processes.

Skills

Packaging design

Typography & layout

Project management

Adobe Creative Cloud

3D rendering/CAD visualization

ClickUp/Asana/Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design/Packaging Design/Industrial Design

Tools

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

3D CAD visualization

Job description

Make An Impact

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 remotely on Fridays.

What you will do in this role

• 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.

Who You Are

Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated consumer product packaging experience, ideally in the fashion, retail, or premium lifestyle accessories market.


• Technical Suite: Expert command of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop). Familiarity with 3D rendering or CAD visualization software is a strong advantage.


• Production Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of print-production, dielines, paper stocks, sustainable structural constraints, and direct overseas factory/vendor communication.


• Core Skills: Exceptional typography, layout, and illustration capabilities.


• Workflows: Strong project management discipline with tools like ClickUp, Asana, or Jira.


• Education: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Industrial Design, or a related field (or equivalent specialized experience).

What We Offer

• Comprehensive Benefits: Includes health and well-being services


• Retirement Planning: 401(k) match and educational resources


• Paid Parental Leave & Return to Work Program: Support for new parents and caregivers


• Generous Paid Time Off: Floating Holidays, Sick Time, Personal Days, Summer Flex Fridays


• Work Flexibility: Hybrid schedule plus \"Work-From-Anywhere\" options


• Tuition Reimbursement: Support for approved educational programs