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e.l.f Cosmetics lists this Sr. Packaging Designer opportunity in new york, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Senior Packaging Designer
The Senior Packaging Designer will play a pivotal role in creating disruptive and on-brand designs for beauty packaging, including merch and PR boxes. We are seeking a highly skilled and creative designer with a passion for beauty and the expertise to meet design direction within brand, manufacturing and cost constraints. This fast-paced role handles multiple projects on escalated timelines, requiring a nimble designer capable of quick pivots and strategic thinking.
Responsibilities:
Interpret creative briefs to design strategic packaging concepts that translate brand positioning, consumer insights, and market opportunities into innovative and on-trend design solutions that align with our brand's identity and target audience.
Strong knowledge of beauty trends to create thumb-stopping designs for packaging, PR kits, merch, and/or collaborations.
Execute approved designs with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring the final design meets production standards and specifications.
Create designs that take into account sustainability targets such as material reduction and use of post-consumer recycled resin.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Marketing, Brand Marketing, New Product Development, Sales, and Operations.
Present design rationale effectively to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
Stay up to date on emerging design trends, techniques and technologies within the beauty industry.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality.
Foster effective communication channels with internal teams and external vendors as necessary to ensure seamless execution of packaging projects.
Maintain organized files, documentation and archives of design files for easy retrieval and future reference.
Oversee day-to-day process of packaging design and sampling, and liaise with Development team and China NPD team daily to follow up on sample development.
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
5+ years experience as a packaging designer in a high volume, deadline-driven environment in beauty or a related industry, with a strong portfolio.
Knowledge of packaging decoration techniques across both primary and secondary packaging.
Strong and refined typography skills.
Excellent eye for color.
Proficient in industry-standard design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), as well as AI rendering tools.
Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills; deadline driven.
Comfortable working in a collaborative manner and a highly creative out-of-the-box thinker.
Ability to anticipate workload and proactively communicate to managers.
Current on fashion, beauty, design and digital trends.
Ability to be physically in office a minimum of 3-days per week.
Experience with 3D rendering tools a plus.
Experience in art direction for beauty a plus.
Strong knowledge of sustainability best practices a plus
$80,000 - $110,000 a year
The base salary range for this role is listed above. Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.'s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off. The amount of total compensation (including base salary) offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including geographic location, experience, specific skills, and qualifications. Compensation components are subject to change at the company's discretion.
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors' discretion.
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
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