Location: Framingham, MA (Hybrid)
Position Type: Full-Time, Contract
Compensation Range: $30 - 35 per hour
Are you a creative force with a passion for delivering trend-forward packaging solutions? Join our client's team as a Packaging Designer/Specialist, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping brand packaging across global divisions. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you'll bring innovative ideas to life, ensure quality standards, and create compelling designs that resonate with consumers worldwide. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, excel at managing design teams, and love turning concepts into shelf-ready solutions, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of trend-forward brand packaging for a variety of home categories.
- Collaborate with Product Development, Buyers, and Trend Teams to create lifestyle-driven packaging solutions.
- Direct freelancers, contractors, and design team members in executing high-quality branding and packaging.
- Oversee the packaging approval process to ensure quality, consistency, and timely delivery.
- Design and guide production for packaging components, including boxes, hangtags, and labels, from conception to shelf-ready.
- Establish and enforce quality parameters for print, color, and construction to optimize efficiency.
- Manage photography needs for packaging, directing styling and ensuring photo quality and timeline adherence.
- Collaborate with legal and trademark teams to research and secure new brand names while meeting all trademark requirements.
- Drive innovation through trend research and implementation of cohesive, cutting-edge design solutions.
- Oversees the creation of trend forward brand packaging across various home categories.
- Partners with product development and merchandising to fill lifestyle needs by product category. Influences the organization on design decisions.
- Partners with the Sr. Product Development Managers, Trend Teams and Divisional Manager to create compelling brand packaging
- Ensures the quality of the vendor's packaging through an established approval process and ensures all deadlines are met.
- Creates and directs brand packaging for a wide variety of products (boxes, hangtags, labels, etc).
- Prioritizes and directs designers, freelancers, interns and/or contractors in design and content creation.
- Follow-through from conception to shelf - providing approvals and overseeing successful execution of all components before press and delivery. Communicate with product development and regulatory teams throughout the design process, including reviewing and proofing packaging.
- Maintains a strict adherence to T&A and deadlines. Establishes parameters of acceptable tolerances in print/color/construction while developing and implementing methods to improve efficiencies.
- Partners with legal and trademark administrator in researching new brand names, and ensures all legal/trademark requirements are met.
- Performs special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Education: BFA or related degree in design preferred.
- Experience: 5-8 years of design-related experience with a proven ability to manage multidisciplinary design teams or designers.
- Strong knowledge of design trends, with expertise in creating cohesive solutions that span packaging, product, and merchandising.
- Exceptional color, typography, and style sensibility.
- Demonstrated ability to guide business stakeholders through the design process while maintaining brand integrity.
- Outstanding leadership, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and supporting office software.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and meet deadlines under pressure.
Why Join Us?
- Be at the forefront of packaging innovation, shaping the identity of global brands.
- Collaborate with dynamic teams passionate about creativity and excellence.
- Opportunity to lead and influence the future of branding across diverse product categories.
JOBID: 1073422
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact [email protected].
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
