Packaging Designer

Who We’re Looking For - Reporting to the Sr. Director, Product Experience Design, we are seeking a talented Packaging Designer. The MANSCAPED® Packaging and Omnichannel Creative team is a group of passionate and inspired designers with the goal of creating outstanding packaging and creative assets for the right tools for the job®. As a Packaging Designer, you will research trends, ideate multiple concepts, and follow strategy guidelines from marketing and brand partners. The ideal candidate will possess proven packaging design experience showing ability to work on challenging products and present 2D and 3D formats to cross functional partners and senior leadership.  
  

Keys to Success - As a member of the Product Experience Design team, success will be measured based on three key actions. 1) Doing your job; setting and meeting appropriate goals that ladder up to the long-term Company vision and the short-term Company targets. You are expected to align on these goals with your manager, and then deliver on them. 2) Doing Your Job, the Right Way; At MANSCAPED® we strive to be ideal team players. That means striving to live up to the Humble, Hard Working & Smart framework. 3) Engaging (in both directions) with Radical Candor in a way that seeks to improve the performance of yourself and the team around you.

Responsibilities:

• Primary function of the Package Designer is to create brand statements through innovative package designs for hard goods, wet goods and retail display units 
• Design and develop packaging from concept to production  
• Create package concepts & brand statements that are relevant and trend forward 
• Assist other packaging designers with projects and design communication as necessary  
• Work with design manager to further develop designs and execute strategy  
• Effectively communicate product strategy and features through package design/copy  
• Partner with E-commerce, Marketing and Brand teams to help create assets for an omnichannel business 
• Work with copywriters & engineers to create cohesive packaging/brand statements  
• Partner with product design & marketing counterparts to ensure package delivers on strategy  
• Art direct in-house & outside resources such as illustrators, photo re-touchers, and Asia counterparts to develop elements of package  
• 3D render and/or physically comp packages for presentations  
• Communicate with Asia counterparts to ensure quality and integrity of package design is maintained through production, and onto shelf​​​​ 
• Other duties as required

Qualifications:

• 5+ years design experience  
• Degree in Design or Arts (and/or) Graphic Design within packaging discipline  
• Passion for design – creative thinker that strives for innovation  
• In-depth knowledge of Photoshop & Illustrator and the entire Adobe Suite  
• Basic 3D software knowledge (Adobe Dimension preferred)  
• Ability to see the big picture while not losing focus of details  
• Ability to accept and give creative direction  
• Up to date on current trends: graphics, advertising, fashion, technology, entertainment, social, etc.  
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects with different delivery dates simultaneously, in order to meet tight deadlines  
• Excellent communication and organizational skills  
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to articulate design and vision  
• Experience in Wet goods packaging design is preferred 
• Experience working with overseas partners and with wet goods packaging is also preferred