Title: Packaging Designer- All Levels
Company Description: Global Children’s Apparel Company
Location: New York, New York
Salary: $75,000-$185,000
*Salary is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by JPSearch*
Responsibilities:
- Conceptualize and design packaging solutions that align with brand identity, licensing requirements, retailer needs, and consumer expectations.
- Create original packaging designs, graphics, layouts, structural concepts, and visual merchandising materials.
- Develop packaging systems across multiple product categories, ensuring consistency across international markets.
- Translate seasonal themes, marketing strategies, and product stories into compelling packaging presentations.
- Produce production-ready artwork and specifications for manufacturing partners.
- Collaborate with Product Development, Design, Marketing, Sales, Licensing, Sourcing, and Production teams throughout the packaging lifecycle.
- Manage packaging from concept through final production, ensuring quality, cost, timing, and functionality requirements are achieved.
- Partner with domestic and overseas vendors to develop prototypes, mockups, and packaging samples.
- Review and approve pre-production samples, color proofs, and production artwork.
- Ensure compliance with retailer guidelines, consumer safety regulations, labeling requirements, and global packaging standards.
- Interpret and execute packaging based on licensed property style guides and approval requirements.
- Maintain consistent brand standards across all packaging deliverables.
- Present packaging concepts and seasonal initiatives to internal leadership, licensors, and external partners.
- Research emerging packaging trends, materials, sustainability initiatives, and manufacturing capabilities.
- Identify opportunities to reduce packaging costs, improve consumer experience, and support company sustainability goals.
- Recommend innovative materials, structures, and printing techniques.
Leadership & Team Management (Senior Manager/Director Levels)
- Lead, mentor, and develop packaging design teams.
- Establish departmental processes, workflows, and best practices.
- Manage project priorities, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Partner with executive leadership on long-term packaging strategies and global brand initiatives.
- Drive creative vision and innovation across all packaging programs.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Industrial Design, Visual Communications, or related field.
- Minimum 4+ years of packaging design experience; senior-level candidates should possess progressively increasing leadership experience.
- Experience designing packaging for apparel, children's products, consumer goods, toys, accessories, footwear, beauty, fashion, or licensed products.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including:
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Strong understanding of packaging production methods, print processes, materials, and dielines.
- Experience preparing production-ready artwork and technical specifications.
- Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
- Experience within children's apparel, licensed consumer products, or global retail brands.
- Knowledge of structural packaging design and prototyping.
- Experience working with international manufacturers and suppliers.
- Familiarity with sustainability initiatives and environmentally conscious packaging solutions.
- Experience presenting to licensors, retailers, and executive leadership teams.