Job Description

My client, a well established and renowned international concern withing the retail sector, has a vacancy at their Head Office in Somerset West for a Group Packaging DesignerThe successful candidate will have a Bachelors degree or Diploma in Graphic Design with 7+ years in packaging design, either in a FMCG company or agency environment with strong planning, organisation, priority setting and project management skillsRole:

• Detail-orientated individual passionate about packaging design with the rigour to maintain consistent design standards across our entire product portfolio
• Well versed in both concept development and taking artwork to a print ready stage
• The role will require you to have an intricate knowledge of print you to have an intricate knowledge of print production techniques and the ability to engage with third party printers in finding optimal production processes for our packaging portfolio
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
• Provides an excellent opportunity to join a group that is tasked with a wide range of project types and has significant exposure to senior leaders and functional teams across the business globally

Key Responsibilities:

• Packaging concept, design and artwork delivery
• Conceptualise and develop new packaging for all the products across the entire product portfolio
• Liaise with New Product Development, Category Management and Marketing teams to deliver packaging and associated publication design concepts on brief and to a global standard
• Evolve packaging artwork to a harmonized global standard in line with new brand guidelines
• Work closely and align with the Group Packaging Engineer and Group Sustainability analyst
• Produce approved artwork designs in print ready format
• Liaise with third party printers and suppliers to specify substrates, print techniques, paper engineering and special finishes
• Manage the sampling process with third party printers and suppliers

Custodianship:

• Maintain the company's global packaging library
• Upload artwork to a centralized database
• Manage and execute any running changes to existing artwork
• Maintain the company's global brand guidelines document

Skills and Qualifications

• Ability to multitask effectively; changing priorities based on timeline expectations
• Excellent communication skills
• Microsoft and Adobe Creative Suite essential
• Solution-orientated mindset
• Detail-orientated mindset
• Ability to work autonomously, and multi-task in an agile environment
• Fluency in English is a must
• Ability to undertake international travel

Desirable

• Prior packaging design for premium brands is an asset
• Exposure to working in international markets considered a plus

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