Packaging Creative Director

$164,000 - $205,000/Yr

Kendo Brands - San Francisco, CA

posted about 2 months ago

Full-time - Senior
San Francisco, CA
Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is seeking an experienced Creative Director specializing in Packaging Design to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in creating outstanding packaging designs for our brands, including Fenty Beauty and others, that not only surprise and delight but also evolve brand codes over time. The Creative Director will be responsible for leading the packaging design vision across all projects, ensuring cohesion and consistency in design elements. This position requires a blend of creativity and leadership, as the individual will be tasked with both creating original designs and guiding the design team to achieve exceptional results. In this fast-paced environment, the Creative Director will partner closely with packaging development, production, and brand teams to bring innovative ideas to life. This includes owning the graphical and visual execution of products, collaborating on structures, colors, and other initiatives that contribute to the overall success of our product lines. The ideal candidate will thrive under pressure, understand consumer needs, and stay ahead of industry trends to create forward-thinking designs that resonate with our audience. The role also involves presenting designs to cross-functional partners, meeting tight deadlines across multiple projects, and implementing feedback efficiently. Strong leadership and mentorship skills are essential, as the Creative Director will foster a positive team environment, model collaborative behavior, and develop team members to elevate their performance and deliver outstanding results. Additionally, the Creative Director will be responsible for building and cultivating ongoing design resources, leveraging both full-time and freelance talent to enhance our creative capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the packaging design vision for all projects and ensure cohesion and consistency as needed
  • Create original designs and concepts that speak to our client
  • Deliver amazing (sell-out, award winning) holiday and limited-edition collections
  • Develop and maintain consistent product and packaging codes across core products, line extensions, seasonal campaigns and promotions (style guides)
  • Partner closely with product development and packaging teams to achieve the highest level of quality for each project - understanding limitations due to timing, costs, etc.
  • Present designs to cross-functional partners
  • Meet the deadlines of many projects running in parallel in a fast-paced environment while adhering to review and approval processes
  • Comfortable implementing feedback in a timely fashion
  • Demonstrate strong leadership and mentorship of team - project positivity, model collaborative behavior and develop the team to elevate and deliver results
  • Build and cultivate ongoing design resources via full time and freelance talent
  • Ideate designs/product ideas beyond what is briefed

Requirements

  • Multi-disciplinary designer with 10+ years of overall experience in the beauty, fashion or consumer products, packaging design experience required
  • 7-10 years managing creative teams
  • Extraordinary collaborative and leadership skills, team-player
  • Detail oriented leader, comfortable shifting directions, work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  • Must possess strong interpersonal skills and creative resolution skills
  • Ability to quickly generate concepts and visually communicate those ideas with renderings and/or comps
  • Excellent eye for color and typography
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Strong presentation, oral and written communications skills with professional demeanor
  • Passion for beauty with a sense of both current and developing trends in print/pattern, art, and packaging
  • BA or BFA in Design, Arts, and/or Graphic Design
  • Advanced/Expert Apple computer skills in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, with a specialty within Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Flex paid time off program
  • Parental leave
  • Employee discount/perks
  • Retirement plan with employer contributions
  • Summer Fridays
  • Opportunity to work from anywhere for two weeks in the summer
  • July and December wellness/shutdown weeks for applicable positions
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