Senior Packaging Designer

$93,600 - $99,819/Yr

Aquent - Boston, MA

Full-time - Senior

Boston, MA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Packaging Designer plays a crucial role in a cross-functional team, responsible for delivering innovative and trend-forward brand packaging solutions. This position involves overseeing supplier relationships, ensuring packaging quality, and collaborating with product development and merchandising teams to create successful brand packaging. The designer will also manage a team of freelancers and contractors, guiding them in the design and execution of branding solutions from conception to delivery.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Provides approvals and oversees successful execution of all components before press and delivery
• Communicates 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
• Manages the photography and photography requirements for packages
• Directs styling, ensures photo quality, content, and that timeline requirements are met
• Partners with legal and trademark administrator in researching new brand names, and ensures all legal/trademark requirements are met
• Performs special projects as assigned

Requirements

• BFA or related degree in design preferred
• A minimum of 5-8 years design related experience
• Proven results managing multi-disciplinary design teams or designers
• Demonstrated experience guiding business stakeholders through the design process, delivering vision and adhering to brand integrity
• Ability to think across multiple platforms including product, merchandising and new forms of brand communication
• Management experience to influence, drive change and drive vision is required
• In depth knowledge of design and cultural trends to develop cohesive design solutions
• Excellent sense of color, type and style
• Strong leadership, organizational, communication and presentation skills
• Ability to prioritize, handle multiple projects and works well under pressure
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) as well as supporting office programs

Benefits

• Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans
• Paid sick leave
• Retirement plans with a match
• Free online training through Aquent Gymnasium