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Packaging Designer — Retail Packaging & Merchandising
[City] · On-Site · Full-Time
We're hiring a Junior Designer to own packaging and merchandising design for our growing line of consumer hard goods sold in major retail channels.
If you live for the moment a package hits the shelf and stops a shopper in their tracks — read on.
What you'll do:
- Design retail packaging for hard goods — cartons, blister packs, clamshells, sleeves, inserts
- Build merchandising assets — PDQs, sidekicks, endcaps, shippers, and planogram visuals
- Adapt designs for mass, drug, grocery, club, and specialty retailers
- Prepare print-ready files and dielines; manage vendor handoffs
- Partner daily with our Product and Sales teams to bring new SKUs to shelf
What you bring:
- 3–5 years designing retail packaging for hard goods/CPG
- Portfolio showing work that has shipped to national retail
- Expert in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
- Strong command of dielines, prepress, CMYK/Pantone, print production
- Instinct for shelf impact — you understand the 3 feet / 3 seconds / 3 inches rule
- Fast, organized, and ship-ready
Bonus:
- Experience with Walmart, Target, CVS, or club channels
- Amazon A content / e-commerce packaging fluency
- 3D rendering (Keyshot, Dimension, Blender)
- POP/POS display design
Why this role:
- Your work hits shelves at major retailers within weeks
- Direct collaboration with Product and Sales leadership
- Real ownership, fast decisions, lean team
- In-office, hands-on environment — prototypes, press checks, and shelf tests in real time