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Concept Designer

Creative Circle
Bolingbrook, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 5/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/13/2026

Our large beauty client is seeking a Designer / Art Director with a strong background in beauty packaging to support a leading retail brand's in-house portfolio. This role will focus on fresh, trend-forward ideation - bringing new energy to product lines through thoughtful, culturally aware design concepts.

The role is fully remote and part time, 5-15 hours per week but could increase based on performance and business needs.

Key Responsibilities:
- Develop innovative packaging concepts for beauty products across a portfolio of in-house brands
- Create seasonal, trend-driven design directions including patterns, prints, themes, and visual storytelling
- Contribute to and evolve packaging design systems across product lines
- Bring a strong point of view on current beauty and design trends (inspired by brands like Rhode, Dior, Rare Beauty)
- Support larger product launches and initiatives by refreshing existing packaging and introducing new creative directions
- Collaborate with internal teams to align concepts with brand positioning and go-to-market needs

Qualifications:
- Proven experience in beauty or consumer packaging design
- Strong conceptual and ideation skills with a portfolio showcasing trend-forward work
- Deep understanding of color, pattern, print, and visual storytelling in packaging
- Ability to balance creativity with brand consistency across systems
- Culturally aware and trend-savvy, with a strong eye for emerging aesthetics
- Comfortable working in a flexible, ad hoc environment

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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Jennifer Scott - Senior Solutions Delivery Recruiter

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role.

This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 05/14/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

This job was posted on 05/14/2026 and is open for 60 days

Everforth Creative Circle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring process includes AI screening for keywords and minimum qualifications. Recruiters review all results.  Everforth Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local law, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements. Anthem / Blue Cross Blue Shield creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Creative Circle.

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