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Packaging Designer - Frames
Position Type: Full-Time / Onsite
Salary Range: DOE
Job Department: Frames Department
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
We are looking for a full-time packaging graphics designer to join our in-house Art Team, working in our midtown Manhattan location. This individual will be working as part of our art/design team and help us develop packaging designs and graphics for a wide variety of housewares, lighting, décor, home office, and wall décor items. Please apply with a portfolio displaying select work samples.
- Develops packaging design and production files for a wide variety of fashion-driven housewares, LED lighting, and wall décor items in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Evaluate the feasibility of design ideas and develop packaging solutions that highlight product features and benefits.
- As needed, build packaging mock-ups and illustrations for presentations and approvals.
- Communicate daily with overseas factories to follow up with the packaging projects, to ensure timely and successful end results.
- Reviews factory mock-ups, makes necessary adjustments and approves final packaging samples for production.
- Creates attractive product lifestyles, presenting items in appropriate room settings, following brand guidelines and trends using Photoshop and Lightroom.
- Works on the graphic layouts of the packaging.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
COMPETENCIES
- Packaging construction knowledge and ability to develop and adjust deadlines and production technical packages is a plus.
- Some packaging material knowledge, and ability to choose the right material(s) for efficient production, optimal footprint, and a good balance between strength, esthetics, and cost efficiency.
- Fluency in Adobe Creative suite, focusing mainly on Illustrator, Photoshop, and Lightroom. InDesign knowledge is a plus.
- Team player to work in a collaborative environment with other designers and product development teams, reporting to Art Director.
- Problem-solving personality
- Photoshop skills -to create product lifestyle images, and ability to manipulate product photography for new finishes, colors, or sizes, as needed.
- The ability to work on graphics and create presentations is a plus.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
BA/BFA Degree in Graphic Design or Related Field with 3 years Design Experience
Salary : $65,000 - $80,000