Senior Packaging Designer

A rapidly growing, design-driven company in the baby products/appliance space is looking for a Senior Packaging Designer to join its creative team. This role focuses on crafting high-quality, visually refined, and production-ready packaging solutions across a range of brand touchpoints.

The ideal candidate combines strong design sensibility with precision and has experience taking projects from early concept through final production. This position works closely with cross-functional teams, including creative leadership, marketing, product development, external designers, photographers, and global manufacturing partners.

This is on-site, 4 days a week (Mon - Thurs) in Newark, NJ.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute packaging design across product boxes, manuals, labels, retail displays, and point-of-sale materials
• Create supporting print assets such as brochures, catalogs, trade show graphics, and other branded materials
• Prepare final artwork and ensure files are properly set up for print and packaging production
• Partner with international teams to review packaging proofs, implement revisions, and support production rollout
• Coordinate translation and localization efforts for global packaging and instructional materials
• Collaborate with marketing and global stakeholders to ensure consistency, accuracy, and timely delivery of all assets
• Maintain cohesive visual standards while continuously elevating the brand’s overall look and feel
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, owning timelines, feedback cycles, and final outputs
• Support ongoing development and refinement of the brand’s visual identity across all consumer-facing materials
• Work closely with product and marketing teams to ensure packaging clearly communicates key product benefits while maintaining a premium aesthetic
• Review layouts, copy, dielines, and technical specifications to ensure quality and accuracy prior to production

What You Bring

• 4 years of experience in packaging, graphic design, or print production within a consumer product environment
• Strong knowledge of print and packaging workflows, including dielines, color accuracy, and pre-press processes
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); familiarity with Figma preferred; experience with generative tools is a plus
• Experience producing a variety of print materials, including retail and marketing collateral
• Ability to independently manage projects, juggle priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-moving environment
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and file management discipline
• Comfortable collaborating across teams while also taking initiative and ownership of work
• Clear communication and presentation skills
• Solid understanding of typography, layout, and contemporary design trends, especially within premium brands
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools

Nice to Have

• Experience working with international manufacturing or production partners
• Background in consumer goods, baby products, appliances, or lifestyle brands
• Familiarity with retail packaging requirements and retailer-specific guidelines
• Basic knowledge of photography, retouching, or product visualization workflows