What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Manager, Packaging position at Jones Road Beauty?
About Jones Road
Jones Road Beauty was founded by makeup artist Bobbi Brown on the philosophy that the world doesn’t need more beauty products. It needs better beauty products. Clean, strategic, high-grade formulations that work on every skin type and tone—and that are as simple to use as they are to master. Jones Road is a lifetime of beauty knowledge, distilled.
About the Role
- We are seeking a highly organized, detail-driven Associate Packaging Manager to join our growing Packaging team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in execution, loves process, and understands how to move packaging programs from concept to vendor release with precision.
- You will own artwork workflow, packaging submissions, competitive benchmarking, and packaging library management across both New Product Development (NPD) and reorder programs. This is a highly cross-functional role partnering closely with Creative, Regulatory, Project Management, and external vendors.
What You’ll Do
Packaging Operations & Organization
- Manage competitive, benchmark, and project packaging libraries
- Maintain and organize project bins and packaging standards
- Manage product trays to ensure correct, current packaging options are reflected
- Oversee packaging submission intake, labeling, organization, and tracker updates
- Ensure all packaging materials are meeting-ready at all times
Artwork Process Ownership
- Own the artwork process from initiation through vendor release
- Maintain the Master Artwork Tracker, including component and CAD codes
- Route digital and hard copy proofs for review and approval
- Follow up on outstanding packaging-related regulatory requirements and approvals
- Collect final approvals and release artwork files to vendors
- Ensure proper file naming, version control, and storage of final files
Cross-Functional & Vendor Coordination
- Brief Production Designer on NPD and reorder programs in collaboration with the Director of Packaging
- Support vendor communication related to artwork, sizing, and packaging execution
- Assist Regulatory and QC with packaging-related requests and testing samples
Competitive & Benchmarking Support
- Order and manage competitive packaging samples
- Maintain organized benchmark libraries
- Support competitive analyses for new and existing programs
What You Bring
- 2–4 years of experience in packaging, artwork coordination, or production (beauty, CPG, or regulated consumer goods strongly preferred)
- Strong understanding of packaging components, artwork workflows, and proof routing
- Experience working with dielines, technical drawings, and component codes
- Exceptional organizational and version-control skills
- Ability to manage both physical samples and digital file systems
- Experience using project management tools (Asana or similar) and Excel/Google Sheets
- Strong communication skills and ability to follow up proactively
The compensation range for this role is $72,000-$90,000 with a bonus target dependent on company and individual performance.
Jones Road Beauty is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Salary : $72,000 - $90,000