Senior Packaging / Product Designers

Position Overview

Our client is seeking fulltime Senior Packaging / Product Designers to lead packaging initiatives across multiple brands and product lines. This role requires a designer with strong production expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to guide projects from concept through mass production.

In addition to hands-on design, the Senior Designer will provide creative leadership, collaborate cross-functionally, and mentor junior team members.

They are a well-established consumer goods wholesaler and design house, producing large-scale, retail-ready products across categories such as Consumer Electronics, LED Lighting, Automotive, Beauty, and Hydration. Their in-house creative team plays a critical role in shaping brand identity and shelf presence for high-volume consumer products.

This position is 5 days per week onsite in Manhattan, NY.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end packaging design projects from ideation through final production
• Translate brand strategy, customer needs, and retailer requirements into effective packaging solutions
• Develop concepts, mood boards, renderings, and final production artwork
• Oversee complex packaging structures, dielines, materials, and printing processes
• Ensure consistency across packaging, branding, and related marketing assets
• Guide and mentor junior and mid-level designers
• Partner closely with sales, merchandising, sourcing, and product development teams
• Maintain and contribute to packaging standards, materials libraries, and technical documentation
• Review production proofs and conduct color, print, and quality checks
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and cost considerations

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in packaging or consumer product design
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant design field (preferred)
• Strong portfolio demonstrating market-ready packaging design
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Deep understanding of packaging materials, tooling, dielines, and print production
• Experience working with high-volume manufacturing and retail environments
• Strong visual judgment with excellent attention to detail
• Proven ability to lead projects, provide creative direction, and mentor others
• Comfortable collaborating across departments and presenting work to stakeholders
• Consistently delivering high-quality, production-ready packaging on time

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.