Location: Remote with EST working hours
Type: W2 Contract
Duration: Ongoing engagement
Compensation Range: $55-$65/HR
Our beauty and skincare client is looking for a seasoned packaging designer with strong branding skills to join their in-house agency team. Extensive, hands-on packaging design experience within the beauty, cosmetics, or skincare category is required for consideration.
Responsibilities:
Brand Design Responsibilities:
- Develop packaging design intents, shopper toolkits, and master assets; guide regional adaptation while preserving core brand equities.
- Ensure packaging meets regulatory, claims, and multilingual requirements with clear hierarchy and legibility.
- Embed sustainability‑by‑design principles in partnership with Global Packaging teams.
- Align work with overall brand strategy and Brand World guidelines to deliver cohesive brand expression.
- Elevate the brand through clarity, craft, and consistency across packaging and shopper touchpoints.
- Connect with Brand Building, Design Realization, internal teams, and external partners.
Project & Workflow Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Brand Lead on project prioritization, resource planning, and design workflow improvements.
- Co‑develop clear, actionable design intent briefs and contribute to efficient design processes.
- Partner with the Design Project Manager to deliver projects on time and with excellence.
- Manage multiple, complex initiatives simultaneously.
- Track and integrate creative and industry trends into packaging development or shopper assets e.g. POSM, toolkits
- Work daily with Design Realization, adaptive designers, and print production to ensure output aligns with design intent.
- Lead color/print feasibility, support remote or on‑site press approvals, and codify learnings into standards.
- Collaborate with regional teams to address local regulations, languages, and supply constraints without compromising brand integrity.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of FMCG/CPG packaging design experience (in‑house or agency).
- Strong portfolio demonstrating design‑to‑print excellence across substrates and processes, with understanding of end‑to‑end packaging development.
- Proven ability to translate brand strategy into production‑ready design intents.
- Expertise in color management, prepress, and proof/press checks.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and collaborate with designers and agency partners.
- Experience improving design workflows, standards, and systems.
- Familiarity with sustainability principles and application to packaging.
Desired Qualifications:
- Strong craft in visual identity, typography, layout, and storytelling.
- Experience designing within regulated product categories.
- Working knowledge of 3D visualization tools (C4D, Dimension, Blender, KeyShot) and annotation tools.
- Passion for design excellence, innovation, and elevating brand experiences.
Job ID: JN -112026-168094
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At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
