Job Code: Soft accessories, footwear and stationery
Location- Central New Jersey
Salary: $75,000-$90,000
About the company:
A leading manufacturer of women's, and kids branded accessories is seeking a Packaging Designer to join the team! Product category includes Cold weather, Footwear, Novelty items and Stationary. For over 20 years they have continued to offer the latest fashion trends. Be part of an entrepreneurial and thriving environment where everyone collaborates as a team!
Job Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Design Director and cross-functional teams to develop and implement packaging
designs, visual merchandising design
- Ability to design and create artwork for soft accessories, gifting and stationery
- Provide feedback to the team to support project development and design evolution.
-Create 2D and 3D develop and implementing packaging designs, visual merchandising design.
- Manage time efficiently to consistently deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Create packaging and display materials ready for press.
- Work closely with the team designing packaging to ensure the integrity of the design during the packaging
development process.
-Create and render a packaging library that designers can utilize.
- Coordinate with other departments on packaging requirements and deadlines.
- Stay updated with current design trends and bring in new sources of creative inspiration.
- Enhance the creative and technical skills of yourself and the team.
- Obtain necessary approvals and relaying feedback to the graphics and design team.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- 3-5 years of experience in graphic and packaging design.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Prior experience in accessories categories is a plus.
- Strong sense of design, typography, and color.
- Highly motivated and passionate about beauty, and fashion, with an eye for detail in product commercialization.
- Self-starter, passionate, and results-oriented.
- Experience working with licensed brands and interpreting brand style guides for product extensions.
- Expert-level skills in Adobe Creative Suite, 2D,3D and Microsoft Office.
- Strong creativity, conceptualization, execution, organization, and design skills.
- Experience in creating "ready for print" mechanicals.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to prioritize and strategize team workloads according to the seasonal calendar.
- Flexible and creative problem solver, able to adapt quickly.
- PLM experience is a plus.
- Prior experience with soft accessories, baby footwear, and stationery.