Packaging Designer

Unity. Loyalty. Advancement. Charity. It’s what drives United Legwear & Apparel Co. to be the best global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of legwear, bodywear, apparel, and accessories. Founded in 1998 by Isaac E. Ash to make the very best legwear on the market, ULAC is an industry leader offering a full range of products for babies, kids, teens, and adults. We strive to sell our products at affordable prices for families. Hard work and exponential growth year on year have transformed ULAC into a global apparel and accessories company. 

Our goal to deliver superior products that ensure superior customer satisfaction is made possible by our team of dedicated professionals who work together to make the company the best in business. Our manufacturing, distribution, and logistics division produces the highest quality products at the best possible prices without cutting corners. The integrity of goods is key, so compliance and quality assurance are top priorities, along with meeting every delivery date—whether shipping across the state or around the world.  

We strive to foster an inclusive company culture that stands united to accomplish our mission. We are loyal to our people, supporting their development and ability to achieve excellence. We believe that when people bring their personal best to work each day, it leads to success, advancement, and upward mobility for all. We believe every individual has two hands: one to help themself, and one to help others. We pride ourselves in our value of charity and the commitments we make to help people in need. ULAC supports organizations that help those compromised by sickness, poverty, natural disasters, socioeconomic inequality, and other dire circumstances.  

If you share our vision of delivering superior products in a culture of growth, excellence, and caring, then we want to hear from you! 

For more information about United Legwear & Apparel Co., please visit: https://www.unitedlegwear.com  

Job Summary:
The Packaging Designer is responsible for creating innovative, functional, and aesthetically appealing packaging solutions for a variety of products within the accessories division (legwear, bodywear, bags, hats) that ensure alignment with brand identity, consumer expectations, regulatory standards, and production requirements. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment on both the creative and technical sides of packaging to support the team with projects and daily tasks.

Essential Functions (Including but not limited to):

• Create conceptual packaging artwork and appealing presentation boards for a variety of brands and product categories under the direction of the Senior Designers.
• Prepare artwork, dyelines, mockups, and other packaging team tasks to facilitate daily workflow.
• Create and update existing technical packaging files for factory development and production-ready assets.
• Manage factory development with multiple suppliers; detailed layout review, sample requests, turnaround time expectations, sample comments, sample status, and sample organization for pending vs. approved standards
• Digital and physical packaging submissions to the license and/or customer for approvals.
• Ensure packaging for each program reflect the design direction, brand’s identity, and customer/distribution requirements.
• Ensure packaging meets both aesthetic and functional standards before mass production.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in design or related area and some work experience in the design industry.
• Highly proficient in MAC OS, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience in Graphic and Packaging Design and Development
• Creative and artistic abilities with attention to detail and ability to visualize in three dimensions.
• Proficient computer skills to include Adobe Suite programs and Microsoft Office (Excel and Word).
• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks and workload efficiently and seamlessly and follow-up.
• Excellent written and verbal skills as required for effective interpersonal communication.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team under critical time frames.
• Self-driven and experience working in a fast-paced environment and ability to apply good work habits to effectively complete assigned tasks and contribute to the smooth operation of the company/department.

This is an onsite position working daily in our New York Office. 

This position is contract to permanent placement. The hourly rate range is $30.00 - $39.00 p/h.