Matthews International is hiring: Sr Designer in Cincinnati

Content Summary: Sr Designer at Cincinnati, for Matthews International

Equator is a global packaging design agency, delivering strategy to shelf without compromise. We create powerful brands that get noticed and chosen. Equator is part of SGK.

SENIOR PACKAGING DESIGNER
Cincinnati - Hybrid

Do you crave a creative environment where unconventional thinking is actively encouraged? Are you willing to take risks and champion new ideas? We’re looking for a senior branding and packaging designer to lead the design process and bring our clients’ product vision to life, creating brands for a wide range of clients. If you’re keen to advance your creative expertise as part of a passionate, dynamic team, this could be the role for you.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Lead the design process from concept to completion, including creating realistic sketches, mood boards, mock-ups, and concepts to meet project requirements and brand objectives.
2. Design and deliver by creating layouts and packaging designs for a wide range of products (CPG), ensuring consistency with the brand vision and consumer needs.
3. Integrate images, text, motion, etc. with a great sense of aesthetics, while executing against the brand/product vision or brief.
4. Select materials and produce finish reference charts that align with market and physical specifications, optimizing designs for different materials and print techniques to meet production requirements and ensure functionality.
5. Develop and implement visual elements and creative concepts using digital illustration, photo editing, and the Adobe suite to deliver high-quality designs.
6. Gather insights to inform design objectives through research on market trends, consumer behavior, and emerging industry practices.
7. Collaborate with project teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure designs align with brand vision and project goals, effectively communicating requirements and deliverables across all teams.
8. Identify design challenges, propose creative solutions, and champion innovative ideas that exceed client expectations.
9. Prepare and direct photography and art production, including managing photoshoots to create visuals that align with the creative vision and project scope.
10. Review designs with high attention to detail to ensure quality standards and accuracy before printing.
11. Create and present mood boards, proposals, and trends during creative meetings with internal teams and clients, clearly articulating the rationale behind design decisions.
12. Oversee project timelines and budgets to ensure deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
13. Advise and mentor designers and junior team members, providing technical guidance, process recommendations, and support throughout project deliverables.
14. Conduct market research to stay up-to-date on industry trends and new design developments, incorporating findings into projects.
15. Additional duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

1. Proven experience leading the design process from concept to completion, including creating realistic sketches, mood boards, mock-ups, and concepts to meet project requirements and brand objectives.
2. Experience designing and delivering layouts and packaging designs for a wide range of products (CPG), ensuring consistency with the brand vision and consumer needs.
3. Ability to integrate images, text, motion, etc. with a strong sense of aesthetics, while executing against the brand/product vision or brief.
4. Experience selecting materials and producing finish reference charts that align with market and physical specifications, optimizing designs for different materials and print techniques to meet production requirements and ensure functionality.
5. Proficiency in developing and implementing visual elements and creative concepts using digital illustration, photo editing, and the Adobe suite to deliver high-quality designs.
6. Ability to gather insights to inform design objectives through research on market trends, consumer behavior, and emerging industry practices.
7. Strong collaboration skills to work with project teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure designs align with brand vision and project goals.
8. Proven ability to identify design challenges, propose creative solutions, and champion innovative ideas that exceed client expectations.
9. Experience preparing and directing photography and art production, including managing photoshoots to create visuals that align with the creative vision and project scope.
10. Attention to detail to review designs and ensure quality standards and accuracy before printing.
11. Experience creating and presenting mood boards, proposals, and trends during creative meetings with internal teams and clients.
12. Ability to oversee project timelines and budgets to ensure deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget.
13. Experience advising and mentoring designers and junior team members, providing technical guidance and support throughout project deliverables.
14. Market research experience to stay up-to-date on industry trends and new design developments.
15. Additional qualifications as assigned.

PHYSICAL ASPECTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; and talk, hear and see.
2. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
3. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

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