Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc is hiring: Senior Packaging Designer in Los Angeles
Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90079
CASE is looking for a detail-oriented, experienced packaging designer with a refined aesthetic to lead junior and mid-level designers in developing print and packaging concepts for global and emerging brands, primarily in the beauty, lifestyle, and wellness categories.
As a CASE Senior Packaging Designer, you will:
- Work collaboratively with the entire CASE team to build and nurture strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
- Gain a deep understanding of each client’s goals and objectives, and develop effective, elevated creative solutions to achieve them.
- Collaborate on the development of packaging strategy development and architecture, competitive and best-practice research, and creative workshop facilitation.
- Lead the development of unique and differentiated packaging concepts, from forms to graphics, shown on 2D sketches, photo-realistic renderings, and comps.
- Present work to clients at key milestones, providing context and strategic rationale for design decisions, and soliciting feedback.
- Oversee the extension of approved or existing packaging designs across multiple SKUs, ensuring consistency and pixel-perfect execution.
- Oversee the preparation and packaging of print mechanicals, files, and style guides for client hand-off.
- Interface with external packaging vendors and production partners as needed—to ensure design intent is realized.
- Coach and mentor a team of 2 - 3 multidisciplinary designers, providing guidance, feedback, and support to maximize performance and foster growth and development.
- Collaborate on other design projects as needed.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3 - 5+ years experience in packaging and print production design from concept to execution, digital and campaign experience plus.
- A highly-refined aesthetic, with strong layout, typography, and art direction skills, demonstrated by a robust portfolio of exceptional packaging work for beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, including mentoring and coaching direct reports and project teams.
- A passion for beauty, fashion, sustainability, and innovation with a desire to always know what’s new and next.
- Strategic storyteller, ability to understand client objectives, and develop and present sophisticated design approaches to achieve desired outcomes.
- Strong understanding of packaging design best practices, including forms, materials, printing techniques, and labeling requirements.
- Highly skilled in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Keynote.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to effectively communicate and collaborate with clients and internal teams.
- Highly-organized and detail-oriented, able to successfully manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment — with a desire to work hard and have fun.
DETAILS
Location: Los Angeles, California (hybrid, at least two days per week)
New York Pay: $80,000 - $90,000 USD
ABOUT CASE
We are an integrated branding agency with a talented, highly-collaborative (and really nice) 40-person team that combines WFH with IRL 3 days per week in a beautiful, light-filled office in Soho, NYC or our satellite co-working space in Hollywood, CA. Since 2004, we’ve partnered strategically with global companies like The Shiseido Group, The Estée Lauder Companies, and e.l.f. Beauty, as well as social-first start-ups like OUAI, Summer Fridays, and Keys Soulcare to define and articulate their brands, and engage consumers around the world. Learn more at caseagency.com
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