Packaging Designer Job at Ole Mexican Foods, INC in Norcross

Seeking a motivated Packaging Designer that excels at creative strategy. You must be a self-starter who takes on a variety of tasks that allow for the successful completion of packaging designs, sell sheets, signage, planograms, catalog, and PowerPoint presentation layouts. You will support the packaging process for the company’s brands, and private label/customer brands. you must have 5+ years of related work experience.

To be successful, you should have:

• Experience with graphic design, specifically with packaging
• Ability to think creatively and develop new designs while handling multiple projects and deadlines at once.
• Knowledge of vector and raster artwork and file types (and the differences between them)
• Analytical and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
• Illustration skills, along with photography and videography experience a plus
• Strong marketing skills for visual communication in sell sheets and product presentations

Responsibilities:

• Creates final packaging art files for printing purposes and certifies that files meet all required printing specs
• Updates packaging art files for reprints as needed
• Routes art files to internal stakeholders for review and approvals to ensure all content is accurate
• Ensures all revisions are made to art files in a timely manner
• Assists with reviewing proofs submitted by printers for 100% accuracy
• Assists with the organization, maintenance, and archiving of proofs, packaged art files and graphic assets
• Follows and maintains existing brand and style guidelines
• Collaborates with Brand, Sales and Digital Teams to adapt brand guidelines across marketing and digital collateral

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Design, Graphic Design or related field
• Expert skills with Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop
• Technical ability to prepare, package, and pre-flight files for production
• Strong layout skills and design sensibility with a solid understanding of typography, layout and brand identity principles
• Deadline-oriented with an ability to prioritize projects and handle multiple tasks efficiently
• An online portfolio showcasing product packaging and graphic design A MUST
• Product photography & flat lay skills a plus
• 3D rendering skills a plus