Packaging Designer Job at Enchanté Accessories in New York

We are looking for a full-time packaging graphics designer to join our in-house Art Team, working in our midtown Manhattan location. This individual will develop packaging designs and graphics for a wide variety of housewares, lighting, décor, home office, and wall décor items. Please apply with a portfolio displaying select work samples.

Base pay range

$65,000.00/yr - $80,000.00/yr

Responsibilities

• Develops packaging design and production files for a wide variety of fashion-driven housewares, LED lighting, and wall décor items in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Evaluate the feasibility of design ideas and develop packaging solutions that highlight product features and benefits.
• As needed, build packaging mock‑ups and illustrations for presentations and approvals.
• Communicate daily with overseas factories to follow up with the packaging projects, to ensure timely and successful end results.
• Reviews factory mock‑ups, makes necessary adjustments and approves final packaging samples for production.
• Creates attractive product lifestyles, presenting items in appropriate room settings, following brand guidelines and trends using Photoshop and Lightroom.
• Works on the graphic layouts of the packaging.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Competencies

• Packaging construction knowledge and ability to develop and adjust deadlines and production technical packages is a plus.
• Some packaging material knowledge, and ability to choose the right material(s) for efficient production, optimal footprint, and a good balance between strength, esthetics, and cost efficiency.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative suite, focusing mainly on Illustrator, Photoshop, and Lightroom. InDesign knowledge is a plus.
• Team player to work in a collaborative environment with other designers and product development teams, reporting to Art Director.
• Problem‑solving personality.
• Photoshop skills -to create product lifestyle images, and ability to manipulate product photography for new finishes, colors, or sizes, as needed.
• The ability to work on graphics and create presentations is a plus.

Education and experience

BA/BFA Degree in Graphic Design or Related Field with 3+ years Design Experience

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Design

Industries

Fashion Accessories Manufacturing

Benefits

• Vision insurance
• Medical insurance
• Child care support
• 401(k)
• Disability insurance

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