Creative Graphic Designer – Beauty & Skincare Packaging
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary :
Are you already a Graphic Designer with circa 3-5 years of experience creating amazing packaging concepts & artwork for Beauty/Personal Care/FMCG brands such as Skincare, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Candles etc?
Do you have a good understanding of seasonal packaging design and experience working on labels sold to major retailers such as TK Maxx, Boots, Matalan to name just a few?
Do you enjoy working in a fast paced & creative office/studio environment? No two days, brands and products will be the same in this role giving you maximum variety!
If this new Creative Graphic Designer – Beauty & Skincare Packaging role sounds ideal for you, then continue reading as my client is a market leading beauty & skincare company who design, develop & manufacture products for a large customer base, including world-wide high street & online retailers!
Our client is growing rapidly and now have an exciting opportunity to add an experienced creative Graphic Designer to their already successful in-house team!
The role of the Creative Graphic Designer – Beauty & Skincare Packaging:
* Reporting to the Creative Director & Head of Design you will be working on private label beauty packaging concepts, licensed products and our client’s various in-house brands
* You will be working in a fast-paced studio where you will be encouraged to explore your creativity
* Create customer-facing presentations for Beauty & Skincare product concepts to a high standard
* These presentations may consist of brand style guide type concepts, digital illustrations (CADs) to represent final products/packaging or 3D product visuals
* Work closely with Product Developers on new product packaging concepts, ensuring designs meet customer requirements, adhering to brand guidelines and aesthetics are consistent with current trends
* Create visually interesting beauty trend presentations based on research gathered by our client’s development team
* Maintain brand identity & consistency across various media for a variety of in-house & customer brands. This may include beauty products & packaging, marketing materials and digital assets for web and social media
* Maintain an excellent quality of design work using our client's current methods and work processes, but also helping to improve the design output and offering new & exciting ways to present to customers
* Assist with specification documents to handover creative concepts to the artwork team
* Assist & mentor junior team members
The requirements for the Creative Graphic Designer – Beauty & Skincare Packaging:
* 3-5 years of experience creating amazing packaging concepts & artwork for Beauty/Personal Care/FMCG brands such as Skincare, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Candles etc
* A good understanding of seasonal packaging design and ideally experience working on packaging for product labels sold to major retailers such as TK Maxx, Boots, Matalan to name just a few
* Experience working with large scale brands
* A Bachelor’s degree or similar level in Graphic design is desirable, although candidates with relevant experience will also be considered
* Expert in Adobe Creative Suite
* Compelling portfolio of work
* Able to demonstrate an excellent level of creative flair, good typography skills & strong design ability
* Thorough knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & Indesign
* Keen interest in current trends and practices of visual design
* Good knowledge of the print process
Preferable Skills (But not essential):
* Experience in 3D modelling/animation (Blender, Adobe Dimension/Substance for
* example)
* Motion graphics, video editing experience (Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro)
* Knowledge of web design
Benefits:
* Highly Competitive Base Salary DOE
* Bupa Private Healthcare
* Pension
* Free Parking
* 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays + Day off for your Birthday
* Mobile and Laptop
More Information
- Address Knutsford, Cheshire East
