Packaging Graphic Designer

About the role

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together. Our merchandising team aims to deliver the best value and selection to our customers through products, services and solutions all centered around our customers’ needs. We are driven by customer insights and analytics to bring products and solutions to market seamlessly.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver packaging across consumables and CPG categories, ensuring consistency across formats, sizes, and large SKU portfolios
• Own packaging from concept through production with a strong focus on execution, accuracy, and production readiness
• Lead versioning and adaptation across complex SKU assortments while maintaining brand consistency and speed-to-market
• Apply expertise in dielines, color, materials, print methods, and vendor specifications to deliver high-quality results
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Brand, Merchandising, Product Development, Sourcing, and Marketing teams
• Partner with packaging structural engineers to align graphics with structure, materials, and manufacturing constraints
• Develop scalable packaging systems, templates, and documentation to support efficiency and consistency
• Manage vendor handoffs, ensuring final production meets design and quality standards
• Provide direction to external agencies and production partners to maintain high-quality execution
• Create high-fidelity mockups and conceptual layouts to support stakeholder alignment and production readiness
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Requirements

• Strong understanding of print production, packaging specifications, materials, and manufacturing processes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present to stakeholders
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to balance creativity with production constraints
• Proactive problem-solving mindset
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Ownership mindset with focus on results

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Visual Communications, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience as a Packaging Graphic Designer in an in-house or corporate setting
• Strong portfolio showcasing conceptual and production-ready packaging work with a focus on consumables or CPG
• Experience working within scalable packaging systems
• Proven ability to manage versioning across multiple SKUs and formats
• Experience collaborating with packaging engineers and production partners
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• Experience working with external agencies
• Familiarity with sustainable packaging materials
• Experience building modular packaging systems
• Strong understanding of typography and visual hierarchy

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale packaging rollouts in national retail environments
• Familiarity with generative AI tools

What You Bring to the Table

• Strong understanding of print production, packaging specifications, materials, and manufacturing processes
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present to stakeholders
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities
• Collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to balance creativity with production constraints
• Proactive problem-solving mindset
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment
• Ownership mindset with focus on results

Benefits

We Offer:

• Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
• Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
• Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more!

Pay

The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. The specific base pay may be influenced by a variety of factors to include the candidate's experience, skill set, education, geography, business considerations, and internal equity. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for bonuses, or other forms of variable compensation.