Printed Packaging Specialist

Responsibilities

• Packaging + Innovation
• Lead design development for assigned packaging and Innovation projects.
• Develop packaging and label concepts.
• Support new products, product renovations, collection launches, extensions, and portfolio updates.
• Develop packaging architecture across relevant SKUs.
• Explore typography, color, hierarchy, iconography, ingredient communication, claims, product benefits, and overall visual expression.
• Create mockups, design explorations, presentations, and visualizations.
• Develop or direct product and packaging renders as required.
• Maintain alignment with established Mielle brand standards.
• Brand + Visual Expression
• Develop and evolve brand creative across key initiatives and launches.
• Translate strategic direction into strong visual concepts and brand expression.
• Build scalable visual systems across products, collections, and brand initiatives.
• Establish consistency across packaging and broader brand creative.
• Create typography, graphic languages, image direction, layout systems, and other visual components as required.
• Create templates, visual guidance, and design standards that enable consistent execution.
• Identify opportunities to thoughtfully evolve the Mielle visual system while protecting brand recognition and equity.
• Concept Development + Design Execution
• Participate in early creative thinking and translate briefs into distinct visual territories and design solutions.
• Develop moodboards, creative concepts, design studies, and prototypes.
• Independently create and refine design work using professional Creative tools.
• Bring strong typography, layout, visual hierarchy, art direction, composition, image selection, and production craft.
• Prepare final working files and production-ready artwork as required.
• Present creative recommendations with clear rationale.
• AI-Supported Creative Development
• Use AI to support ideation, concept exploration, moodboarding, visual development, prototyping, product visualization, and other appropriate creative needs.
• Integrate AI-generated assets into professionally designed work when appropriate.
• Apply strong design judgment to evaluate and correct generated outputs.
• Protect visual quality, accuracy, product integrity, and brand consistency.
• Use AI as a tool to improve speed and creative range without replacing professional design craft.
• Vendor + Agency Management
• Collaborate with and, where assigned, manage external design agencies, freelancers, render partners, printers, and production vendors.
• Provide creative direction and clear feedback.
• Review external work and maintain quality control.
• Track vendor revisions and outstanding creative needs.
• Surface scope, timing, or quality risks promptly.
• Cook up and manage Creative Project Management and Procurement processes where required.
• Hold external partners accountable for agreed creative quality, timing, and brand consistency.
• Project + Workstream Management
• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery.
• Maintain awareness of deadlines, dependencies, required inputs, approvals, and open issues.
• Attend relevant project and creative meetings.
• Maintain organized working files and status visibility.
• Proactively flag risks and recommend solutions.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams effectively.
• Work independently while maintaining appropriate Creative Director visibility.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in packaging and brand innovation design.
• Strong conceptual thinking and exceptional design craft.
• Deep understanding of packaging, typography, visual hierarchy, color, composition, and production.
• Ability to work across new products, renovations, collections, extensions, and broader brand initiatives.
• Experience in developing and refining design work using professional Creative tools.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to bring creative recommendations with clear rationale.
• Experience in managing external design agencies, freelancers, render partners, printers, and production vendors.
• Experience in managing multiple concurrent workstreams effectively.

Preferred:

• Experience in using AI to support creative development.
• Experience in managing Creative Project Management and Procurement processes.
• Experience in holding external partners accountable for agreed creative quality, timing, and brand consistency.

Skills

• Strong conceptual thinking and exceptional design craft.
• Deep understanding of packaging, typography, visual hierarchy, color, composition, and production.
• Experience in developing and refining design work using professional Creative tools.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to bring creative recommendations with clear rationale.
• Experience in managing external design agencies, freelancers, render partners, printers, and production vendors.
• Experience in managing multiple concurrent workstreams effectively.
• Experience in using AI to support creative development.
• Experience in managing Creative Project Management and Procurement processes.
• Experience in holding external partners accountable for agreed creative quality, timing, and brand consistency.

Benefits

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings.
• Short-term disability.
• A 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Pay

The pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

Schedule

The role is available on a contract basis.