Sr. Director of Packaging

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direction and training to the packaging team.
• Packaging development from construction and graphic concepts to mockup presentations.
• Ensure the development and qualification of packaging solutions met for the needs for brand aesthetics, consumer use, manufacturing capability, and quality.
• Create packaging spec and work with overseas factories and agents for packaging cost.
• Work with overseas factories and agents to ensure high quality and on-time packaging delivery with processes including: prototype development, press proof, and final packaging sample approvals.
• Manage flow of information, follow up and communicate project milestones to ensure on time packaging delivery.
• Work with both brand and customer to meet their packaging expectations.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with third party packaging vendors.
• Work with photo studio and customer to execute photography for packaging.
• Lead the critique within the team for new packaging graphic concepts.
• Work with the third party translator for packaging translation.
• Work with local packaging suppliers for mockup and presentation projects.
• Organize and archive samples, artworks, mechanicals, specs, invoices, and etc.
• Create packaging design artwork, photoshop or photo shoot packaging photography.

Requirements

• Strong leadership and management capabilities.
• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong creative skills.
• Team player and communicates effectively with all levels of management.
• Detail oriented and multi-tasker, comfortable working in fast paced environment.
• Project managing including organizing and prioritizing resources and timeline management.
• Knowledge of textile industry is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in packaging design, marketing, project management or business related discipline.
• 5+ years of packaging graphic design and production experience.

Salary

$150,000 - $170,000 Annually