Sr. Packaging Designer

Responsibilities

• Interpret creative briefs to design strategic packaging concepts that translate brand positioning, consumer insights, and market opportunities into innovative and on-trend design solutions that align with our brand’s identity and target audience.
• Create designs that take into account sustainability targets such as material reduction and use of post-consumer recycled resin.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Marketing, Brand Marketing, New Product Development, Sales, and Operations.
• Present design rationale effectively to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Stay up to date on emerging design trends, techniques and technologies within the beauty industry.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality.
• Foster effective communication channels with internal teams and external vendors as necessary to ensure seamless execution of packaging projects.
• Maintain organized files, documentation and archives of design files for easy retrieval and future reference.
• Oversee day-to-day process of packaging design and sampling, and liaise with Development team and China NPD team daily to follow up on sample development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years experience as a packaging designer in a high volume, deadline-driven environment in beauty or a related industry, with a strong portfolio.
• Strong and refined typography skills.
• Excellent eye for color.
• Proficient in industry-standard design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), as well as AI rendering tools.
• Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills; deadline driven.
• Comfortable working in a collaborative manner and a highly creative out-of-the-box thinker.
• Ability to anticipate workload and proactively communicate to managers.
• Current on fashion, beauty, design and digital trends.
• Ability to be physically in office a minimum of 3-days per week.
• Experience with 3D rendering tools a plus.
• Experience in art direction for beauty a plus.
• Strong knowledge of sustainability best practices a plus.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is listed above. Total compensation includes base salary, annual company-based performance bonus, and equity. Under e.l.f.’s annual bonus program, employees are eligible to earn up to 200% of their target bonus when company performance exceeds defined goals. In addition, e.l.f. provides a variety of other benefits to employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a retirement savings plan, gender neutral parental leave, and unlimited paid time off.

Schedule

The Senior Packaging Designer will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.