Sr. Packaging Designer - Atlanta

Our retail client has an immediate need for a Senior Packaging Graphic Designer to develop compelling, brand-right packaging graphics across a broad portfolio of consumer products, including toys, books, accessories, licensed products and other product categories. High Level Details: Duration: 40/hours a week that could turn into a full-time role after 6 months Location: Hybrid that includes both remote and in-office work, as regular in-office collaboration is required for meetings, design reviews and other business needs Rate: $50-55/hour depending on experience This role focuses exclusively on the visual and graphic design of packaging and does not include structural packaging engineering, package construction, or structural package design. The designer will translate brand standards, product strategies, consumer insights, business objectives, and current trends into creative consumer packaging solutions. This position is a mix of packaging graphic design, creative concepting, and layout development.The ideal candidate has extensive experience designing graphics for retail consumer packaging and a portfolio that demonstrates packaging graphic design from concept through production. This is a specialized packaging graphic design role requiring hands-on experience developing retail consumer packaging and is not intended for candidates whose experience is primarily in digital, marketing, or print design.Required: - At least 6+ years of professional packaging graphic design experience for consumer products -Experience with toy packaging and children's books is preferred but not required - Expert knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, with advanced knowledge of InDesign - Strong portfolio demonstrating packaging graphic design, concept development, brand application, and finished production-ready work for retail packaging - Strong layout, sketching, and design skills with a solid understanding of typography, composition, brand identity principles, and a passion for packaging - Demonstrated understanding of dielines, including the ability to modify, scale, and adapt them, as well as an understanding of structural configurations and three-dimensional forms. This role collaborates with structural packaging partners but is not responsible for structural packaging design - Experience designing packaging for licensed consumer products, including interpreting style guides and navigating licensor review and approval processes - Experience with visual identity, brand guidelines, compliance, and packaging design systems, along with a solid understanding of print specifications, file setup, prepress, and print production. - Experience creating physical packaging mockups and display prototypes. - Experience with 3D rendering software and illustration is a plus In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.Benefits Email Your Resume In Word To Tiffany.Hicks@jobalert.creativecircle.com Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply. Please do NOT change the email subject line in any way. You must keep the JobID: linkedin : TH8-1993785L467 -- in the email subject line for your application to be considered. Tiffany Hicks - Senior Recruiter For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.This is a new role. 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