Product & Packaging Designer

About the Role

We are seeking a highly creative and trend-driven Product Packaging Designer with deep experience in the home fragrance, beauty and personal care industries. This role will work closely with our Design Director and cross-functional teams to develop innovative, market-relevant packaging and product concepts that resonate with today's consumer and retail landscape.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of beauty and fragrance trends, packaging materials, product development, retail merchandising, and branding. They are equally comfortable creating production-ready artwork in Adobe Creative Suite as they are leveraging modern AI tools to accelerate ideation and concept development.

Key Responsibilities
Design packaging, product graphics, and branding across fragrance, beauty, bath & body, personal care, and home fragrance categories.
Work directly under the guidance of the Design Director to execute seasonal collections, new product launches, and customer-specific programs.
Research and identify emerging trends in fragrance, beauty, wellness, home décor, gifting, and consumer packaged goods.
Develop innovative packaging concepts, mood boards, color palettes, and product stories.
Create production-ready packaging artwork, dielines, and print files.
Collaborate with product development, sourcing, sales, and marketing teams throughout the product creation process.
Participate in product brainstorming sessions and present creative concepts to internal stakeholders.
Analyze competitor products, retail assortments, and consumer trends to identify whitespace opportunities.
Ensure designs align with brand standards, retailer requirements, and manufacturing capabilities.
Stay current on packaging innovations, sustainability trends, materials, finishes, and printing techniques.
Required Qualifications
3+ years of packaging design experience in beauty, fragrance, personal care, cosmetics, skincare, candles, home fragrance, or related consumer products.
Demonstrated experience creating packaging and product concepts for beauty and fragrance brands.
Strong understanding of current beauty, fragrance, wellness, and lifestyle trends.
Knowledge of packaging structures, materials, printing processes, and production requirements.
Experience working with retailers and consumer-facing product brands.
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Portfolio showcasing relevant beauty, fragrance, personal care, or consumer packaged goods work.
Technical Skills

Required

Adobe Illustrator (Expert)
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Packaging artwork and dieline development
Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

AI & Emerging Technology Experience (Required)

ChatGPT
Midjourney
Gemini
Other AI-powered design and creative tools
Ability to integrate AI into concept generation, trend forecasting, creative exploration, copy development, and workflow optimization
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in candles, home fragrance, bath & body, skincare, cosmetics, or wellness categories.
Experience designing products for specialty retail, department stores, mass retail, or off-price channels.
Knowledge of fragrance and beauty consumer behavior and purchasing trends.
Experience creating presentations, trend reports, and concept boards for product development teams.
Understanding of sustainable packaging solutions and eco-friendly materials.
What We're Looking For
Passion for beauty, fragrance, and consumer products.
Strong creative instincts balanced with commercial awareness.
Trend-obsessed and constantly researching what's next in the industry.
Ability to translate market trends into products customers want to buy.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
Self-starter who thrives on bringing ideas from concept to shelf.