Package Designer Jobs

The Packaging and Product Designer is responsible for reviewing technical requirements of Corporate Art as well as availability of files. Develop reference documents for consistent representation throughout the team, designing Private Brands, CPG and Product Art, review, and proofing, and finally collaboration with business teams. Packaging and Product Designer is responsible for maintaining quality, accuracy, and consistency of all Private Label Brands, Product Design and Packaging across multiple product categories. Create, execute, and oversee Corporate Art, Packaging and Product Design Templates from concept to finished Product/Deliverable. The Packaging and Product Designer works directly with Merchandising, Imports, and Testing under the supervision of the Creative Brand and Packaging Manager. They additionally support these brands and product categories by collaborating closely with Suppliers, Merchandising, Quality Assurance, Global Sourcing and external Vendors.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides clear and concise direction to vendors to assist them in applying in-house artwork to packaging and products.
• Create and design art for packaging, templates, brands, and product art. Participate in marketplace research alongside merchant teams and develop designs to meet the changing consumer needs as well as business needs.
• Collaborates with Creative Design Manager and merchants developing product art for seasonal selections
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Assist in the onboarding and mentoring of new designers.
• Stay up to date with new technology and pro-tips to benefit graphic team and share in an instructional manner.
• Conceptualize, create, and execute trend-right prints and repeat patterns, using corporate art to create a cohesive assortment for apparel, home, and consumer products.
• Develop and update as needed standardized GBI/DT art board, general template requirements and consistent communication to vendors.
• Utilize Legal database to manage and ensure the appropriate brand trademarks on private brand packaging.
• Review digital and print proofs for accuracy and execution of creative intent.
• Maintain accurate record of item/programs in process via Production Schedule/Tracker.
• Act as a liaison between Dollar Tree, suppliers, and external vendors.
• Collaborate with merchants, imports, testing, and vendors to ensure packaging is accurate, market-driven, and meets all legal requirements.
• Reviews corporate art file and provides feedback to art house ensuring technical requirements meet GBI/DT standards
• Formatting the appearance of packaging, including structure, graphics, photography/illustration, and typography to meet packaging objectives

Additional Duties:

• Build industry knowledge by studying your categories within local Dollar Tree stores, as well as other comparative retail stores, on a regular basis to identify new trends and opportunities. Evaluate and report to Sr. Manager, the merchandise mix, overall competition look/feel, and translate findings into executable brand/category proposals as appropriate.
• Maintains knowledge and awareness of packaging and design trends, procedures and process updates
• Ensures all packaging and product deadlines are met through use of the production schedule
• Facilitate entire Private Brand production art process for a particular set of categories/brands.

Graphic Coordinator

• Supervise & drive urgency and accountability amongst all parties throughout the process to ensure ship date.
• Maintain accurate record of packaging and product deadlines, and ensure they are met in a timely manner in accordance with the production schedule.
• Archive all assets (approvals, layouts, photography, and fonts) and final packaging files on corporate server following the established nomenclature.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure any identified testing label failures are amended.
• Renames corporate art files to align with GBI/DT nomenclature, place on share drive for designers to access and upload to SFTP for vendors to access.
• Archive all support (e.g., rounds of layouts, feedback, photography, fonts) and final packaging artwork files on the Private Brand server, within the department’s established saving conventions.

Top Competencies:

• Organizational Skills – own your timeline, able to follow established metrics as well as manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Design Execution – able to execute established design metrics and subject matter expert for assigned brands/categories
• Adobe CS6 – Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite 6 using Mackintosh/Apple Computer.
• CPG Graphic Design – 3+ years of CPG Design, including understanding of labeling regulatory and brand basics
• Communication – able to clearly and accurately convey action edits and approvals as well as speaking directly to status
• Independent/Fast Paced

Minimum Requirements

• Work within Microsoft 360 and software for project management of your own workload
• Expert Skill in the use of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop
• BA/BS degree in Graphic Design or equivalent work experience
• Ability to work extended hours as needed to ensure all deadlines are met
• Must be proficient working in an Apple Hardware/Software Environment
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ work experience with emphasis in, Creative Production or Project Management
• Elevated attention to detail and accuracy when proofing packaging art layouts.
• Strong sense of design, color, trends and an understanding to the product development process
• Excellent written, verbal communication, oral communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently, handling multiple projects simultaneously and work efficiently to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Highly creative, with proven brand sense and logo development, color, typography, and layout
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, assist team members as needed, and freely share knowledge and expertise