Location: Telecommute
Job Type: Contract
Compensation Range: $40 - 45 per hour
Our client in the CPG industry is hiring a
Freelance Packaging Designer. The Packaging Designer will help develop packaging and merchandising based upon VIS tool kits, customer, and client needs. This position leverages creative expertise along with presentation materials, research results, samples, logic, and strategy to develop solutions for packaging and merchandising. The Designer utilizes creative thinking while following brand standards (VIS) and internal workflows to create designs that meet project deliverables in an efficient manner. Works closely with Design Managers and other Packaging Designers to ensure consistency and accuracy of brand visual strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements visual elements or creative concepts for project deliverables.
- Translate existing and emerging concepts into actual packaging and/or merchandising designs.
- Integrates images, graphics, text, etc. with a great sense of aesthetics while executing against the brand and/or product vision and the creative brief.
- Create presentations, mood boards, and proposals based upon project scope.
- Support the Strategic Design team with technical problem solving in the development of design elements and layouts.
- Uses competitive set understanding to stimulate creative problem solving.
- Conduct marketplace research to stay up-to-date on market trends, emerging brands, and new design developments.
- Recommend improvements in creative design concept tools processes and/or assigned tasks to management
- Additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Ability to provide professional portfolio upon request.
- Proficient with design software such as Adobe Creative Suite etc.
- High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite Outlook & internet applications.
- Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills (including analysis interpretation & reasoning).
- Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization as well as internal and external clients.
- Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
- Self-motivated with critical attention to detail deadlines and reporting.
- Naturally curious
- Proficient at developing unconventional solutions.
- Strong desire to understand before attempting to solve problems.
- Ability to think in three dimensions.
- Knowledge of label print methods.
JOBID: JN -082026-143501
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
Any consideration of a background check would be an individualized assessment based on the applicant or employee's specific record and the duties and requirements of the specific job.
