Our Food & Beverage client has an immediate need for an Art Director with CPG packaging experience for a remote freelance project. In this role you will be a key member of the packaging team, responsible for creating and adapting packaging designs across our diverse range of food products.
$55-$65/hr. 100% Remote
Responsibilities
- Ensure technical precision of designs and artwork, including correct usage of colors, fonts, and layouts.
- Adapt existing packaging designs for new product sizes, formats, or variants.
- Prepare final press-ready files based on supplied specifications for several types of packaging.
- Quality-check art files before sending out for compliance review and printing vendors.
- Retouch images as needed.
- Work closely with the Marketing team to conceptualize and design assets for all marketing channels and editorial content.
- Support the auditing, updating, and housekeeping of all templates and design assets.
- Project management duties including timelines, prioritization, and execution of creative tasks, managing multiple projects from conception to completion while meeting deadlines.
- Manage project timelines and utilize project management tools to provide real-time updates and maintain accurate project trackers.
- Maintain project status dashboards and reports with real-time communication to the team and contribute to status meetings.
- Support the creation of marketing collateral, design and update assets for various marketing channels, and create materials for promotional events.
Qualifications
- 5+ years’ experience in graphic design, production, and CPG.
- Degree in digital design, visual arts, or a related field highly preferred but not required.
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite applications, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
- Solid understanding of print production processes.
- In-depth knowledge of preproduction design.
- Type layout skills and a precise eye for color.
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