Job Description
Packaging Design
Location:
REMOTE
Job Terms:
Temporary
Salary:
$45-55/hr
Job Description:
Aquent Studios Is looking for a Mid to Senior level Packaging Designer for remote needs! Hours would be flexible depending upon the project needs
- Develop solutions that fit the overall communication needs of the assigned projects with direction
- Execute visual design according to creative brief, specs and art direction
- Maintain an excellent grasp of the brand/product/promotion identity guidelines and apply their usage
- Effectively determine hierarchy of information on projects
- Meet specified deadlines
- Conduct laser checks and press checks on lower visibility print projects
- Can translate creative brief into impactful designs; can balance “thinking out of the box” with achieving marketing goals, budget and timeframe
- Can organize disparate source materials into cohesive, relevant design
- Understands components, cycle times and production and distribution requirements of packaging projects
- Excellent command of formats, typography, graphics and layout
- Advanced knowledge of appropriate ratio of clear space, content and graphics to achieve a brand’s look and feel
- Excellent working knowledge of press and finishing technology and operations
- Ability to respond and perform swiftly and seamlessly in a rapidly changing environment
- Communicates easily and effectively with all levels of the organization
Requirements:
- BA in Graphic Design
- Minimum 4 years experience in packaging, design and/or marketing communications industry required
- Minimum 3 years experience designing packaging materials within corporate identity guidelines
- Has collaborated with art directors, copywriters, other designers, photographers, production artists, and illustrators
- Has excelled in a fast-paced, high pressure corporate Creative Services or Marketing Communication matrix environment
