Product Designer
Headway EdTech
Associate Design Director - Packaging
E.L.F. BEAUTY
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • New York
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💰 $135,000 - $155,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Job Summary: As the Associate Design Director, you will be responsible for the conception and development of outstanding package designs to meet innovation briefs inclusive of brand vision and product promise. You will be responsible for multiple projects across 2-3 brands, working closely with the Innovation, Digital, Brand, Project Management, Packaging Development, Production and Product Development teams. Types of projects also include exciting collaborations with like-minded brands and disruptive PR kits for all the new product launches. In this role, you will be creating designs that only e.l.f. Beauty could do and you will lead all aspects of the process, navigating pivots and quick timelines as well as finding cost-effective solutions to achieve premium package designs.
- Responsibilities: Create stand out packaging amplifying brand look and communication; Provide leadership by example to create an environment of creativity, teamwork, adaptability, growth, and problem-solving expertise; Infuse strong knowledge of beauty trends to create thumb stopping designs for new product launches, PR kits, social media, swag and collaborations; Ensure timely development of high quality, innovative packaging based on brief, customer requirements, manufacturability, wall space, and 360-degree objectives; Create cross-functional internal partnerships in conjunction with innovation, design, packaging development, marketing, NPD and operational teams; Spearhead productivity initiatives to enable continual cost reduction through optimization of the entire packaging process; Drive company-wide environmental initiatives through material reduction, use of post-consumer recycled resins, light weighting and other sustainability targets; Oversee day-to-day collaboration with package development and the China development team to follow up on sample development and modifications.
- Skills & Qualifications: Conceptual thinker with brand building prowess; Strong typographic and graphic design skills; Package development knowledge, preferably in prestige beauty; Detail oriented with ability to manage many projects; Quick thinker, able to pivot and problem solve solutions in a dynamic real time environment; Superior communication and clear, effective presentation skills; Experience working with design, packaging developers, engineers and vendors; Considerable understanding of prestige beauty manufacturing and materials; carton development and decoration; Knowledge of sustainability best practices across components, cartons and decorationAbility to prioritize and manage substantial workload and communicate proactively to Project Managers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment, preferably in fashion, beauty, or technology.
- Up-to-date knowledge of fashion, beauty, design, digital trends, and the Gen Z audience.
- Experience collaborating with in-house digital teams, visual merchandising, and/or e-commerce.
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
- Experience with e-commerce personalization and UX/UI design is a plus.
- Art direction experience in the beauty industry is a plus.
