Virtual Merchandiser, Lead Packaging Designer

SharkNinja

Virtual Merchandiser & Lead Packaging Designer at SharkNinja creating innovative and cultural packaging solutions. Leveraging 3D rendering and merchandising creativity to enhance retail presence.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $110,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expert-level skills in CGI and 3D rendering, with a strong focus on packaging design and visual merchandising. Capable of integrating AI tools into creative workflows while maintaining brand integrity and producing impactful retail experiences.

Highest-signal resume keywords

CGI And 3D Rendering ExpertiseAdobe Creative Cloud ProficiencyPrint Production KnowledgePackaging Design ExperienceVisual Merchandising Leadership

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Hard Skills

Packaging Design3D RenderingDielines DevelopmentPrint ProductionColor Management

Soft Skills

Creative CourageDisruptor MindsetAttention To Detail

Tools & Technologies

KeyshotCinema 4DBlenderAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopAdobe InDesignAdobe AcrobatAfter EffectsPremiere ProAI-Powered Creative Platforms

Industry Keywords

Visual MerchandisingRetail EnvironmentsConsumer BehaviorEmerging Packaging TrendsMass Retail Design

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design packaging systems that are not just on-brand, but genuinely disruptive. The kind that stop a scroll and own a shelf.
Bring expert CGI and 3D rendering skills to concept visualization, photorealistic mockups, and production-ready assets across all packaging formats.
Integrate AI tools into your creative workflow to accelerate ideation, visualization, and concept exploration without sacrificing craft or brand integrity.
Lead visual merchandising design for retail environments including endcaps, PDQs, planograms, and in-store displays, always with an eye toward what earns attention at the point of purchase.
Translate top-funnel creative strategy into packaging and VM executions that carry the big idea all the way to the consumer’s hands.
Partner with product, marketing, and retail teams to develop packaging concepts early in the product development cycle, not at the end of it.
Develop and maintain dielines, mechanical files, and print-ready specs with precision, ensuring every file is production-ready and every material choice is intentional.
Stay ahead of packaging trends, retail innovations, and emerging CGI techniques and bring those insights back before anyone had to ask.
Push the boundaries of what packaging can do: think viral, think shareable, think cultural moment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of experience in packaging design and visual merchandising, with a portfolio that demonstrates both craft and creative courage.
Expert-level CGI and 3D rendering skills across Keyshot, Cinema 4D, Blender, Rhino, or equivalent. You render photorealistic product worlds, not just pretty mockups.
Deep fluency in Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat), motion graphics tools (After Effects, Premiere Pro), and AI-powered creative platforms (Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Runway, or equivalent).
A true understanding of retail: how consumers move, what they see, and what makes them stop and pick something up.
Hands-on expertise in print production, including materials, substrates, dielines, color management, and vendor hand-off.
A disruptor’s mindset. You are not satisfied with what’s standard because you know what’s possible.
The ability to work upstream and downstream, from early concept ideation all the way through final production without losing creative integrity.
Experience designing for mass and specialty retail environments (Target, Walmart, Best Buy, or equivalent).
Strong instincts for what makes packaging feel premium, cultural, and viral, all at once.
A working knowledge of how to use AI tools strategically in a packaging and Visual Merchandising workflow, not as a shortcut, but as a multiplier.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical insurance
dental insurance
vision insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution
401(k) retirement plan with matching
employee stock purchase program
life insurance
AD&D
short-term disability insurance
long-term disability insurance
generous paid time off
company holidays
parental leave
identity theft protection
pet insurance
pre-paid legal insurance
back-up child and eldercare days
product discounts
referral bonus program
and more.