Design to Print Technologist

Twinings

Design to Print Technologist at Twinings managing packaging design and print processes for successful product launches. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure design excellence and customer satisfaction.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeAndover • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

- Responsible for implementation of design changes, packaging updates & line extensions and some NPD for Twinings packaging, with the aim of ‘Right First Time’
- Evaluate artwork requirements and co-ordinate artwork process from design concept to final packaging
- Manage artwork critical paths, actions and timelines, follow up approvals and escalate, where necessary
- Lead all relevant packaging and artwork related meetings from design finalisation through to acceptance of files, this includes cross functional pre-production meetings to ensure alignment is gained across all involved parties
- Create repro briefs, approve repro files and ensure all actions associated with repro are completed in a timely manner
- Problem solve across multiple stakeholders to ensure all technical queries are addressed in a timely fashion to enable successful delivery
- Act as interface between internal and external parties (Repro agency, Design agencies, packaging suppliers, internal Regulatory teams, brand Marketing teams, Packaging Engineers, procurement and wider Supply Chain)
- Work with the other packaging team members across the business as a holistic packaging team
- Provide advice & support for any queries related to design/ artwork printing
- Work with Pack Change Technologists to support and drive Design to Print innovation projects
- Work with repro agency to continue to drive efficiencies in delivery
- Live and embody the Global Consumer, Sustainability and Innovation behaviours

Requirements

What you’ll need

- Experience within FMCG artwork development, preferably within an NPD function
- Excellent knowledge of artwork design and repro process, including DAM and web-based artwork management systems
- Excellent knowledge of packaging print processes and techniques
- Experience in packaging design / project delivery
- Commercial awareness to support delivery of successful NPD projects
- Project management experience with a proven track record of successfully delivering printed packaging solutions
- Technical knowledge of artwork design and development process
- Computer literate in Microsoft packages

Benefits

Comp & perks

- Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- Flexible working options
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
- Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
- Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
- Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- SimplyHealth Cash plan
- Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
- Electric Car Scheme
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Access to ABF Networking, connect, collaborate, and grow across the ABF Group

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Hard Skills & Tools

artwork designpackaging designproject managementNPD (New Product Development)packaging print processesrepro processtechnical knowledge of artwork developmentcommercial awarenessdesign to print innovation

Soft Skills

problem solvingcommunicationcollaborationleadershiporganizational skills