Head of Packaging

Our client is a leading houseware brand, with a global presence spanning over 100 countries and available in most major department stores and independent specialist stores. Having experience rapid growth, they are now looking to hire a Head of Packaging, this is a key role and integral to the team’s continued success.

We are looking for a motivated and hands on creative with the ability to lead a small team of talented designers on the delivery of projects from brief through to final print-ready artwork.

This is a hands-on role, below is what you will be doing:

• Lead and inspire the packaging design team to create outstanding packaging designs for seasonal launches and bespoke projects that raise the brand profile, engage with consumers, and clearly communicate the product USPs

• Take joint responsibility for developing the creative packaging direction for the brand

• Create concepts (structural and graphic), make design developments and present designs as highly finished 3D mock-ups and/or renders of packaging for review/approval

• Across the team, co-ordinate all artwork and photography planning, styling, and art direction of all packaging photography/image creation, retouching of imagery and creation of final packaging artwork to set guidelines and high standards

• Full responsibility for managing the packaging critical path, ensuring delivery of each milestone through to final sign-off

• Manage the delivery of all out-of-season packaging requests, such as bespoke projects and promotional products

• Plan all meetings with cross-functional departments to ensure reviews happen on time, notes are taken, and follow-up actions are assigned

• Demonstrate exceptional project management skills and attention to detail

• Support other areas of the 2D team creating designs and imagery for product catalogues, POS, exhibitions, adverts, and promotional material to support the sales team etc. as required