Senior Designer, Packaging Design, Clinique

Job Description

• About the Job and Responsibilities
The position is responsible for collaborating on the conception, theme development, graphic design and execution of necessary production artwork for Clinique’s seasonal and promotional packaging.
Design:
- Ability to create shelf-back, social-ready 3D designs and package design layouts to support overall brand strategy, with guidance from manager
- Ensures adherence to brand guidelines in own work; ensure a consistent visual approach to all programs, marrying package design with in-store merchandising, digital and core visual concepts
- Develop layouts for photography as it pertains to promotional sets and packaging; oversee and art direct photo shoots and final retouching
Industrial Design:
- Understanding of product and industrial design
- Help resolve issues of function, performance, manufacturability and scheduling during design development and production phases of projects
Retail Experience:
- Experience or exposure in designing across select consumer touchpoints i.e., specialty-multi and open-sell environments
- Focus on social/e-commerce – especially familiar with packaging graphics as a vehicle in open-sell environments
- Awareness of competitive landscape and trends
- Liaise with various Marketing groups to develop designs that are relevant for specific markets and retailers.

Qualifications

- About You
- 5 years’ experience and relevant degree
- Strong in shelf-back, social ready design
- Differentiated, innovative packaging
- Industrial design capabilities; Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and In-Design
- Strong graphic design and typography skills with the ability to develop graphic standards.
- Strong ability to render and communicate ideas, flexibility of vision, responsiveness to creative input, and great visual sensibilities
- Able to work well in a team environment, contribute ideas and interact with cross functional partners
- Artistic backgrounds in areas like sculpture (nice to have)
- How You Will be Successful
- Identifies innovative opportunities and provides feedback on possible actions
- Problem solves by creating new approaches, seeking ideas and suggestions when appropriate
- Encourages self and others to be creative in their approach to team tasks
- Understands needs of Creative and its customers in order to build effective partnerships
- Taps into informal network to gain support for ideas/projects
- Treats others with respect and concern
- Adapts to new environments, processes and teams
- Ability to proactively seek diversification of knowledge, skills and abilities

Job: Creative / Design
Primary Location: US-NY-New York
Job Type: Standard
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: 1st (Day) Shift
Job Number: 2010851
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