Associate Designer

As the Junior Designer you are excited about working in a professional, fast-paced environment. You will work with local Leads and Senior levels to support design technical standards, so that all output is delivered in a timely manner to meet established deadlines.

On any given day you might

Use your creative and technical skills to adapt lead design layouts to flex across extended formats, variants and ranges, adjusting assets, layouts and images as needed

• Follow brand standards and guidelines across a various number of brand portfolios
• Communicate any challenges, and seek support from the team members and lead in a prompt and timely manner when needed
• Adhere to best practices and ways of working across Packaging Adaption rollouts
• Be a pro-active and positive team player
• Partner with experts in the Packaging Quality Assurance department to ensure accuracy in file builds
• Review your work with a critical eye for layout and detail
  
  

The ideal person

• Has a good understanding of Consumer-packaged goods and packaging production
• Is aware of print processes and their impact on packaging file creation
• Has good attention to detail, striving for accuracy in file building and content creation
• Has some experience in image handling and adapting them in Photoshop
• Has a natural eye for branding, design, hierarchy, layout, typography, spacing, and color
• Has a good understanding of how to work with a brand and its assets with craft and diligence
• Is comfortable collaborating as part of the wider team
• Has good interpersonal and communication skills – both written and verbal
• Has the ability to work to given deadlines in a fast paced and highly dynamic environment
• Is enthusiastic in working and developing themselves and their technical skills
  
  

You Bring

• Diploma/Degree in Graphic, Packaging Production Art (or related field)
• 1-5 years (minimum) working in a Design and/or Production role within the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry
• A portfolio showcasing your abilities to apply creative inputs and in building packaging art solutions
• A working understanding of Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), Microsoft Word, and Excel.