Graphic & Packaging Designer

Graphic Designer with Packaging Design Experience Position Type: Full-Time / Onsite

Salary Range: 55-75K DOE Job Category: Frames, Mirror, Wall DecoESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES We are looking for a full-time graphic designer to join our in-house Art Team, working in our midtown Manhattan location.

This individual will be working as part of our art/design team and helping us develop graphics and packaging layouts for a wide variety of housewares, lighting, décor, home office, and wall décor items. Please apply with a portfolio displaying recent work samples.

Develops graphic layouts for packaging design and preps production files for a wide variety of fashion-driven housewares, LED lighting, and wall décor items in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Creates attractive product lifestyles, presenting items in appropriate room settings, following brand guidelines and trends using Photoshop and Lightroom.

Evaluates the feasibility of design ideas and develops packaging solutions that highlight product features and benefits. As needed, builds packaging mock-ups and illustrations for presentations and approvals. Communicates daily with overseas factories to follow up with the packaging projects, to ensure timely and successful results.

Reviews factory print proofs and mock-ups, makes necessary adjustments, and approves final packaging samples for production. Performs related duties as assigned. COMPETENCIES Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite, focusing mainly on Illustrator, Photoshop, and Lightroom.

InDesign knowledge is a plus. Advanced Photoshop skills -to create product lifestyle images, and the ability to manipulate product photography for new finishes, colors, or sizes, as needed. Team player to work in a collaborative environment with other designers and product development teams, reporting to the Art Director.

Problem-solving personality

The ability to create visuals for product presentations is a plus. Packaging construction knowledge and the ability to develop and ad