Sr. Packaging Designer

Job Title: Senior Packaging Designer

Department: Packaging

Location: JPCA

Company Overview:

Just Play is a passionate and trend driven leader in the children’s consumer goods industry. Our products are an impressive mix of promotional and everyday items for the whole family. We work with the world’s leading children’s entertainment brands to manufacture and distribute exceptional products to every major mass retailer throughout North America and around the world.

Job Summary:

Responsible for packaging concept and design. Knowledge of print process and how it applies to production printing. Daily management and mentoring of 1-2 Associate Packaging Designers. Creating assets and creative design as it pertains to assigned brands.

To ensure success as a Senior Packaging Designer, the ideal candidate will develop brand assets and tools for new IP as well as extend segmentation among licensed brands.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Create and design product packaging from the initial concept through final execution.
• Understand product branding as an overall approach to execution including working within licensor style guide restrictions provided.
• Create trend, design & develop new brand identity assets, as well as leverage existing licensed style guides to design.
• Work with property licensors and licensing agents to help obtain their approval.
• Assist, as needed, in the two-dimensional aspects of the three-dimensional development (ex. creating product stickers, patterns, etc.).
• Support Marketing as necessary with presentation, commercial, and video materials.
• Design and implement trade show graphics and props.
• Interface with the web development team to provide support and initial conceptual development for assigned brands.
• Include all safety or legal requirements and verbiage on any print materials created ensuring that internal approval procedures are followed.
• Guide, mentor and manage a small group of entry level designers.
• With little guidance, take feedback from multiple sources and create creative design solutions, as well as provide additional concepts that might apply to the specific project.
• Participates in creative strategy and execution.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 6-10 years of experience in Consumer Goods packaging
• Expertise in die-lines & packaging construction
• Knowledge of print production with ability to review and correct color proofs.
• Expertise in Illustrator and Photoshop is required.
• Specific experience in Keynote and/or PowerPoint software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong planning and organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work well independently and with a team.
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Ability to travel.
• Fluency in English (both oral and written)
• Experience in managing a design team (2+ years)

Just Play is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.