Packaging Designer

Location Saint Louis, MO (Fully remote)
Starts By end of May or sooner
Duration 7 Months
Status Freelance
Hourly Rate $35 - $38 / Hr
Our CPG client is seeking a Packaging Designer with a minimum of 3 years experience in CPG packaging design, to join their team for a full-time, 7 month contract.

The Packaging Designer will support the global brand and marketing team by developing production packaging needs and design for multi branded products.

Brand and product assets include but are not limited to:
- Packaging design, product images, mockups
- Permanent merchandising, temporary merchandising, promotion support and other visibility assets
- Trade frameworks, customer presentations, launch kits; etc.

Packaging Designer Responsibilities:
- Creates production packaging and graphics in line with global direction
- Responsible for timely and precise creation and driving packaging designs from concept through final production and delivery of print ready files.
- Organizing assets, shepherding/traffic to stakeholders, executing asset deployment
- Interact with vendor art departments and printers
- Collaborate and work closely with other design specialists including but not limited to: industrial designers, illustrators, retouchers, photographers, etc.

Packaging Designer Requirements:
- Must have a minimum of 3 years experience in CPG packaging design for a well-known global brand.
- Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.
- Understanding of dieline creation, layout, typography, color palettes and processes.
- Knowledge of printing processes and technologies and how it affects different substrate materials.



Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

Submit resume (and samples if applicable) to: allie.gribble@jobalert.creativecircle.com

Creative Circle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements.


About Creative Circle
Creative Circle is a recruiting agency, and we proudly match professionals with companies looking for talented team members. The above listing is for a role with one of our clients. Our connections at top companies get your resume in front of the right people and access to amazing positions that aren't posted anywhere else. If you’re a good fit for this role (or another we're currently working on), a local recruiter will reach out to schedule a screening interview. We present only the top candidates to our clients.

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa.