Just Play
Packaging Designer
Just Play, Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18940
Job Title:
Packaging Designer
Department:
Packaging, New Brands Team
Reporting To:
Director - Packaging Design, New Brands Team
Location:
JPPA
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 and create our own properties. Just Play manufactures and distributes exceptional products to every major mass retailer throughout North America and around the world.
Job Summary :
Concept and design for branding, package structure, product pack outs, and package design systems. Knowledge of print process and how it applies to production printing. Create assets and creative design as it pertains to assigned brands.
To ensure success as a Packaging Designer, the ideal candidate will value creative and process equally, be eager to learn, and poised to share their perspective and experience.
Principal Responsibilities :Create and design branding & product packaging, from the initial concept through final execution, including occasionally working within licensor style guide restrictions provided.Understand product branding and develop brand standards to help create style guides.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.Conceptualize, design and implement trade show graphics and props.Interface with the digital/photo team and 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.Able to take feedback from multiple sources to create creative design solutions with guidance and direction from the Director – Packaging Design and other senior colleagues.Stays current with package design, retail merchandising and toy industry trends.Minimum Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree required.3-5 years of experience in Consumer Goods packaging.Strong knowledge of die-lines, materials & packaging construction.Knowledge of print production with ability to review and correct color proofs.Expertise in Illustrator and Photoshop is required.Proficiency in Microsoft Office.Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.Strong planning and organizational skills, with attention to detail.Excellent time management skills.Professional appearance and manner.Ability to travel domestically.Fluency in English (both oral and written).
Please include a link to or attachment of your portfolio for review.
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.
Packaging Designer
Department:
Packaging, New Brands Team
Reporting To:
Director - Packaging Design, New Brands Team
Location:
JPPA
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 and create our own properties. Just Play manufactures and distributes exceptional products to every major mass retailer throughout North America and around the world.
Job Summary :
Concept and design for branding, package structure, product pack outs, and package design systems. Knowledge of print process and how it applies to production printing. Create assets and creative design as it pertains to assigned brands.
To ensure success as a Packaging Designer, the ideal candidate will value creative and process equally, be eager to learn, and poised to share their perspective and experience.
Principal Responsibilities :Create and design branding & product packaging, from the initial concept through final execution, including occasionally working within licensor style guide restrictions provided.Understand product branding and develop brand standards to help create style guides.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.Conceptualize, design and implement trade show graphics and props.Interface with the digital/photo team and 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.Able to take feedback from multiple sources to create creative design solutions with guidance and direction from the Director – Packaging Design and other senior colleagues.Stays current with package design, retail merchandising and toy industry trends.Minimum Qualifications :
Bachelor’s degree required.3-5 years of experience in Consumer Goods packaging.Strong knowledge of die-lines, materials & packaging construction.Knowledge of print production with ability to review and correct color proofs.Expertise in Illustrator and Photoshop is required.Proficiency in Microsoft Office.Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.Strong planning and organizational skills, with attention to detail.Excellent time management skills.Professional appearance and manner.Ability to travel domestically.Fluency in English (both oral and written).
Please include a link to or attachment of your portfolio for review.
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.