Corrugated Structural Packaging Designer - North West England - £28-35k basic + benefits

Corrugated Structural Packaging Designer

Job Title: Corrugated Structural Packaging Designer

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :

Head of Packaging recruitment - Greg Nelson -

Head of Print recruitment-Neil Pearson -

Head Paper recruitment - Gary Young -

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies -

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon a good match to skill set and experience becomes available.

This is a great opportunity for a structural designer with a distinct passion for packaging to join a corrugated packaging solutions innovator which provides superior customer service through personal relationships and unique products. They have earned an excellent reputation for quality, service and creativity. Committed to quality at every level, they stand strongly behind all policies and procedures, and provide ongoing training to team members to ensure the highest standard is maintained.

Responsibilities

• Interpret creative briefs from customers, sales and design management to develop creative, trend-forward solutions.
• Adapt designs within the product line, following and maintaining existing brand and style guidelines.
• Create 3D renderings of packaging concepts for customer presentations; create packaging prototypes.
• Accurately prepare and pre-flight final artwork files to submit to printers and certify that files contain all required elements.
• Create final packaging art files for printing purposes and certify that files meet printing specs.
• Maintain a clear organisation of ongoing projects involving a multitude of components and revisions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

With structural packaging design experience in the corrugated packaging industry, you will have a comprehensive knowledge of concept development, design and all phases of production. We are looking for candidates with a demonstrated understanding of die-lines (capable of executing modifications, scaling, and adaptations), structural configuration and 3D forms, and experience with visual identity, branding guidelines, compliance, and design systems for packaging. Technical aptitude with the ability to prepare, package, and pre-flight files for production purposes and proven experience proofreading artwork mechanics and printer's proofs will also be key to this role, as will strong layout skills and design sensibilities with solid understanding of typography, layout and brand identity principles.

We ask that you only apply for any of our vacancies if you are resident in the UK and you work / have recently worked in the print, packaging or paper sectors.