Head of Packaging
At Joseph Joseph we love solving everyday problems through intelligent design. We are one of the world’s leading houseware brands with a global presence spanning over 100 countries, available in most major department stores and independent houseware stores worldwide. We identify everyday problems and solve them through intelligent design to create distinctive, functional products that are a pleasure to own and use.
We are looking for a highly-motivated, hands-on creative with the ability to lead a small and talented team of packaging designers on the delivery of projects from brief through to final print-ready artwork. This is a key role as part of the New Product Development team and reports directly to the Head of Creative 2D.
What you will be doing:
- Lead and inspire the packaging design team to create outstanding packaging designs for seasonal launches and bespoke projects that raise the brand profile, engage with consumers and clearly communicate the product USPs
- Create concepts (structural and graphic), make design developments and present designs as highly-finished 3D mockups and/or renders of packaging for review/approval
- Across the team, co-ordinate all artwork and photography planning, styling and art direction of all packaging photography/image creation, retouching of imagery and creation of final packaging artwork to set guidelines and high standards
- Manage the delivery of all out-of-season packaging requests, such as bespoke projects and promotional products
- Support other areas of the 2D team creating designs and imagery for product catalogues, POS, exhibitions, adverts and promotional material to support the sales team etc. as required
- Stay on top of latest innovations and changes in print and packaging. Propose new ideas, improved practice, potential materials and print techniques.
What we need from you:
- Track-record of leading a team to deliver outstanding results over multiple seasons
- Strong structural and graphic packaging design skills
- Excellent people management and communication skills
- Highly-organised and able to manage multiple projects and a small team at once
- Consumer-focused approach
- Experience with KeyShot render software a distinct advantage
What you will get from us:
- Competitive salary, holiday and performance related bonus
- A pension contribution
- An exclusive staff discount
- Flexible working – combination of home and office working and flex start/finish times
- External private employee wellbeing support
- Access to Perkbox
- Season-ticket travel loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service
- Team
- Creative
- Locations
- London
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Life at Joseph Joseph
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Flexible working
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Mental wellbeing support
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Holiday trading
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Additional holiday for length of service
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Company bonus scheme
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Generous discounts for you and friends and family
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Season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme
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Even more discounts with Perkbox
Head of Packaging
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