Mid-Weight 2D Packaging Designer

We’re looking for a talented and detail-driven Mid-Weight 2D Packaging Designer to join our growing creative team. In this role, you’ll develop beautiful, innovative, and sustainability-led packaging across our beauty and skincare portfolio. As a brand built on strong ethical values, sustainability sits at the centre of everything we do, from material selection to supplier partnerships. This is an exciting opportunity for a designer with 3+ years’ experience and a refined aesthetic sensibility, ideally gained in beauty, cosmetics, or premium lifestyle brands.

You’ll collaborate closely with brand, marketing, and product development to bring ideas to life, taking concepts all the way through to production, ensuring every touchpoint reflects our values and creates positive impact for people and planet.

• Design and develop primary and secondary packaging across new and existing product ranges.
• Translate brand strategy and creative direction into innovative, functional, and sustainable packaging concepts.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams (Brand, NPD, Marketing) and external partners to ensure design intent and production quality.
• Support the evolution of our brand visual identity, ensuring consistency across all packaging and design assets.
• Stay informed on market trends, sustainable materials, finishes, and innovations in packaging.
• Contribute to creative brainstorming and concept development sessions.

• 3+ years’ packaging design experience, ideally in beauty, skincare, or premium consumer goods.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating concept-to-production packaging projects with a sustainability focus.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Solid understanding of print production, dielines, colour management, and materials.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers, printers, and manufacturers, with an emphasis on ethical sourcing.
• Strong eye for typography, composition, and detail.
• Understanding of sustainable packaging principles and circular design thinking.
• Confident communicator capable of clearly presenting ideas.
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and comfortable managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience within a beauty, lifestyle, or premium brand.
• Familiarity with luxury or premium aesthetic standards.
• Passionate about sustainability, ethical design, and environmental responsibility.

• Employment Type: This role is offered full-time, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
• Location: Tropic HQ is a short walk from Beddington Lane Tram stop, with direct links to East Croydon and Wimbledon.
• Hybrid Working: Enjoy a blend of office and remote working with a minimum of 3 days in the office.
• Salary: £30,000-£35,000 DOE.
• Benefits: Hybrid working, up to 33 days’ holiday. Enhanced family leave, Private Medical Insurance, Medicash plan, life insurance, (All available after a qualifying period). EAP through the Wisdom App, generous product allowance and 50% discount for family and friends, access to retailer discounts, Cycle to Work and Electric Car schemes, free breakfast bar, dog-friendly HQ with a chill zone and pool table, on-site parking, regular social events, and plenty of well-being treats throughout the year.
• Start Date: Immediate.

Our brand is certified vegan, cruelty-free and CarbonNeutral®, and our infinite purpose is to create a healthier, greener, more empowered world. We value every candidate, respect protected characteristics and never discriminate. We also provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities at every stage of the hiring process. Ultimately, the most important thing for us is hiring the best person for the job, so we focus on skills, experience, and qualifications to ensure our process is fair and that our candidates always have a great experience with Tropic.

We’re looking for creative and ambitious people who share our vision and get excited about beauty that’s both innovative and sustainable. If you’re passionate about skincare and have a genuine desire to empower communities across the globe, you could be a great fit. Apply now if you’re ready to join a vibrant team who believes beauty knows no bounds!