Senior Packaging Designer in London

Location: United Kingdom

We're looking for a skilled Packaging Designer to own the production and rollout of packaging artwork across our performance, wellness, and beauty product range. You'll work across a broad portfolio of SKUs, formats, and markets — translating brand direction into consistently excellent, print-ready artwork.

Key Responsibilities:

• Artwork Production & Design
  • Deliver production-ready packaging artwork for performance, wellness, and beauty products.
  • Create, adapt, and finalise artwork across multiple SKUs, formats, categories, and markets while keeping brand execution consistent and scalable.
  • Prepare and deliver accurate, press-ready files according to printer and supplier specifications.
  • Execute image retouching, colour correction, and layout adjustments as needed.
  • Maintain accurate dieline templates for all pack formats, updated when structural or supplier changes occur.
• Quality Control & Compliance
  • Perform pre-flight checks to ensure technical accuracy of all files before submission.
  • Verify that all legal, regulatory, and labelling requirements are correctly implemented — including barcodes, safety marks, and multi-language text.
  • Create and maintain all user manual and unit warning layouts, updating for product changes, new markets, and regulatory revisions.
  • Manage all on-pack warning text, safety symbols, and legal compliance elements across every SKU and market.
  • Maintain version control and ensure artwork is archived and documented properly throughout its lifecycle.
• Localisation
  • Adapt master artworks for all markets, incorporating translated copy, local regulatory text, and market-specific requirements.
  • Work with translation partners to manage copy accurately and efficiently.
  • Ensure all adaptations remain consistent with brand guidelines while meeting local regulatory requirements.
• Collaboration & Communication
  • Collaborate closely with packaging managers, product developers, quality, regulatory, and suppliers throughout the product development process.
  • Work alongside graphic designers, brand teams, and external print vendors to deliver artwork on time and on spec.
  • Interpret feedback and make precise revisions efficiently, maintaining clear communication on status and timelines.
  • Attend production meetings and support cross-functional teams with packaging artwork expertise.
• Process & Workflow Management
  • Manage multiple artwork projects simultaneously, prioritising deadlines and dependencies without dropping the ball.
  • Follow internal workflows and approval processes, ensuring all checkpoints are completed and documented.
  • Track artwork status across all active projects using a centralised system, maintaining a clear audit trail for all changes.
  • Contribute to improving artwork processes, efficiency, and technical standards over time.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years in a packaging artwork or production design role.
• Expert-level Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
• Strong pre-press and print production knowledge.
• Experience with multi-market localisation and adapted artworks.
• Proven ability to manage version control across a large SKU range.
• Familiarity with compliance copy, safety warnings, and regulatory labelling.
• Meticulous attention to detail with a process-driven mindset.

You'll Thrive Here If You're…

• Process-driven and precise: You notice the misplaced decimal in a warning label. You build systems so things don't fall through the cracks.
• A confident juggler: You're comfortable managing multiple active projects without losing track of what's where in the approval process.
• A clear communicator: You can brief printers, work cross-functionally, and translate regulatory requirements into artwork briefs.
• Ownership-oriented: You don't wait to be told something is wrong — you build the checks that catch problems before they happen.