Designer (Product/Packaging)

Horizon Group USA, Inc. • New Providence, NJ

4d • $55,000 - $65,000 • Remote

About The Position

Join Our Creative Team as a Designer! Do you have experience designing licensed products?! Do you get excited by the latest trends and immediately put them into art? If so, this role is for you! We are seeking a Designer that will have responsibility for hand-sketching front, back, and side views of new Horizon Group USA products as well as rendering mockups in Photoshop. Consider it a bonus if you have Packaging Design experience as well!

Requirements

• MUST have previous experience working on licensed brands/products.
• Expert knowledge in Adobe Suite required.
• Ability to create and illustrate in vector format in a wide variety of styles, for various target audiences (including gender neutral, tween girls etc.; Seasonal and Everyday artwork), each with a distinct point of view.
• Ability to hand-sketch front back and side views of the same object required.
• Ability to take vector/ hand sketches and create 3D renderings using Photoshop.
• Knowledge of Digital Photography as support will be needed in photographing for manuals and instruction sheets.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• MUST submit a portfolio link to be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Packaging Design experience
• Experience in Activity Kits/ Toy or Craft Industry preferred.
• Product knowledge of activity kits / DIY activities for jewelry, Paint your own/ build your own accessories, HBA, & paper crafting fields ideal.
• Page Layout/ instruction Layout skills a plus.
• Fine Art skills such as painting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and create product for craft, fashion activity kits, and novelty products in vector format.
• Use Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop to execute designs.
• Participate in trend research and brainstorming for new product concepts.
• Collaborate with Marketing team and Design Team on all projects.
• Illustrate icons, characters, design color schemes and patterns for products and packaging.
• Create mockups for presentations.
• Provide photography support for manuals and instruction sheets.
• Execute detailed production mechanicals for product and packaging.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed