Manager, Global Package Design, Skincare, Clinique

Estée Lauder Companies • New York, NY

14h • $85,000 - $139,600

About The Position

The Design Manager role is to provide strategic leadership, product designs, and direction in creating impactful packaging designs that align with the brand's objectives and marketing strategy. This role involves managing multiple projects, overseeing the entire packaging design process, and making critical decisions to drive innovation and maintain brand consistency. The Design Manager is responsible for problem-solving design challenges, collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring budget adherence, and fostering a creative and collaborative work environment. By effectively leading the design team and making informed decisions, the Design Manager plays a crucial role in enhancing the visual identity and market positioning of Clinique products.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience related to package design, graphic design and product design.
• Bachelor's degree in package design, graphic design, or related field required.
• Highly organized, timely ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Deep understanding of production design practices with attention to detail and consistency.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, finishes, materials, and printing techniques.
• Strong organization skills for file management and archiving.
• Astute sense of color for review, approval of samples/proofs and on site approval experience.
• Strong ability to provide context and think strategically about the packaging language and ecosystem as a whole.
• Creates and sustains environment of trust and collaboration.
• Actively builds relationships across disciplines and with external partners.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to speak to creative vision and execution as well as tactical conversations across disciplines.
• Experience with creating prototypes working with a comp houses.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and design shifts.
• Mastery in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) Microsoft office.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations, projects, and deliverables
• Ensure adherence to brand guidelines
• Create product designs (primary and secondary) in line with ELC needs and markets trends
• Make strategic design decisions in alignment with brand objectives
• Determine packaging design directions and concepts
• Evaluate and approve design proposals, prototypes, and proofs.

Benefits

• In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
• In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees