Packaging Design Production Artist (Hybrid Role - New York)

Olaplex•New York, NY

4d•$85,000 - $95,000•Hybrid

About The Position

OLAPLEX is seeking a meticulous and tech-savvy Packaging Design Production Artist to join our Creative team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between creative design concepts and manufacturing reality. You will turn approved design concepts into flawless, technically precise, print-ready packaging files for all primary and secondary components. Reporting to a Creative Packaging Designer, you bring an absolute obsession with technical details (dielines, typography, and print specs) and a deep appreciation for the aesthetics of prestige beauty.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Print Production, or equivalent technical design experience
5+ years of dedicated production art experience, ideally within the beauty, cosmetics, or premium consumer packaged goods (CPG) spaces
Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, with expert-level proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Deep understanding of printing processes, specialty finishes (hot stamping, embossing), ink limitations, and substrate textures
Exceptional proofreading skills and an eagle-eye focus on picking up minor alignment, copy, or structural discrepancies

Responsibilities

Build and finalize precise, print-ready mechanical files for primary components (bottles, tubes) and secondary packaging (boxes, cartons)
Review, apply, and adapt structural dielines, ensuring exact placement of all graphic elements, bleeds, and safe zones
Adapt existing core brand designs across complex regional packaging sizes, translations, and global SKU variants
Maintain extreme typographic consistency, managing text wraps, kerning, ingredient list formatting, and legal requirements flawlessly
Guarantee that all files released to factories contain correct spot colors, varnish layers, font outlines, and high-resolution imagery
Coordinate with overseas and domestic printers and packaging engineers to resolve technical file issues and review proofs
Maintain consistent brand color standards across varied packaging substrates and print processes (e.g., offset, flexography)
Maintain highly organized project directories, standardized file-naming structures, and master digital asset libraries
Assemble functional physical mockups and digital renderings for leadership evaluation and stakeholder presentation
Manage production tasks for multiple concurrent product launches, ensuring strict adherence to global manufacturing deadlines

Benefits

Eligibility for an annual bonus
Competitive compensation
Flexible paid time off
11 paid holidays
Flexible work schedules
Company Contribution to Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance for Employees and their Families
Company Paid Employee Life Insurance
Optional additional Life Insurance
Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage Options
Up to 18 weeks for birthing-parents and up to 10 weeks for non-birthing new parents
Roth and 401k plans: 100% match up to the first 4% and is immediately vested
Professional Development Reimbursement Program
Twenty (20) free products per year
Friends and family discount