Packaging Graphic Designer - CPG

Snack Innovations Inc•Piscataway Township, NJ

1d•$80,000 - $85,000

About The Position

Snack Innovations is a rapidly growing consumer packaged goods company focused on better-for-you snacks. They are seeking entrepreneurial individuals to join their team. The company operates as both a private label manufacturer and a direct-to-consumer brand innovator. They are looking for individuals who thrive in agile, entrepreneurial settings and can create structure in a fast-paced environment, adapting best practices to their operations. The Packaging & Sales Graphics Designer will be a key production-focused role, responsible for bringing brands to life across packaging, retail, and sales channels. This role supports a portfolio of better-for-you snack brands, ensuring all files and assets are accurate, on-brand, and production-ready. The designer will collaborate with Design, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and external partners to execute packaging, sales enablement tools, and digital assets with high quality. Deliverables include packaging, PDQs, endcap displays, web assets, A+ content, hero imagery, presentations, and social media content. The role requires staying current with design trends, emerging technologies (including AI), and industry standards to improve creative output. The ideal candidate is a team player who can own projects from start to finish, elevate the work, manage timelines, incorporate feedback, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
5+ years experience in a high volume, deadline-driven environment: CPG industry experience.
Proven ability to deliver high-quality work with a positive attitude under tight deadlines
Highly organized, with strong time management, prioritization skills, and LOVEs to take notes.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment in which requirements & priorities constantly change
Solid design skills in print, packaging and displays collateral
Proficiency in Figma, Midjourney, Gemini, and particularly Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Dimension)
Photoshop: Must be at expert level and know major points of application when applied to Print and Digital. Must be familiar with using application for digital productivity including Smart Objects, Layer Comps and Applying Effects)
Illustrator: Must be at expert level and know major points of application when applied to Print and Digital
InDesign: Must be at expert level and know major points of application when applied to Print
A portfolio that demonstrates packaging experience and clean, consistent design execution.

Nice To Haves

Technical knowledge in food-grade packaging a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for design and production in a wide variety of formats including, print, displays and presentations - with heavy emphasis on packaging.
Lead packaging execution across new and existing SKUs—from concept through production-ready files.
Partner with vendors/printers and internal stakeholders to manage proofing, troubleshooting, and quality control.
Translate dielines, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing specs into accurate, print-ready deliverables.
Create sales enablement assets—including sell-in decks, sell sheets, planogram mockups, displays, shippers, and retailer presentation materials—to support launches and buyer meetings.
Build and maintain clean, scalable file systems and creative libraries.