Packaging Graphic Designer - CPG

Snack Innovations Inc•Piscataway Township, NJ

17h•$80,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Snack Innovations is a fast-growing consumer packaged goods company with a passion for better-for-you snacking and the parent brand behind Drizzilicious, Natural Endurance, Smart Fries, and Sunday Snacks. Operating as both a private label manufacturer and direct-to-consumer snack brand innovator, we’re rapidly expanding and looking for driven, entrepreneurial people to grow with us. We are looking for builders and doers who thrive in agile, entrepreneurial environments and are comfortable creating structure where it does not yet exist. The ideal candidate has seen best-in-class operations and knows how to adapt that experience in a fast-moving setting. As the Packaging Graphic Designer at Snack Innovations, you will play a critical production-focused role in bringing our brands to life across packaging, retail, and sales channels. You will support our portfolio of better-for-you snack brands, ensuring every file and asset that leaves our team is accurate, on-brand, and production-ready. You will collaborate closely with Design, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and our external partners to execute packaging, sales enablement tools, and digital assets at the highest level of quality. You'll design and produce a wide range of deliverables, including packaging, PDQs, endcap displays, web assets, A+ content, hero imagery, presentations, and social media content. You'll stay engaged with the latest design trends, emerging technologies (including AI), and evolving industry standards to enhance the effectiveness of our creative output. We're looking for a team player who can take ownership of projects from start to finish while elevating the work at every step. The ability to manage timelines, incorporate feedback, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required.
5+ years of experience in a high volume, deadline-driven, CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) environment.
Technical knowledge in food-grade packaging is a plus.
Ability to work on-site several days/week.
Proven ability to deliver high-quality work with a positive attitude under tight deadlines.
Highly organized, with strong time management, prioritization, and notetaking skills.
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 is 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.