Senior Packaging & Graphic Designer – Prepress

Your tasks

• Create packaging designs and artwork from scratch, including product labels, cartons, wrappers, and other packaging materials.
• Manage the complete packaging design process, from concept development and artwork creation to prepress preparation and final printing.
• Prepare print-ready files, ensuring accurate dimensions, dielines, bleed, color separation, and other technical printing specifications.
• Coordinate directly with printing suppliers to ensure accurate reproduction of designs and resolve technical printing issues.
• Review printed samples and ensure color accuracy, print quality, and consistency with approved artwork.
• Develop creative concepts, graphics, and layouts that align with brand guidelines and marketing objectives.
• Create and edit graphic designs for marketing materials, including brochures, flyers, promotional materials, and product presentations.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Production, and Quality Control departments to ensure packaging designs meet product requirements and production standards.
• Optimize artwork and printing processes to minimize errors, reduce material waste, and improve print quality.
• Ensure all design projects are completed accurately and within established deadlines.
• Maintain organized artwork files, design templates, and print-ready materials for future use.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of proven experience in packaging design, graphic design, and prepress, preferably within the FMCG industry.
• Strong experience in packaging artwork design, including labels, cartons, wrappers, and other packaging materials.
• Hands-on experience in preparing print-ready files and a solid understanding of prepress processes, color separation, dielines, bleed, and printing specifications.
• Strong creative skills with the ability to develop innovative designs that align with brand guidelines and product requirements.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating packaging designs and artwork personally developed and taken through the final printing stage.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe InDesign.
• Good knowledge of printing techniques, color management, and packaging materials.
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with printing suppliers and internal departments.
• Strong attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects while meeting deadlines.
• Experience in the FMCG sector, particularly food and beverage products, is highly preferred.