Careers Packaging Designer
Packaging Designer
Dept: NPD- New Product Development
Location: Westlake
18 June 2018
Cape Herb & Spice is looking for a creative packaging designer to join our NPD team! A multi-talented designer that can create packaging solutions and beautiful artwork to create on-shelf magnificence.
Responsibilities:
- Conceptualise new packaging solutions for spice, tea and gifting lines
- Offer new ideas and concepts clearly and effectively
- Creating top quality mock ups and renders
- Product photography and deep etching for presentations
- Design of all packaging and labeling on dielines
- Provide packaging suppliers and printers with accurate specs in order to get quotes, working to a budget.
- DTP
- Keep record of artwork changes and file print proofs
- Ensure that all relevant people in the company are informed when there is a change to existing artwork or when new artwork will be coming in
- Creating print ready files to send to printers
- Manage print related tasks (ensuring colour standards are met and upheld, signing off of proofs and attending a print pass if necessary)
- Organise and file all correspondence with regards to artwork
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in Graphic Design. Preferably from AAA, Vega or Red and Yellow.
- Specialisation or focus on packaging design.
- Minimum 5 years relevant experience
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills
- Artistic flair and an eye for design
- Strong interest in design and packaging trends
- An affinity for flourishing under pressure, last minute demands and cryptic briefs
- Reliable & Flexible - maintains effectiveness in fast moving and/changing environment and with varying task and responsibilities
- Great problem solving skills
- Strong technical knowledge base essential
- A good understanding of the print and production process
- Strong computer skills in Mac using Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign
- Understanding of packaging dielines and being able to envision flat artwork in 3D form
- Ability to adjust dielines (advantageous)
Characteristics
- A passion for food and flavour (advantageous)
- Able to work as part of a team and individually
- Ability to explain and motivate design direction
- Ability to take constructive criticism and collaborate
- Self motivated - must be able to work unsupervised
- Willingness to go beyond the scope of standard duties
- Able to stick to and meet deadlines while working on several projects
- Brainstormer and conceptual thinker
- Good DSLR photography skills
If this position interests you please send your CV and comprehensive digital portfolio/link to Therona.pillay@capeherb.co.za
HR Contact:Therona Pillay
Enquire now:therona.Pillay@capeherb.co.za
Telephone:0217605762