Packaging Production Graphic Designer

A leading global consumer products company focused on providing personal care solutions that help people look, feel, and live their best life is looking for a Packaging Production Graphic Designer to join the Production Services team in Shelton, CT. They will be responsible for developing high-quality digital packaging assets and production-ready mechanical artwork across a portfolio of brands. This role partners closely with Production Services, Design, and Marketing teams to deliver accurate, consistent, and brand-aligned packaging solutions in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. This is a hybrid position, onsite Tuesday-Thursday, and is an ongoing contract dependent on performance.

Key Responsibilities:
- Create digital packaging images of products from final packaging mechanicals, incorporating multi-angle product photography across cartons, bottles, aerosol cans, film pouches, shrink sleeves, and displays.
- Generate realistic packaging renders using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Esko Studio.
- Create packaging mechanical executions, ensuring creative adaptation, design continuity, communication hierarchy, and graphic consistency across formats, sizes, and decoration methods.
- Adapt and interpret Marketing Graphic Briefs into compelling package design executions that meet brand and design objectives.
- Design and execute production across multiple brand portfolios and regions, managing multiple languages, translations, and print converters.
- Partner with Production Services managers and design teams to manage deliverables and timelines in a fast-paced environment.
- Apply SKU metadata and standardized nomenclature for package image tagging, formatting, uploading, and management within Blue System digital asset library.

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- Strong knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite – highly proficient in Illustrator, superior Photoshop skills.
- Strong knowledge in color correction and digital retouching for packaging image development and finalization.
- Ability to source and reformat for multiple file formats. Distribute assets as required through various platforms including utilization of File share, BLUE software system.
- High proficiency in the development and execution of packing artwork mechanicals.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design or Graphic Communications OR relevant work experience OR an equivalent combination for education and experience.
- 5+ years of professional experience as a designer/graphic/production artist in packaging design environment.
- Must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with strong interpersonal skill set.
- Manage high volume workload
- Ability to trouble shoot and assess integrity of incoming agency designs and files, correct and translate technical requirements for appropriate layout builds.
- Ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external partners (packaging prepress firms/printers).
- Must demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in all aspects of deliverables and executions.
- Motivated Self-starter. Able to change priorities with sense of urgency.
- Positive, proactive, enthusiastic team player.

- Familiar with Esko Studio Advanced.
- CPG experience.
- Knowledge of printing processes in design development and prepress requirements – offset, dry offset, silkscreen, flexography, digital and, letterpress, combination, and gravure printing.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.