Senior Creative Designer at SMD Technologies

Job Overview

• We are looking for a highly capable Senior Creative Designer to work as a dedicated creative resource for our USA and European business.
• The role will focus heavily on concept development, packaging design and brand development for international markets and requires a designer with strong conceptual thinking as well as excellent packaging execution skills.
• This is a hands-on creative position for someone who can take a brief from initial idea through concept development, presentation and final packaging execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop original packaging and creative concepts for products launching into USA and European markets.
• Translate product and commercial briefs into compelling consumer-facing creative.
• Develop packaging concepts, range identities and scalable visual systems.
• Create strong presentation concepts and visualisations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Adapt existing brands and packaging systems appropriately for different international markets.
• Work across packaging, branding, product launches and supporting campaign material where required.
• Build clear visual hierarchy around product benefits, features and consumer messaging.
• Work closely with head of department, traffic and china teams.
• Develop creative solutions from incomplete or technically focused product information.
• Prepare and execute production-ready packaging artwork.
• Maintain consistency across product families and international ranges.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines independently.
• Build pack 3Ds using SketchUp pro or similar.
• Respond constructively to feedback while maintaining the integrity of the creative solution.

Essential Requirements

• Proven professional experience as a Senior Designer with brand and packaging experience.
• Strong commercial packaging experience is essential.
• Agency experience is essential.
• Portfolio demonstrating conceptual development as well as finished commercial work.
• Excellent typography, layout, composition and visual hierarchy skills.
• Strong understanding of branding and packaging systems.
• Advanced Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D skills.
• Solid understanding of packaging production, dielines and print requirements.
• Ability to work independently from brief through to finished artwork.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately under deadline pressure.
• Excellent written and visual communication skills.

Advantageous

• Previous experience designing packaging for tech and electronics.
• Consumer electronics, FMCG, retail or consumer-product packaging experience.
• Experience developing new brands or packaging systems from the ground up.
• Experience working across multiple brands simultaneously.

Portfolio Requirement

• Applications must include a portfolio demonstrating real commercial packaging work and strong conceptual thinking.
• We are specifically looking for evidence of how the designer thinks, not only finished artwork. 
• Concept development, packaging systems, range development and examples of work produced for recognised brands will be highly valued.