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Group Packaging Designer

Somerset West
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: IT Marketing
Reference: SW005332/JM

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Employer: Helderberg Personnel cc

My client, a well established and renowned international concern withing the retail sector, has a vacancy at their Head Office in Somerset West for a Group Packaging DesignerThe successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Graphic Design with 7+ years in packaging design, either in a FMCG company or agency environment with strong planning, organisation, priority setting and project management skills

Role:

Detail-orientated individual passionate about packaging design with the rigour to maintain consistent design standards across our entire product portfolio
Well versed in both concept development and taking artwork to a print ready stage
The role will require you to have an intricate knowledge of print you to have an intricate knowledge of print production techniques and the ability to engage with third party printers in finding optimal production processes for our packaging portfolio
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
Provides an excellent opportunity to join a group that is tasked with a wide range of project types and has significant exposure to senior leaders and functional teams across the business globally

Key Responsibilities:

Packaging concept, design and artwork delivery
Conceptualise and develop new packaging for all the products across the entire product portfolio
Liaise with New Product Development, Category Management and Marketing teams to deliver packaging and associated publication design concepts on brief and to a global standard
Evolve packaging artwork to a harmonized global standard in line with new brand guidelines
Work closely and align with the Group Packaging Engineer and Group Sustainability analyst
Produce approved artwork designs in print ready format
Liaise with third party printers and suppliers to specify substrates, print techniques, paper engineering and special finishes
Manage the sampling process with third party printers and suppliers

Custodianship:

Maintain the company's global packaging library
Upload artwork to a centralized database
Manage and execute any running changes to existing artwork
Maintain the company's global brand guidelines document

Skills and Qualifications

Ability to multitask effectively; changing priorities based on timeline expectations
Excellent communication skills
Microsoft and Adobe Creative Suite essential
Solution-orientated mindset
Detail-orientated mindset
Ability to work autonomously, and multi-task in an agile environment
Fluency in English is a must
Ability to undertake international travel

Desirable

Prior packaging design for premium brands is an asset
Exposure to working in international markets considered a plus

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About Helderberg Personnel cc

Based in Somerset West, Helderberg Personnel was established in 1998. The company initially started doing placements in the Helderberg Basin and over the years expanded nationally. Our background has proved to be invaluable in providing a high standard of recruitment, screening, evaluation and placement of candidates.

Our Value proposition:
The true value proposition of the Helderberg Personnel brand is our commitment to attending to our clients’ needs, culture and values and to ensure that, through comprehensive interviews with candidates, the overall match is determined to ensure a long term relationship. The identity of the client remains confidential at all times. We understand that our function is to ensure that the candidate must become a strategic partner to a business instead of a mere employee. Helderberg Personnel has achieved a steady growth over the last years and we have evolved into one of the leading agencies in the region. We have made placements cross functional, cross industry and up to senior management level.