Hybrid Junior Packaging Designer

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About the role

  • Junior Packaging Designer at Twelve Inc. creating retail-ready packaging and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

  • Support senior designers and development teams in creating retail-ready packaging for a variety of brands.
  • Assist with design execution across packaging collections, including layouts, graphics, and visual refinements.
  • Research packaging trends, materials, and sustainability initiatives to help inform design concepts.
  • Create mockups, comps, and basic renderings to help visualize packaging ideas.
  • Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute fresh, thoughtful ideas within a collaborative team environment.
  • Learn and apply brand guidelines (when necessary) to ensure consistency across seasonal and evergreen packaging collections.
  • Help maintain organized working files, ensuring assets, links, and versions are clearly labeled and easy to locate.
  • Assist in developing packaging concepts with consideration for brand tone, market trends, and price points.
  • Support exploration of new packaging materials, structures, and production techniques under senior guidance.
  • Incorporate feedback from senior designers, developers, and stakeholders, making revisions as needed.

Requirements

  • Internship or entry-level experience at an in-house creative team or design agency preferred.
  • Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Packaging Design, Graphic Design, or a related field.
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
  • Basic understanding of how typography, imagery, color, and layout work together in design.
  • Familiarity with print-ready files, dielines, and templates is a plus.
  • Experience or interest in illustration or 3D rendering software is a plus.
  • Basic understanding of packaging materials and print production processes.
  • Ability to generate and communicate ideas visually through sketches, comps, or simple renderings.
  • Familiarity with the Pantone color system.
  • Open-minded, adaptable, and receptive to constructive feedback.
  • Strong communication skills, Detail-oriented, organized, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
  • Team-oriented, humble, and solutions-driven with a positive attitude.

Benefits

  • Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life)
  • Hybrid work environment
  • Mental Health Mondays: Once a month our offices close globally (that's an additional 12 days per year)
  • Generous Paid Time Off -- Including your birthday, personal days, and time off around holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Summer Fridays
  • Discretionary Bonuses

Job title

Junior Packaging Designer

Job type

Experience level

Junior

Salary

$70,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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