Hybrid Packaging Developer

at twelveNYC

• Job title: Packaging Developer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $75,000 - $85,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Brooklyn, United States

About the role

• Packaging Developer at Twelve designing innovative packaging for beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands. Collaborating with clients and creative teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key liaison between creative teams and factory partners, ensuring seamless development of product designs and packaging concepts.
• Gain a deep understanding of each client’s story, brand guidelines, and market positioning to deliver consistent, high-quality products.
• Collaborate with creative teams daily to integrate newly sourced products and innovative fabrication processes into client deliverables.
• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously, managing budgets, timelines, and quality across various seasons and clients.
• Create and maintain detailed program schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Exhibit sound judgment to balance competing priorities, adapt to evolving needs, and meet tight deadlines.
• Develop and deliver clear, detailed instructions for tertiary packaging decks/mockups in collaboration with design partners.
• Ideate and create spec sheets for diverse product categories, ensuring precision and attention to detail.
• Leverage expertise in materials, finishes, and print techniques to enhance product designs.
• Negotiate pricing and program details with domestic and overseas factory partners for multi-SKU programs.
• Ensure cost efficiency without compromising quality or brand alignment.
• Employ a solution-oriented mindset to address challenges proactively, ensuring flawless execution.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in secondary or tertiary packaging development, with a focus on beauty, wellness, or lifestyle products preferred.
• Proven track record managing end-to-end product development, from ideation to delivery.
• Strong knowledge of materials, finishes, and print techniques.
• Exceptional project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple timelines and deliverables simultaneously.
• Experience with domestic and overseas sourcing and manufacturing.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for driving large-scale, high-impact programs.
• Availability to work after hours or across time zones as needed.
• Meticulous attention to detail and outstanding organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.

Benefits

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