Designer (Consumer Goods)

Are you ready to make a significant impact on the consumer product landscape, shaping the items that delight customers daily? Aquent is partnering with a leading global organization renowned for its innovative and beloved consumer products. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team where your creativity and design expertise will directly influence the development of engaging, high-quality products from concept to market, particularly within the vibrant consumables category. You will play a pivotal role in bringing imaginative designs to life, ensuring they meet both aesthetic and functional excellence.

**The Impact You'll Make**

As a key contributor, you will be instrumental in designing and developing consumer products that resonate with a global audience. Your work will directly shape the visual appeal, quality, and value of consumable goods, ensuring they stand out in a competitive market. You'll drive design integrity, innovate with packaging solutions, and collaborate cross-functionally to transform ideas into tangible products that captivate consumers. This role offers a unique chance to blend artistic vision with strategic product development, leaving your creative mark on highly visible products.

**Key Responsibilities**

* Lead the design and development of consumer products from initial concept through to final production.

* Ensure strong design integrity, quality, and value in product execution across various categories, with a primary focus on consumables.

* Design and approve comprehensive packaging solutions for consumables, including layout, graphics, and structural considerations.

* Conduct thorough reviews and approvals of 4-color process print proofs to guarantee accuracy and superior quality.

* Collaborate with development teams to align designs with essential nutritional guidelines and compliance standards.

* Conduct in-depth market, consumer, and category trend research to inform and guide design direction.

* Prepare and present compelling concept sketches, color palettes, style references, and various visual assets.

* Develop detailed product mock-ups, line sheets, and engaging presentation materials.

* Adapt and creatively manipulate graphic assets to generate innovative new design solutions.

* Foster strong collaborative relationships with product development, merchandising, sourcing, and technical partners.

* Effectively manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

* Continuously monitor competitive products and category innovations to maintain a leading edge.

**Required Skills & Experience**

* Bachelor's degree in a design-related field or equivalent practical experience.

* 3+ years of experience in product design, packaging design, or product development.

* Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Microsoft Office.

* Strong creative, organizational, and communication skills.

* Detail-oriented with proven execution and collaboration abilities.

**Preferred Qualifications**

* Experience within the consumable product category.

* Familiarity with packaging design and print production processes.

* Knowledge of nutritional guidelines and regulatory considerations.

**About Aquent Talent**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match.

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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