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Sr. Packaging Designer

e.l.f. Beauty· Marketing – Creative
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$80k - $110k + equityFull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Senior Packaging Designer responsible for creating disruptive, on-brand beauty packaging concepts within brand, manufacturing, and cost constraints in a fast-paced, hybrid New York-based role.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret creative briefs to design strategic packaging concepts that translate brand positioning, consumer insights, and market opportunities into innovative and on-trend design solutions that align with our brand’s identity and target audience.
  • Strong knowledge of beauty trends to create thumb-stopping designs for packaging, PR kits, merch, and/or collaborations.
  • Execute approved designs with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring the final design meets production standards and specifications.
  • Create designs that take into account sustainability targets such as material reduction and use of post-consumer recycled resin.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Marketing, Brand Marketing, New Product Development, Sales, and Operations.
  • Present design rationale effectively to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Stay up to date on emerging design trends, techniques and technologies within the beauty industry.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks and meet tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality.
  • Foster effective communication channels with internal teams and external vendors as necessary to ensure seamless execution of packaging projects.
  • Maintain organized files, documentation and archives of design files for easy retrieval and future reference.
  • Oversee day-to-day process of packaging design and sampling, and liaise with Development team and China NPD team daily to follow up on sample development.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.
  • 5+ years experience as a packaging designer in a high volume, deadline-driven environment in beauty or a related industry, with a strong portfolio.
  • Knowledge of packaging decoration techniques across both primary and secondary packaging.
  • Strong and refined typography skills.
  • Excellent eye for color.
  • Proficient in industry-standard design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), as well as AI rendering tools.
  • Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills; deadline driven.
  • Comfortable working in a collaborative manner and a highly creative out-of-the-box thinker.
  • Ability to anticipate workload and proactively communicate to managers.
  • Current on fashion, beauty, design and digital trends.
  • Ability to be physically in office a minimum of 3-days per week.
  • Experience with 3D rendering tools a plus.
  • Experience in art direction for beauty a plus.
  • Strong knowledge of sustainability best practices a plus.

Skills

Required:Packaging designBrand alignmentAdobe Creative SuiteTypography
Nice to have:Sustainability practices

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • retirement savings plan
  • gender neutral parental leave
  • unlimited paid time off
  • bonus eligibility (up to 200% of target)
  • equity
  • hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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e.l.f. Beauty is a bold disruptor with a kind heart. We stand with every eye, lip, face, paw and fin. We’re making the best of beauty accessible to everyone.

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