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Associate Director, Packaging Design

e.l.f. Beauty· e.l.f. Brands – Creative
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$130k - $160kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Associate Design Director responsible for conceiving and developing disruptive packaging designs across 2-3 brands, leading cross-functional collaboration, and driving cost-efficient, premium packaging solutions while aligning with brand vision and product promises.

Responsibilities

  • Create stand out packaging amplifying brand look and communication
  • Provide leadership by example to create an environment of creativity, teamwork, adaptability, growth, and problem-solving expertise
  • Infuse strong knowledge of beauty trends to create thumb stopping designs for new product launches, PR kits, social media, swag and collaborations
  • Ensure timely development of high quality, innovative packaging based on brief, customer requirements, manufacturability, wall space, and 360-degree objectives
  • Create cross-functional internal partnerships in conjunction with innovation, design, packaging development, marketing, NPD and operational teams
  • Spearhead productivity initiatives to enable continual cost reduction through optimization of the entire packaging process
  • Drive company-wide environmental initiatives through material reduction, use of post-consumer recycled resins, light weighting and other sustainability targets
  • Oversee day-to-day collaboration with package development and the China development team to follow up on sample development and modifications
  • Ability to design against both our retail and DTC environment for maximum effect

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • 7+ years’ experience in a dynamic, high volume, deadline-driven environment
  • Current on fashion, beauty, design, digital trends and our Gen Z audience
  • Experience working with in-house digital teams, visual merchandising and E-Commerce
  • Highly skilled on computer programs including Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
  • AI experience
  • Experience in art direction for beauty a plus

Skills

Required:Bachelor’s DegreePackaging designAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopAI experience

Benefits

  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • a retirement savings plan
  • gender neutral parental leave
  • unlimited paid time off
  • annual company-based performance bonus and equity
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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