Midweight Packaging Designer

Midweight Packaging Designer - Guildford, Surrey £30,000 plus benefits We are recruiting for a Midweight Packaging Designer to join a highly successful global company based in Guildford and the ideal candidate must be a highly skilled Packaging Designer with experience in the toy/youth market or FMCG sector. Proficiency in logo generation and quick-fire style guide / concept development is crucial. Experience of pack structure is essential, as well as a thorough understanding of creative graphic design layout, art direction and expertise in current graphic software. A good understanding of current production techniques is required. For the project management side of the role, excellent communication skills, written and oral, are key. This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a hybrid role for a supportive and dynamic company that values creativity, innovation, and passion in everything you create. Main duties: * Brainstorm and research initial concepts / designs * Understand and interpret briefs from the global product design and marketing departments * Provide written briefs for artwork, illustrations, photography and translations to external suppliers as required, being sensitive to building good working relationships * Co-ordinate and attend photo shoots – then direct as agreed with Marketing * Consult with the product designers and engineering on the features, function, costs & manufacturing issues. * Record all relevant project details, maintaining current project files (to be archived there after) * Attend all relevant project meetings, be responsible for / complete pack specification. * Analyse all quotes to confirm content and conclude all possible value engineering solutions. * Negotiate competitive costs for all outsourced artwork, mock-ups, pack construction, illustrations, translations and photography * Co-ordinate and analyse information between the global offices * Work with and build strong relationships with colleagues, suppliers and licensors * Occasional international travel and off-site meetings * Effectively plan your own time with regards to projects using the milestone and planning documents provided * Monitor schedules / timelines through to production for review with your manager Bluetree Recruits is an Equal Opportunities Employer Bluetree Recruits Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. We offer equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age and other protected status as required by applicable law. We can only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK