Packaging Designer

Overview Placement Type: Temporary Salary: $53.36-59.29 Hourly Start Date: Sep 28, 2026 Duration: 6 months Aquent is partnering with a globally recognized leader in the beauty and personal care industry, a company dedicated to creating captivating experiences through innovative products. This organization thrives on creativity, consumer insights, and a commitment to excellence, continually setting trends and delighting customers worldwide. Are you a visionary designer with a passion for transforming concepts into captivating consumer experiences? Imagine shaping the visual identity of beloved beauty, fragrance, and body care collections, bringing stories to life through exquisite packaging. We're seeking a creative force to join a dynamic team, where your innovative designs will directly influence product launches and brand presence, making a tangible impact on millions of consumers worldwide. This is an incredible opportunity to translate abstract fragrance narratives and emerging beauty trends into tangible, high-end packaging that resonates deeply with consumers and elevates brand shelf presence. What You'll Do Develop elevated creative design solutions for seasonal launches, core products, and innovation projects across Beauty, Fragrance, and Body Care. Translate abstract fragrance stories and trend insights into cohesive packaging, ensuring consistency across varied product formats and packaging structures. Drive execution by creating detailed design specifications, finalizing artwork, and preparing clean assets for production and cross-functional teams. Ensure quality and accuracy by reviewing mechanical artwork and pre-production files prior to final release. Tell visual stories by designing high-impact mood boards, concept boards, and visual presentations to share creative direction with stakeholders. Research emerging trends in fragrance, beauty, wellness, and packaging finishes (foils, embossing, unique textures) to continuously elevate brand shelf presence. Partner closely with Design Leadership, Packaging Engineering, Product Development, Merchandising, and Production teams to foster cross-functional collaboration. What You Bring 4+ years of professional experience in packaging design, graphic design, or visual art-preferably within Beauty, Fragrance, Personal Care, or Consumer Products. A portfolio showcasing sophisticated packaging design, strong typography, color theory, layout, and visual storytelling. Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Solid understanding of print production, mechanical prep, dielines, and specialty packaging finishes. A sharp eye for beauty and fragrance aesthetics, with a natural curiosity for wellness, lifestyle, and consumer behaviors. A highly collaborative, curious, and creative workstyle, comfortable managing multiple tight timelines in a fast-paced environment. What Will Make You Stand Out A genuine passion for the Beauty, Fragrance, Body Care, and Wellness spaces. Experience balancing high-level creative vision with hands-on mechanical execution. About Skill: Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts. Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, 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.