Packaging/ Mid - Weight Designer

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• Global cosmetics company
• Fantastic career opportunity
• Modern offices; close to transport

VANITY GROUP, established in 2011 in Sydney Australia is the proud owner of cosmetic, beauty and lifestyle brands: APPELLES Apothecary & Lab, Biology SMART Skincare, Urban Skincare Co., SOAK Superfood Skincare, and METIS. As well as a licensor of KEVIN.MURPHY, Balmain Paris, Apotheke Brooklyn, Atkinsons London, The Aromatherapy Co, Vuudh by Harnn and Leif hotel amenities. VANITY GROUP supplies high end hotel guestroom programs to over 2500 hotels in more than 55 countries.

We are looking for a creative mind to deliver the highest quality print and digital artwork across a wide range of projects, specialising in packaging design and Chinese artwork, for a wide variety of brands whilst meeting deadlines, upholding each brands' guidelines and following industry best practices.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Packaging Design: Design and amend flat artwork for packaging projects, complying with international standards and regulations as well as adhering to the brand guidelines at all times. Work on Chinese language packaging designs and liase with our China office when needed. Collaborate with other designers within our team to create new packaging concepts and artwork for new brands. Create or amend 3D images in Photoshop to send to manufacturers and distributors. Create dielines and test mock-ups for both amenity and retail beauty industry packaging- including boxes, inserts, bags, etc.
• Brand Collateral (both print and digital): Ability to design innovatve layouts and create beautiful content for projects such as printed sales books, digital sales presentations, product catalogues, product training guides, new business proposals, posters, brochures, cards, booklets, inserts, and special event requirements for a wide variety of brands. Ability to work with Chinese translations to create Chinese versions of all of the above.
• Liase with external suppliers such as printers for quotations and raise purchase orders for production of printed collateral for packaging and other marketing purposes.
• Adhere to brand guidelines and strategies, and target specific demographics across all brands. Assist in maintaining and improving brand Style Guide documents.
• Collaborate with Art Director, Innovations, Sales and Marketing teams on various projects, take the lead role in key packaging design projects.
• Deliver outstanding quality artwork in the required timeframe and work autonomously.
• Create visual experiences that captivate our various target markets and have strong call to action. Research competitors' packaging design and keep up-to-date with latest trends.
• Maintain and improve packaging artwork filing systems to ensure accuracy and efficiency

Education & Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of recent in-house/agency experience specialising in Packaging Design
• University or similar tertiary qualification in Graphic Design / Packaging Design
• Fluent in Chinese (Mandarin) AND English, both written and spoken
• Expert in print design and print processes, with a keen eye for detail
• Advanced Mac platform skills in Adobe CC Illustrator, Photoshop and Indesign, plus good knowledge of Microsoft Office incl Word, Powerpoint and Excel
• Demonstrated strong conceptual skills with the ability to develop brands
• A solid sense of design, colour, layout and typography 
• Outstanding project management and time management skills
• Good organisational skills for folder structure management and artwork filing
• Ability to work well under pressure, and happy to help other designers when needed
• Ability to work well within a team
• An excellent work ethic and approachable positive manner
• Ability to liase confidently with internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Excellent communicator across all levels throughout the business
• Exceptional follow-through skills and a great memory
• A genuine interest in packaging / beauty / hotel industry
• Ability to continually evolve technical design skills and keep up to date with design industry
• Extra skills including Photography, 3D rendering, Video editing is a plus

Working with us is more than "just a job"

We provide ongoing training and development to give you every chance to achieve. We recognise that the success of the business is a result of the people we have working for us and we celebrate this through our Rewards and Recognition program.

An attractive remuneration package will be provided to the successful candidate.

You will also benefit from numerous staff discounts and enjoy discounts at a variety of restaurants, cinemas, hotels, etc. courtesy of our clients and partners.

In addition, we provide complimentary staff parking.

This is a unique opportunity for a driven professional who is looking to grow their future career.

To apply for this role, please provide a recent Portfolio of your design work, either via website link OR as an attached PDF (no larger than 10MB in size), plus a CV. We would also love to see a Cover Letter written in both English and Chinese (Mandarin).

All applicants must have the right to work in Australia without restrictions (no student or working holiday visas) .

No recruitment agencies please.

http://vanitygroup.com/