PACKAGING DESIGNER

Description

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 70 years of experience in the children’s wear apparel and accessories industry. Haddad is the leading children’s wear manufacturer representing the most iconic American brands in the world; Nike, Brand Jordan, Converse, Hurley and Levi’s. Our talented professionals are leaders in design, sourcing, sales and global distribution. With over 15 locations and 800 employees globally, it is no surprise that we are already the number one children’s wear company in the world. 

Overview:

The Packaging Designer will work cross functionally with Design, Sales, Marketing and Sourcing teams to create and develop innovate packaging solutions for various apparel items.

Key Accountabilities:

• Conduct market research to support trend finds and new concepts and propose how findings can be implemented into the current offering
• Suggest improvements for better efficiencies that support the print production process from start to finish and partner to implement those improvements
• Design and develop cost effective, innovative, and consumer friendly hang tags and structural designs
• Partner to identify packaging design, manufacturing, and materials needed to improve costs and productivity
• Work with Product Approval and Sourcing teams to review issues with vendor approvals, production changes, non-conforming packaging, and quality control processes
• Approve digital and physical submits from vendors inclusive of color, substrate quality, and finishes
• Review any issues with the packaging sample schedule to ensure deadlines are being met and propose possible solutions
• Partner to implement on-brand solutions for each project to help maintain brand integrity while supporting execution efficiencies where applicable across the total category
• Oversee the creation, updates, and maintenance of development tracking charts, packaging brief submits and   quality standards library
• Review and communicate submit (sample & production) comments between the Packaging team and appropriate cross-functional teams
• Create, evaluate, and refine packaging die-lines while working cross-functionally with Design, Sales, Marketing, Product Approval, and Sourcing teams through the development and approval processes
• Work cross-functionally with design to prepare all packaging requests for licensor approvals
• Recommend needed improvements or enhancements to structural design to comply with customer and market expectations and demands
• Verify packaging specifications through packaging audits/reviews from in-house and outside vendors
• Meet all deadlines in adherenceto the season design calendar
• Special projects as assigned    

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Packaging Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Fine Arts or related field
• 5+ years of work experience in packaging design (children’s wear knowledge a plus)
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop as well as Microsoft Excel
• In-depth knowledge of layout, die-lines and overall packaging design
• Excellent organizational, communication and time management skills with excellent proof-reading skills with attention to detail
• Work independently, effectively and accurately in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Understanding of three-dimensional shape and form
• Portfolio showcasing relevant work
• Illustration skills a plus