Junior Product & Packaging Designer, Creative Production

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Black Ink Projects family, we're looking for someone who is passionate about culture and design, super organised and self-motivated to join our team of Creatives.

Black Ink Projects is a creative ideas and R+D studio with a highly proficient fabrication offering.

Our single biggest drive is that nothing is impossible, and luxury doesn't have to be wasteful. In fact, not only do we think that change is timeless & good design should just make sense, but also that it should be respected with thought provoking production.

Without question we feel design + production should feel elegant, humorous, intelligent & conversational. As an agency we truly believe in nurturing our team so that they grow as we do. We want you to be hungry in all aspects - it's imperative to constantly learn new skills and be ready to get stuck in and give new challenges your best shot.

The Role

We're looking for a Product & Packaging Designer to own the physical design and support the production process across our portfolio of brands. This is a hands-on, design-first role where you'll be the person turning concepts into real packaging, product, and physical assets, from first sketch through prototyping to final production, while also supporting the client-facing and logistical work that gets it there.

You'll bring 3D/packaging design skills and a genuine love of materials and making things, paired with the organisation and independence to run multiple projects from ideation to delivery without heavy oversight.

This role will be very varied working across multiple projects at any one time so no two days will be the same but primary responsibilities and tasks will include:

- Supporting multiple projects from ideation to completion within the team, eventually leading your own.

- Building client relationships & developing ongoing new business

- High level of organisation on projects, going above and beyond to ensure the clients have exceptional level of service

- Building relationships with partners to collaborate with depending on the needs of projects

- Researching and sourcing production elements across every medium depending on client brief

- Supporting and designing creative packaging/product to fit the client’s needs & budgets

- Creative thinking on how the packaging/product can elevate the end users experience whilst being as sustainable as possible

- Creating mood boards & presentations to demonstrate your ideas

- Sketch/Model ideas to articulate your designs to the Team / Partners / Clients

- Researching and identifying latest key trends/materials to inspire and develop designs

- Liaising with partners to gather costs and timelines for production

- Managing timelines and logistics, delivering the clients projects on time & within budget

- Being the main point of contact for clients, ensuring they are a part of the project journey

- Ordering materials and samples, managing client sign off and production orders

- Ensuring everything we make is to the highest quality and as sustainable as possible

- Support Tracking costs / timings and project budgets

- Multi-tasking multiple projects, suppliers, clients across multiple time zones

- Reporting into wider team on project status

- Constant awareness of new production processes and materials, especially on any

improvements we can make to increase the sustainability of a project

Who you are

The perfect person for this role will be creative and passionate about design and culture. A positive and friendly individual who wants to be a part of our incredible team. A self-starter who can proactively aid in solving problems and is eager to learn and grow within the company.

Must have skills & experience:

- Product, industrial, or packaging design, with direct exposure to production and prototyping

- Strong grounding in 3D design and packaging structures (dielines, materials, physical prototyping); comfort owning a 3D printing workflow is a big plus

- Design experience, between 1-3 years in a similar role

- Working proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); CAD/rendering skills are a strong bonus

- Meticulous eye for detail, taking pride in what you do and the quality you deliver

- Problem solver with a positive, proactive and common-sense approach to solutions

- Adept at working across fast paced multiple projects, highly motivated with the ability to plan, work and manage your own time with a high degree of independence and autonomy

- Strong organisational and time management skills

- Strong ability to communicate clearly and confidently both verbally and in writing, building client relationships

- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, takes initiative to find solutions and efficiencies

- Proficient in Excel

- Team player with a professional, positive and friendly attitude

- Willingness and hunger to learn and develop

- Genuine interest in culture, design, and trends across beauty, lifestyle, and luxury markets

Bonus skills & experience would include:

- Production knowledge – experience working with suppliers / factories (Bonus if specifically print or packaging production knowledge)

- CAD drawing/rendering experience (Rhino, Solidworks etc.)

- Design engineering experience

- Existing network of partners & suppliers