PACKAGING & BRANDING DESIGNER: HIGH-END INTERNATIONAL BRANDS
Packaging Designer – Creative (Integrated), Designer – Creative (Integrated)
Cape Town – Western Cape
Luxury packaging. Global brands.
We have a terrific hybrid opportunity for a Junior to Mid-weight Packaging & Branding Designer to join the team working on various brands at a specialist packaging design studio in Cape Town.
This is an outstanding opportunity to work on packaging and brand collateral for globally recognised clients across premium categories including luxury goods, spirits, lifestyle, outdoor and sport, confectionery, and more.
This role suits a creative who enjoys thinking big but executing with precision; someone who can take a brief from first sketch to flawless final file, thrives in a high-standard environment, and genuinely cares about the craft of design.
The studio is based in Cape Town, and you’ll be part of a small, collaborative team that values curiosity, creative exploration, and shared pride in producing beautifully crafted packaging at an international standard? Apply today!
Responsibilities
- Conceptual Packaging Design: working alongside a team to visualise and develop new ideas from brief through to production.
- Technical Artworking & Prepress: you’ll gain valuable experience delivering flawless print-ready artwork, ensuring all technical specifications, including bleed, colour profiles, and die-lines, are strictly met.
- Marketing & Presentations: you will work with the team on crafting compelling marketing content and high-impact pitch presentations that align with brand guidelines.
- Project Management: you will have an opportunity to own your projects: managing timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder communication independently.
- AI Integration: Are you fascinated manipulating AI tools to assist with ideation, concept assets, without substituting them for creative judgment.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have/be:
- Industry relevant tertiary qualification
- 2-5 years of professional Graphic Design experience
- A strong portfolio that showcases conceptual packaging design and technically sound print-ready artwork. This is essential; applications without a portfolio will not be considered
- Demonstrated experience working within brand guidelines across different clients or categories
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
- Practical understanding of prepress, DTP, and commercial printing standards: colour management, substrates, special finishes, and production specifications
- Hands-on experience with AI generation tools (e.g. Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Freepik, ChatGPT) as part of a deliberate creative workflow
- Clear, confident communication: you can articulate your creative decisions and receive feedback constructively
- Attention to detail: you notice what others miss – you care
- A collaborative mindset: you work with the team
- Get genuinely excited about a beautifully crafted piece of packaging, the finish, the material, the detail
- Take real pride in your work, from the first concept sketch to the final approved file
- Bring curiosity and energy to every brief, regardless of how familiar the category
- Self-driven, but know when to ask for input or bring others in
- Embrace AI and modern tools as a means to do better creative work, not as a shortcut around it
- Play open cards: you communicate clearly, flag problems early, and deliver on what you commit to.
Please submit a link to a relevant portfolio along with your CV on application.
City: Cape Town
Level of Expertise: Junior -Mid
Remuneration: Negotiable
Consultant: Christine
Reference Number: #Chris2610
