Hybrid Junior Packaging Designer

at twelveNYC

• Job title: Junior Packaging Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $70,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Brooklyn, United States

About the role

• Junior Packaging Designer at Twelve Inc. creating retail-ready packaging and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support senior designers and development teams in creating retail-ready packaging for a variety of brands.
• Assist with design execution across packaging collections, including layouts, graphics, and visual refinements.
• Research packaging trends, materials, and sustainability initiatives to help inform design concepts.
• Create mockups, comps, and basic renderings to help visualize packaging ideas.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute fresh, thoughtful ideas within a collaborative team environment.
• Learn and apply brand guidelines (when necessary) to ensure consistency across seasonal and evergreen packaging collections.
• Help maintain organized working files, ensuring assets, links, and versions are clearly labeled and easy to locate.
• Assist in developing packaging concepts with consideration for brand tone, market trends, and price points.
• Support exploration of new packaging materials, structures, and production techniques under senior guidance.
• Incorporate feedback from senior designers, developers, and stakeholders, making revisions as needed.

Requirements

• Internship or entry-level experience at an in-house creative team or design agency preferred.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Packaging Design, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Basic understanding of how typography, imagery, color, and layout work together in design.
• Familiarity with print-ready files, dielines, and templates is a plus.
• Experience or interest in illustration or 3D rendering software is a plus.
• Basic understanding of packaging materials and print production processes.
• Ability to generate and communicate ideas visually through sketches, comps, or simple renderings.
• Familiarity with the Pantone color system.
• Open-minded, adaptable, and receptive to constructive feedback.
• Strong communication skills, Detail-oriented, organized, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Team-oriented, humble, and solutions-driven with a positive attitude.

Benefits

• Full-Time Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life)
• Hybrid work environment
• Mental Health Mondays: Once a month our offices close globally (that's an additional 12 days per year)
• Generous Paid Time Off -- Including your birthday, personal days, and time off around holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Summer Fridays
• Discretionary Bonuses