This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing Design team as a Midweight Packaging Designer, reporting to the Head of Design.
We are looking for a commercially minded and ambitious designer with a passion for packaging, innovation and sustainability. You'll play a key role in developing engaging packaging solutions across our three brands, enhancing the customer experience while balancing commercial objectives and environmental impact considerations.
You'll be a confident communicator with strong presentation skills, capable of articulating design rationale to senior stakeholders. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, proactively identifying solutions, anticipating challenges and building strong relationships with cross-functional teams and suppliers. You'll also manage and mentor Assistant Designers, helping to develop their skills and confidence.
What Success Looks Like
- Delivers commercially successful packaging solutions across three brands.
- Continuously identifies opportunities to improve customer experience and sustainability.
- Manages projects confidently through concept, sampling and production.
- Builds strong relationships with Buying, Product Technology and suppliers.
- Contributes to the ongoing development of packaging strategy and innovation.
What You'll Be Doing
- Research trends, customer insights and competitor activity to identify opportunities that elevate our packaging and customer experience.
- Translate strategic briefs into commercially viable packaging concepts across multiple brands and product categories.
- Lead packaging projects from concept through to production, ensuring quality, consistency and adherence to brand guidelines.
- Collaborate with Buying, Product Technology and suppliers to develop packaging solutions that meet commercial, technical and sustainability objectives.
- Plan and facilitate project meetings, ensuring clear communication and alignment across stakeholders.
- Allocate work at project and task level, balancing team capability, capacity and critical path priorities.
- Manage seasonal critical paths to ensure key initiatives and day-to-day projects are delivered on time.
- Drive innovation in packaging materials, construction, sustainability and production techniques.
- Maintain packaging unit forecasts and stock levels, ensuring packaging inventory is accurately managed and replenished where required.
- Review samples, artwork and production proofs, providing clear feedback to suppliers to achieve the highest quality standards.
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A degree (or equivalent) in Packaging Design, Product Design, Graphic Design or a related discipline.
- Relevant packaging, graphic or product design experience within a retail or consumer brand environment.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Experience producing physical card mock-ups and packaging prototypes.
- Strong technical knowledge of packaging print processes, materials, substrates and manufacturing techniques.
- Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance creativity with business objectives.
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Strong written, verbal and presentation skills, with the confidence to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Experience mentoring or managing junior team members.
- The ability to manage projects from initial concept through to production and launch.
- A collaborative approach and the ability to build effective working relationships across cross-functional teams and external suppliers.
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Competitive salary and benefits package
- Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home
- Holiday allowance
- 50% staff discount & 25% for family and friends
- Pension scheme
At Mountain Warehouse, we’re passionate about helping our customers enjoy the great outdoors. With a focus on sustainability, we design quality products that are made for adventure and built to last, whether it’s for hiking, running, skiing, or just exploring closer to home. As a team, we’re united by our passion for the outdoors, our commitment to exceptional customer service, and our belief in working together to achieve great things.
We value individuality and teamwork, believe diversity drives innovation and success, and are committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. Whether you’re creating an exceptional in-store experience, driving innovation behind the scenes, or shaping the future of our brand, every role plays a part in bringing Mountain Warehouse to life. If you’re excited about adventure, retail, and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
