Graphic & Packaging Designer, creative product business

• £35,000 – £40,000 DOE
• Surrey

We are partnering with a highly successful, design-led gift and home accessories brand who supply into major retailers across the globe. Renowned for their innovation and commercial success, this well-established business is continuing to grow rapidly and is seeking a talented Graphic & Packaging Designer to join their in-house design team. Here you will play a pivotal role in translating briefs from leading national and international retailers into compelling, shelf-ready designs that balance creativity with commercial appeal.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving, creative business where your ideas will make it onto the shelves of some of the world’s best-known retailers. If you are commercially savvy, creatively driven, and excited by the challenge of bringing products to life from concept to completion, we would love to hear from you.

The Role

You will take ownership of projects from concept through to production, collaborating closely with sales, product development, and buying teams to ensure designs are not only visually impactful and commercial but also technically accurate and production ready. Your work will span new packaging concepts, graphic design, and creating high-quality presentations to support submissions to key account retail buyers.

 What you’ll be doing

• Conceptualising and developing innovative, trend-driven product and packaging designs in response to detailed client briefs.
• Translating creative ideas into commercially viable solutions.
• Conducting thorough trend, market and competitor research to inform and inspire new product development (NPD).
• Producing accurate, production-ready artwork for products and packaging, with meticulous attention to layout, typography, colour and compliance.
• Creating cutter guides, managing technical packaging specifications and incorporating all required back-of-pack information, including barcodes, legal copy and safety details.
• Developing high-impact customer presentations, including mock-ups and visuals, to support sales meetings and retail pitches.
• Liaising with suppliers and production teams to ensure smooth transition from design to manufacture.
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

What you’ll bring

• 4+ years’ experience graphic & packaging design within a retail-focused environment.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop and ideally Dimension) needed. 3D modelling and rendering software such as Fusion 360 or similar a benefit.
• Strong experience creating cutter guides and packaging artwork layouts for production.
• Solid understanding of packaging compliance requirements, including barcodes, hazard warnings and regulatory information.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Able to work efficiently and at pace without compromising quality.
• Flexible, solutions-focused and adaptable to evolving briefs and priorities.
• A positive, collaborative team player with genuine enthusiasm for design and product.

Diversity & Inclusion

ILMJ values diversity, equality and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and identities.