Production Artist (Product/Packaging)

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title- Designer (Production Artist)
Location- May be 100% remote in the U.S

Join Our Creative Team as a Designer!

Do you have experience designing licensed products?! Do you get excited by the latest trends and immediately put them into art? If so, this role is for you! We are seeking a Designer that will have responsibility for hand-sketching front, back, and side views of new Horizon Group USA products as well as rendering mockups in Photoshop. Consider it a bonus if you have Packaging Design experience as well!

What You'll Do:

• Design and create product for craft, fashion activity kits, and novelty products in vector format.
• Use Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop to execute designs.
• Participate in trend research and brainstorming for new product concepts.
• Collaborate with Marketing team and Design Team on all projects.
• Illustrate icons, characters, design color schemes and patterns for products and packaging.
• Create mockups for presentations.
• Provide photography support for manuals and instruction sheets.
• Execute detailed production mechanicals for product and packaging.

What You’ll Bring:

• MUST have previous experience working on licensed brands/products.
• Expert knowledge in Adobe Suite required.
• Ability to create and illustrate in vector format in a wide variety of styles, for various target audiences (including gender neutral, tween girls etc.; Seasonal and Everyday artwork), each with a distinct point of view.
• Ability to hand-sketch front back and side views of the same object required.
• Ability to take vector/ hand sketches and create 3D renderings using Photoshop.
• Knowledge of Digital Photography as support will be needed in photographing for manuals and instruction sheets.
• Experience in Activity Kits/ Toy or Craft Industry preferred.
• Product knowledge of activity kits / DIY activities for jewelry, Paint your own/ build your own accessories, HBA, & paper crafting fields ideal.
• Page Layout/ instruction Layout skills a plus.
• Fine Art skills such as painting is a plus.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• MUST submit a portfolio link to be considered.

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