Designer

Overview

Aquent is partnering with a globally recognized leader in the consumer products industry, renowned for crafting beloved beauty, fragrance, and body care products that captivate and delight millions worldwide. Our client is at the forefront of innovation, consistently delivering exceptional experiences through their diverse product offerings.

We are seeking a visionary and highly creative individual to join our client’s dynamic design team. This is an incredible opportunity to shape the aesthetic identity of popular product lines, translating captivating stories and consumer trends into tangible, beautiful designs that resonate with a global audience. Your work will directly influence the visual appeal and market success of products, making a significant impact on brand perception and consumer experience from concept through final delivery.

What You’ll Do

• Conceptualize and develop multiple creative design solutions for product collections, core categories, and innovation initiatives.
• Translate fragrance stories, consumer insights, and beauty trends into distinctive packaging and product design expressions.
• Develop cohesive design systems across multiple product forms, ensuring consistency in color, typography, graphics, pattern, photography, and overall visual storytelling.
• Support the creation and execution of designs from initial concept through final production.
• Create Design Turn Overs and finalize artwork for handoff to Production and cross-functional partners.
• Review mechanical artwork and production files for design accuracy and final approval prior to release.
• Develop concept boards, mood boards, design presentations, and visual storytelling materials.
• Research emerging trends across beauty, fragrance, wellness, lifestyle, color, materials, and packaging to inspire future product and design opportunities.
• Explore innovative graphic treatments, decorative techniques, materials, and finishes that elevate the consumer experience and shelf presence.
• Provide approved designs and clear creative direction to mechanical art and production teams for development of technical specifications.
• Partner collaboratively with Design leadership, Packaging engineering, Product Development, Merchandising, Production, and other cross-functional teams.
• Participate in store visits, competitive research, and consumer insight activities to understand evolving beauty behaviors and marketplace trends.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities within a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum 4–6 years of professional experience in graphic design, packaging design, illustration, or related creative disciplines.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated packaging design, graphic design, typography, color, and visual storytelling.
• Strong understanding of beauty and fragrance aesthetics with the ability to translate trends and consumer insights into relevant, differentiated design.
• Proven ability to develop cohesive design systems across multiple products, formats, and packaging structures.
• Strong conceptual thinking with demonstrated ability to move from initial inspiration through polished design execution.
• Experience working with photography, illustration, pattern, typography, and other visual assets as part of integrated packaging design.
• Strong Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop skills required.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and timelines simultaneously.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Ability to receive and incorporate creative direction while also bringing forward new ideas and design solutions.
• Curiosity and passion for Beauty, Fragrance, Body Care, wellness, and emerging consumer trends.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in Beauty, Fragrance, Personal Care, or consumer products.
• Understanding of print production, packaging artwork, and decorative techniques.