Do you design stunning product packages that help to develop an ecommerce brand?
If so, we need to talk!
We're a new ecommerce company with capital ready to launch over 20 products in the next 18 months. We need to develop a strong relationship with a talented packaging designer who we can rely on to create incredible product packages for a range of products, in several niches.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A TALENTED DESIGNER THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ON ALL OUR PRODUCT LAUNCHES. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU'RE COMMITTED TO A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP.
-- ROLE DESCRIPTION & RESPONSIBILITIES: This role should be quite straight forward for the right applicant. We are looking for someone with extensive packaging design experience that can design product packaging to match our brand guidelines.
NOTE: We only want to speak to designers that have a strong portfolio of product packaging examples, so if this is not you please do not apply.
Here's a moodboard of our ideal brand to understand more about our ideal packaging design: https://www.behance.net/collection/178589297/The-Modern-Gent
-- EXPECTATIONS: - Creative thinking. We may ask you for support in finalizing packaging dimensions to best suit our products. - Responsive communication. We need to receive consistent updates on your progress to ensure we remain on track to complete tasks in-line with our deadlines - Packaging Expertise. We expect you to understand best practices for packaging design. We are hiring this separate to a graphic designer, because we want you to have expertise in this SPECIFIC area. - High quality work. We only want to work with designers that are confident in their ability to create visually impressive designs - Fast turnaround time. We only want to work with people that can work quickly - Positive attitude. We do not want to work with people that complain or make things unnecessarily difficult - Passionate about design. We expect you to love what you do, and that passion is reflected in your work
-- HIRING PROCESS: To make sure there are no surprises when applying, below you'll find our hiring process. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING
1. Apply for the role and answer some simple application questions 2. We will review all applicants and shortlist to the top 5 3. We will complete a short interview with each applicant 4. We will shortlist again to the final 3 5. We will then ask all remaining applicants to complete a PAID test task to better understand your skills and how you work. 6. We will hire the best applicant
-- COMPENSATION: We will pay you on a per-project basis, and we can finalize compensation for future projects as they arise.
For the test task we will pay you $50 to design the packaging for one of our products. Once you've been hired we'll work with you immediately on designing the remaining 2 product packages that we're launching in time for Q4 2020. We'll also be launching more products in 2021 and expect to work with you for those projects too.
-- GOAL: We are looking for a packaging designer we can work with for the next 3+ years, so please only apply if you're serious about your work and are ready to help us on an ongoing basis
