Packaging Print Production Designer, Device Packaging Experience
DESCRIPTION:
Do you want to be part of a bar-raising team that designs at a global scale? Are you looking for an opportunity to design and produce packaging that delights millions of customers around the world? Are you excited to help us create Amazon's most sustainable - and accessible - device packaging ever? If so, then the Device Packaging Experience team (DPX) wants to speak with you.
Amazon.com is looking for a talented design/production hybrid: a PRINT PRODUCTION DESIGNER to join our packaging design team. The ideal candidate will have the creative ability to extend and adapt our design system, and deliver clean, print-ready artwork in a fast-paced environment. This position requires strong organizational skills, print expertise, design ability, typesetting skills, and acute attention to detail. The ability to undertake multiple projects and communicate with key stakeholders is essential. An online portfolio demonstrating printed design and production work is REQUIRED.
Key job responsibilities
You have exceptional creative and technical skills related to producing packaging for print. You use sound design thinking and can articulate your reasoning in presentations. You generate design concept files and can translate them into clean, optimized, print-ready files. You have impeccable attention to detail. You are a highly organized, self-motivated, and enthusiastic person who can thrive in a deadline-driven atmosphere. You prioritize and manage your time effectively. You feel at ease communicating with cross-functional peers and leadership. You respond positively to creative and professional feedback, shifting priorities, and ambiguity. You want to be part of a close-knit, highly-engaged team who values collaboration and shares a quest for creative excellence, sustainability, and accessibility.
• Designing and producing packaging artwork
• Extending and adapting artwork to new SKU's
• Creating and editing presentation decks
• Assisting with soft-proof/hard-proof reviews
• Coordinating with external creative vendors
• Optimizing digital images and assets for print
• Helping build and update packaging style guides
• Completing multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Supporting design and production with flexibility
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
San Francisco, CA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- 4+ years of design experience
- Experience in Adobe Creative Suit applications, with high proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat using macOS
- Significant experience with print and/or packaging
- BA/BS in Design or equivalent
- Proficiency in Photoshop retouching/color correction
- Ability to create and maintain scalable solutions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Multi-language artwork experience- International packaging experience
- Illustration editing or creation skills
- Experience with design for sustainability
- Experience with design for accessibility
- Experience with or interest in AI
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication skills
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently
- Note that this is NOT a UX/UI role - significant experience in PRINT is necessary!
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $96,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
