Junior Packaging Designer

Job description

COMPANY: Unilever, Port Sunlight
JOB TITLE: Junior Packaging Designer
SALARY: Competitive + Excellent company benefits

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Unilever is a global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company in the UK and Ireland. We are already on target to achieve our huge ambition to double the size of our business globally whilst reducing our environmental impact. We are growing our business and also doing what is right for our consumers, community and environment. We are developing brands for people's lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow - making sustainable living commonplace.

Working at Unilever means that you get to take part in this exciting journey and work with amazing people who are really passionate about our large portfolio of famous brands. We want to improve billions of lives and you too can join us in making a sustainable difference.

Want to change the world?

At Unilever we are committed to ensuring that all of our packaging is fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025, and that we are using more recycled content. Find out more here: https://www.unilever.co.uk/news/news-and-features/2019/our-five-point-plastics-plan.html

We are looking for a creative and inspirational designer to join the global Home Care team here at our HQ in Port Sunlight, UK. If you want to be a part of a team working across some of the world's biggest FMCG brands and shape their sustainable future, then we would like to hear from you.

MAIN JOB PURPOSE:


As a junior packaging designer in Home Care you will work across multiple innovation and capability projects which reflect Unilever's packaging strategy. You will work with cross functional teams to create packaging ideas, bring them to life in inspiring and brand relevant ways, while providing leadership in design thinking / approach.


JOB SUMMARY
· Partner with internal teams to create packaging ideas to deliver to brand / R+D ambition
· Use design tools (sketching, rendering, CAD etc) to bring ideas to life and enable clear communication + inspiration for the broader team
· Understand consumer experience of our packaging and identify opportunities to strengthen and change it inline with future consumer expectations
· Lead development of briefs to ensure clear and inspiring projects
· Create and facilitate workshops to co-create new concepts with cross functional teams and consumers / influencers
· Work closely with technical partners to land new innovations
· Translate consumer insights, technical requirements and business needs into packaging solutions


KEY REQUIREMENTS
· Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Design related discipline
· Exposure to working in a design field, with a desire to develop further
· Well versed in design tools and techniques, including sketching, Adobe Suite, CAD and prototyping
· Must be used-to be working as part of multi-disciplined teams
· Strong communicator and influencer
· A passion to learn and willingness to develop new skills
· An eye for detail
· Proven project experience with ability to meet deadlines

WHAT DO WE OFFER?
· Opportunity to work on brands with the power to brighten peoples' lives all over the world Be part of a diverse and ambitious team shaping the future of Home Care brands packaging
· Exciting career opportunities in a global, purpose led business
· We are looking for the right people for our roles and our ambition, we are open to talk about how our flexible working policies can make this role the right one for you


APPLICATION PROCESS

Please note: As part of the job application, you will be asked to complete a brief online application form. Completion of the form is required in order to be considered. Please allow yourself enough time to complete the application form as when filled out partially or not at all it may adversely affect the progress of your application.