Graphic Designer

About the Role

Our client, a manufacturer specializing in food service packaging, seeks a dedicated Graphic Designer for a temporary contract role based in Atlanta. This position commences in August and extends through December, requiring full-time on-site presence five days per week. Candidates with prior experience in food packaging design will find an advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the Sales Sketch Request workflow, from initial concept to final delivery, ensuring timely, accurate, and quality artwork output.
• Design customized packaging by integrating customer logos, brand guidelines, and vector graphics onto various packaging types such as paper cups, foam cups, bowls, lids, and containers.
• Create high-quality digital renderings, product mockups, and visual ideas that aid customer presentations, business development, and product launches.
• Produce production-ready artwork adhering to manufacturing standards while maintaining brand consistency.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Customer Service, and customers to define artwork needs, implement feedback, and secure approvals.
• Confirm that all artwork meets commercial print production standards including sizing, color management, bleeds, resolution, and file integrity.
• Design and develop diverse marketing materials like catalogs, brochures, sell sheets, presentations, advertisements, trade show graphics, promotional products, email campaigns, and sales support collateral.
• Generate digital creative assets for websites, email marketing, social media, digital ads, and other online platforms.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of brand identity across multiple brands ensuring visual consistency.
• Manage carton artwork development in collaboration with Packaging, Purchasing, Operations, and external vendors.
• Prepare print-ready files using industry-standard best practices.
• Maintain organized repositories of artwork, templates, logos, and digital assets; manage version control and archiving of completed projects.
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Manufacturing departments to support presentations, new product launches, campaign development, and production optimization.
• Handle multiple design projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks to meet tight deadlines, and communicate proactively with stakeholders throughout project lifecycles.
• Suggest enhancements for creative processes, artwork management, and project workflows.
• Keep abreast of evolving design trends, printing technology, Adobe Creative Cloud features, and packaging innovations to maintain cutting-edge creative output.

Qualifications

• A solid foundation in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Fine Arts, or related fields, or equivalent professional experience.
• Between 3 to 5 years of industry experience in professional graphic design roles.
• Expert-level skills with Adobe Creative Cloud tools, specifically Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign.