Brand & Packaging Designer, Confectionery, Pet Care & Toys
Job Summary
Job Description
ZURU Edge is seeking an Intermediate Brand & Packaging Designer to create compelling graphics and materials for confectionery, pet care, and toy brands. The role involves developing design concepts for packaging, brand assets, and print materials, setting up artwork on dielines, conducting color testing, and creating presentations in Figma. The designer will collaborate with the team to brainstorm ideas, understand project requirements, and ensure designs align with company objectives. A deep understanding of FMCG industry trends, packaging, and brand design is essential. The role also requires strong task and time management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Must have:
- 3+ years of industry experience
- Relevant Graphic Design qualification
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Figma
- Passion for creating mass-appeal design
- Understanding of print production and packaging workflows
- Strong attention to detail and file management
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
Good to have:
- Illustration skills
Perks:
- Culture for Growth
- Surrounded by an A Player Team
- Competitive Remuneration
7 skills required
Job Details
Design the Next Global Bestsellers in Confectionery, Pet Care & Toys
Join the creative minds behind bold consumer brands like:
About ZURU Edge
ZURU Edge is pioneering the next generation of FMCG brands, purpose-built to serve modern consumers through radical innovation, speed, and a future‑focused mindset. From beauty and personal care to household essentials and pet nutrition, we are redefining how brands are created, scaled, and experienced.
We’re part of ZURU, a global company founded in 2003 by Nick and Mat Mowbray—EY Entrepreneur of the Year winners and inductees in the World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. Today, ZURU has grown to a team of over 5,000 across more than 30 international locations.
ZURU Edge operates alongside two other disruptive pillars:
ZURU Toys, reimagining play through innovation.
ZURU Tech, leading a global revolution in the way we build.
Our global portfolio includes fast-scaling brands such as MONDAY Haircare, Daise Beauty, Rascals, NOOD, BONKERS, and Gumi Yum Surprise — each built to deliver category‑defining quality, value, and brand love.
At the heart of this growth is our Global Design Team — award‑winning design and creative professionals shaping the visual identity and packaging of tomorrow’s most exciting brands! Check out some of their recognitions here
Position Impact
As an Intermediate Brand & Packaging Designer, you supercharge your career by bringing bold consumer brands to life. Building the next household names in confectionery, toys, pet care and beyond requires creatives with energy, ambition and a keen eye. If you’re ready to get stuck in, we’d love to talk.
Brand & Packaging Design
- Assist the design team in creating crafted and compelling graphics and materials for a wide range of projects, including:
- Create design concepts for packaging, brand assets, and print materials, demonstrating creative problem solving and exploring multiple directions as a response to a supplied brief.
- Set up artwork on dielines, set up files accurately and create mock-ups for review.
- Conduct colour testing, proofing, and adjustments as needed.
- Create presentations in Figma to communicate brand concepts.
- Provide support on additional design tasks for packaging and branding projects.
Design Craft & Iteration
- Create diverse, high-quality designs that achieve task objectives while adhering to brand guidelines for consistency in typography, color schemes, and design elements. Stay detail-oriented and open to feedback, making necessary revisions to improve quality across multiple iterations, ensuring a unified brand identity and a final result that meets project specifications.
Conceptualisation & Collaboration
- Collaborate seamlessly within the design team to brainstorm and develop design concepts and ideas for projects. Work with team members in the wider ZURU business to understand project requirements and deliver designs that align with the company's objectives - preserving creative intent from concept to product line.
Creative Immersion
- Deeply engage with trends in the FMCG industry, our product categories, packaging, and brand design, as well as our brand landscapes. Utilize this knowledge to produce well-informed, innovative creative solutions, ensuring each design reflects industry insights and brand identity, contributing to compelling design outcomes.
Task & Time Management
- Ensure that best practices are followed in file management, obtaining necessary approvals, setting up files correctly, and adhering to brand guidelines. Maintain high standards in organization and design accuracy to support the overall brand integrity. Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Skills & Experience
- 3+ years industry experience in a similar role
- A relevant qualification in Graphic Design from a tertiary level institute or similar
- Fluent in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Figma
- A passion for making great design with mass appeal
- Illustration skills are an added advantage
- Understanding of print production, packaging materials, and design-to-production workflows
- Great attention to detail, file management, and timeliness with tasks; ability to self-manage with strong problem-solving skills
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.
At ZURU, you get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.
We recognise that ZURU’s success stems from our people and you can only be at your best when you are looking after yourself. ZURU encourages all our team members to invest in their wellbeing by providing an array of benefits and tools.
WHAT WE OFFER
🌱 Culture for Growth
💡 Surrounded by an A Player Team
💰 Competitive Remuneration
ZURU – Tomorrow Reimagined
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