Freelance Senior Designer

Landor is looking for a Freelance Senior Packaging Designer to join our Cincinnati studio. Could this be you?

We are Landor.

World-leading brand experts,

underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category.

We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.

We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.

Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design).

We are part of WPP.

What you’ll do

Under the direction of a Design Director, you will help to develop design strategy to deliver the best possible creative solutions for brand led transformation. Driving towards extraordinary, Senior Designers explore, conceptualize and craft design solutions that push boundaries of creativity and deliver game changing innovative solutions.

You will deliver memorable storytelling, continuing to evolve and develop presentation techniques for the future. You demonstrate strategic and innovative thinking, creating ideas and assisting to develop and evaluate competitive design strategies and plans using your sophisticated understanding of aesthetics. You understand the importance of and support new business opportunities and pitch processes, creating and contributing to effective and accurate proposals. As a Senior Designer you will mentor junior team members, and build partners internally across functions, working across all disciplines as an active team player.

What you’ll need

• A brand focused Designer
• 5+ years of experience working in design environments
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design
• Experience building brands either from scratch or as a brand refresh
• Ability to identify and deliver exceptional creative design
• Strong skillset in packaging design
• Excellent communication skills
• Outstanding technical skills with Adobe Creative Suite
• Current design trend knowledge and skills
• Familiarity with new media technology/software
• Ability to collaborate confidently with team members
• Passion for cracking tough strategic and design problems
• Evidence of creative solutions that supports project goals.
• A comprehensive portfolio

This is a freelance role.

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.