Senior Art Director - Packaging

Position Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior Art Director, Packaging to join their team. In this role, you'll bring strategic thinking and creative excellence to packaging design and related communications. You'll concept, design, and execute high-quality work that aligns with brand goals and resonates with their audience. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and play a key role in shaping the visual identity of our products.

This is a 40 hour/week, long-term freelance opportunity that will require you to be onsite 4 days/week at our client's office in St. Louis, MO. Initial duration will be 12 months. Start date will be 3-4 weeks from an offer, as soon as 6/23/2025.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and execute packaging and related traditional/digital communications.
• Maintain high standards of design quality and brand consistency.
• Work independently to manage projects from concept through execution.
• Present and advocate for your creative work with confidence and clarity
• Collaborate with account managers, strategists, creatives, clients, and vendors to deliver outstanding results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience as an Art Director or similar role in an agency or in-house creative team.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Strong understanding of both traditional and digital design channels, including social media, e-commerce, digital display, and retailer advertising.
• Excellent typography and layout skills.

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

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Email your resume in Word to:

trevor.wood@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Trevor Wood - Lead Recruiter

For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.



This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 05/30/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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