Junior Packaging and label designer

Vodo Fox, a dynamic software and creative agency based in Islamabad, is seeking a talented Junior Packaging & Label Designer to join their creative team. This role focuses on hands-on packaging design and production for a diverse range of consumer products including food and beverages, beauty and skincare, supplements, wellness, electronics, and home goods. The ideal candidate will work closely with local and international clients to develop professional packaging, labels, product visuals, and brand assets, ensuring designs are production-ready and aligned with brand positioning and market needs.

Key Responsibilities
- Create professional packaging and label designs across various product categories, adhering to client briefs and brand guidelines.
- Develop multiple creative concepts that reflect target audience and market requirements.
- Accurately work with packaging dielines, including panels, folds, cuts, bleed, safe areas, dimensions, and print specifications.
- Prepare production-ready artwork suitable for printing and manufacturing processes.
- Utilize Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop extensively for typography, layouts, image editing, retouching, vector artwork, mockups, and presentation visuals.
- Interpret detailed briefs from international clients and translate them into effective visual solutions.
- Maintain brand consistency across packaging, product visuals, Amazon content, websites, and social media platforms.
- Develop product visuals and Amazon listing/A+ content when required.
- Adapt packaging designs into social media posts and promotional creatives.
- Use AI tools strategically for research, ideation, image generation, visual exploration, and workflow efficiency.
- Manage multiple projects, revisions, and deadlines while maintaining high design quality.
- Present design concepts clearly, explaining the rationale behind design decisions.
- Collaborate effectively with marketing, branding, UI/UX, development, and creative teams.
- Review artwork meticulously before final delivery to identify and resolve potential production or print issues.

Required Qualifications
- Proven experience in packaging and label design with a strong portfolio showcasing boxes, bottles, jars, pouches, bags, or other physical packaging.
- Excellent proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is essential.
- Deep understanding of dielines, bleed, trim, safe areas, folds, panels, and print production processes.
- Ability to prepare professional, print-ready files that meet production standards.
- Strong grasp of typography, hierarchy, composition, spacing, alignment, color theory, and visual balance.
- Capability to generate multiple genuinely different design concepts based on client briefs.
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines while managing multiple projects.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Good understanding of branding principles and how packaging communicates product positioning.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits
- Experience designing Amazon A+ Content and listing images.
- Skills in social media creative design and product mockups.
- Familiarity with AI tools for enhancing design workflows and creative exploration.
- Prior experience working with international clients or agencies.
- Knowledge of packaging materials, finishing techniques, printing processes, and production limitations.
- Opportunity to work on diverse creative and commercial projects across industries with international clients.
- Collaborative work environment involving multidisciplinary teams in branding, marketing, UI/UX, development, and digital products.
- Emphasis on ownership, transparency, accountability, creativity, and attention to detail throughout the design process.

This is a strictly on-site position based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Candidates must be available to work on-site and demonstrate the ability to design, structure, prepare, and deliver packaging artwork professionally—not just create visual concepts or mockups. A short practical design test may be part of the hiring process to assess packaging knowledge, software skills, concept development, brief comprehension, attention to detail, and deadline management.

Applicants should submit a CV along with a strong portfolio that clearly demonstrates their own design ability and production knowledge, including examples of packaging design, label design, print-ready artwork, branding, Amazon A+ or listing creatives, and social media design.