At a Glance
- Tasks: Adapt global packaging designs while ensuring brand integrity and quality.
- Company: Join a world-renowned FMCG brand with a focus on creative excellence.
- Benefits: Enjoy a hybrid work culture with flexibility and collaboration.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for growth and creativity.
- Why this job: Work on high-visibility campaigns and make an impact in the packaging design world.
- Qualifications: 3–5+ years in adaptive design, strong client-facing skills, and Adobe Creative Cloud expertise.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 $ per year.
- Adaptive Designer (Packaging) – 12-Month Maternity Cover
- Job Category: Design
- Requisition Number: ADAPT007798
- Posted : September 29, 2026
- Full-Time
- Hybrid
- Locations
- Showing 1 location
- Description
Key Responsibilities
- Adaptive
- Packaging
Design: Adapt global creative packaging assets, artwork, and brand elements across various formats, sizes, product variants, and languages while maintaining visual brand integrity.
- Onsite Client Engagement: Attend the client's Sydney studio weekly, participating in reviews, working sessions, and serving as a direct partner to key client stakeholders.
- Brand Governance & Accuracy: Ensure all designs and production-ready artwork strictly adhere to brand guidelines, market-specific standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Cross-Functional
Collaboration: Partner closely with Transcreation Team Leads, Project Managers, Technical Artists, and Retouchers to deliver high-quality work on tight deadlines.
- Project Execution: Simultaneously manage multiple project pipelines, balancing competing priorities without compromising quality or attention to detail.
- What We Are Looking For
- Experience: 3–5+ years of proven experience in adaptive design, transcreation, artwork adaptation, or production design, with a focus on packaging and FMCG/consumer goods environments.
- Client-Facing Skills: Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills with confidence managing clients directly in an onsite environment.
- Technical Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (specifically Illustrator, Photoshop, and In Design).
- Packaging Expertise: Strong understanding of packaging artwork execution, typography, prepress standards, layout adaptation, and brand governance.
- Location & Flexibility: Sydney-based and comfortable working in a hybrid arrangement (WFH + weekly onsite attendance at the Sydney client studio).
Nice to Have
- Prior experience supporting global FMCG or beverage brands.
- Familiarity with APAC market localization, multi-language adaptations, and workflow platforms like Workfront.
Why Apply?
- Iconic Brand Portfolio: Work on high-visibility global campaigns and packaging designs for a world-renowned FMCG brand.
- Collaborative Environment: Join a dynamic, high-performing transcreation team focused on creative excellence.
- Hybrid Work Culture: Enjoy flexibility with a balance of working from home and collaborating face-to-face in the client studio.
Adaptive Designer (Packaging) – 12-Month Maternity Cover in Sydney employer: Schawk Australia
Schawk Australia offers a dynamic work environment where creativity and collaboration thrive. Employees have the opportunity to engage directly with clients, enhancing their professional skills while working on diverse projects in adaptive packaging design. The company values brand integrity and quality, providing a supportive atmosphere for personal and professional growth.
