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Job Title: Manager - Packaging Design

Location: Bangalore

Department: Design & Production (Packaging & Print)

Experience: Minimum 5+ years in Packaging Design / Development

About the Company

We are India’s leading network of 110+ K‑12 schools. With large‑scale printing and distribution of textbooks, learning kits, uniforms/merchandise, and marketing collaterals, we are building a best‑in‑class packaging function to improve protection, sustainability, cost, and brand experience.

Role Summary

Own the end‑to‑end design and development of primary, secondary, and transit packaging for books, learning/STEM kits, school merchandise, and marketing materials. You will translate briefs into functional, cost‑effective, and brand‑aligned packaging—covering structure, materials, artwork readiness, prototyping, testing, vendor hand‑off, and quality control.

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Concept & Structure

• Convert business/brand briefs into structural designs, dielines, and CAD files (shipper boxes, rigid/folding cartons, mailers, sleeves, inserts).
• Balance usability, protection in transit, and shelf/unboxing experience.

Materials & Sustainability

• Select substrates (SBS/FBB, kraft/corrugated grades, duplex board, microflute, eco‑friendly plastics/paper alternatives, foams/inserts) and finishes (lamination, varnish, foiling, emboss/deboss).
• Drive recyclability, right‑weighting, and waste reduction.

Artwork & Pre‑Press Readiness

• Create/validate dielines, keylines, bleed/trapping, color specs (Pantone/CMYK), barcodes/QRs, and labeling compliance (as applicable).
• Collaborate with Brand/Content teams to adapt graphics to structural constraints.

Prototyping, Testing & Validation

• Build rapid mock‑ups; conduct transit/stack/compression tests and line trials with vendors.
• Maintain packaging specs/BOMs and approval records.

Vendor Collaboration & Costing

• Brief and evaluate converters/printers; compare quotations, optimize specifications for scale.
• Support Procurement in vendor audits, AMC/SLAs, and cost‑saving initiatives without quality loss.

Quality & Compliance

• Define QC checklists, AQL sampling, and incoming inspection standards; resolve NCRs/field issues with CAPA.
• Ensure safety standards for school environments; adhere to applicable Indian packaging/labeling norms.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Plan timelines, manage change requests, and ensure on‑time launches for admission seasons and academic cycles.
• Partner with Supply Chain for pack‑out efficiency, palletisation, and warehouse ergonomics.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Degree/Diploma from the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) or equivalent in Packaging/Printing/Industrial Design.
• 5+ years hands‑on experience in structural/package design and development (cartons, corrugation, mailers, inserts).
• Proficiency with ArtiosCAD/Esko, Adobe Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop; working knowledge of 3D visualization (nice to have).
• Strong knowledge of paper/board grades, corrugation, print processes (offset/digital/flexo), and finishing.
• Practical exposure to pre‑press, color management, dielines, and print QA.
• Data‑driven, detail‑oriented, with excellent vendor coordination and costing skills.

Job Title: Manager - Packaging Design

Location: Bangalore

Department: Design & Production (Packaging & Print)

Experience: Minimum 5+ years in Packaging Design / Development

About the Company

We are India’s leading network of 110+ K‐12 schools. With large‐scale printing and distribution of textbooks, learning kits, uniforms/merchandise, and marketing collaterals, we are building a best‐in‐class packaging function to improve protection, sustainability, cost, and brand experience.

Role Summary

Own the end‐to‐end design and development of primary, secondary, and transit packaging for books, learning/STEM kits, school merchandise, and marketing materials. You will translate briefs into functional, cost‐effective, and brand‐aligned packaging—covering structure, materials, artwork readiness, prototyping, testing, vendor hand‐off, and quality control.

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Concept & Structure

• Convert business/brand briefs into structural designs, dielines, and CAD files (shipper boxes, rigid/folding cartons, mailers, sleeves, inserts).
• Balance usability, protection in transit, and shelf/unboxing experience.

Materials & Sustainability

• Select substrates (SBS/FBB, kraft/corrugated grades, duplex board, microflute, eco‐friendly plastics/paper alternatives, foams/inserts) and finishes (lamination, varnish, foiling, emboss/deboss).
• Drive recyclability, right‐weighting, and waste reduction.

Artwork & Pre‐Press Readiness

• Create/validate dielines, keylines, bleed/trapping, color specs (Pantone/CMYK), barcodes/QRs, and labeling compliance (as applicable).
• Collaborate with Brand/Content teams to adapt graphics to structural constraints.

Prototyping, Testing & Validation

• Build rapid mock‐ups; conduct transit/stack/compression tests and line trials with vendors.
• Maintain packaging specs/BOMs and approval records.

Vendor Collaboration & Costing

• Brief and evaluate converters/printers; compare quotations, optimize specifications for scale.
• Support Procurement in vendor audits, AMC/SLAs, and cost‐saving initiatives without quality loss.

Quality & Compliance

• Define QC checklists, AQL sampling, and incoming inspection standards; resolve NCRs/field issues with CAPA.
• Ensure safety standards for school environments; adhere to applicable Indian packaging/labeling norms.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Plan timelines, manage change requests, and ensure on‐time launches for admission seasons and academic cycles.
• Partner with Supply Chain for pack‐out efficiency, palletisation, and warehouse ergonomics.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Degree/Diploma from the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) or equivalent in Packaging/Printing/Industrial Design.
• 5+ years hands‐on experience in structural/package design and development (cartons, corrugation, mailers, inserts).
• Proficiency with ArtiosCAD/Esko, Adobe Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop; working knowledge of 3D visualization (nice to have).
• Strong knowledge of paper/board grades, corrugation, print processes (offset/digital/flexo), and finishing.
• Practical exposure to pre‐press, color management, dielines, and print QA.
• Data‐driven, detail‐oriented, with excellent vendor coordination and costing skills.

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTIONS
FUNCTION: PACKAGING

DESIGN
ROLE: EXECUTIVE PKG.DESIGN

QUALIFICATION:
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in the Faculty of Fine Arts from a reputed University/Institute, Diploma in advanced
graphics and creative analysis., Computer Graphics, software, Typography from NIIT or equivalent institute, color
theory with principals & Composition, etc.

EXPERIENCE:

 1. Minimum of 4 to 5 years of experience in FMCG/Food Industry. 

2. Experience in packaging design, print, or production art, and preferably working with a consumer
product brand 

3. Proficiency in packaging design software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Substance 3d, Esko Studio, 

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Pack, etc., and knowledge of packaging materials science
4. Understanding of regulatory requirements and standards for packaging materials and labeling 

5. The ability to lead a sustainability agenda and design recyclable packaging materials 

6. Exposure to & experience in following one or more Food Safety Standard requirements viz. ISO 22000,
FSSC 22000, BRCGS, or AIB is preferred. 

7. Excellent communication both oral & verbal in Gujarati, Hindi & English
8. Good Knowledge of Commercial terms and condition. 

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Job Title: Manager - Packaging Design

Location: Bangalore

Department: Design & Production (Packaging & Print)

Experience: Minimum 5+ years in Packaging Design / Development

About the Company

We are India’s leading network of 110+ K‑12 schools. With large‑scale printing and distribution of textbooks, learning kits, uniforms/merchandise, and marketing collaterals, we are building a best‑in‑class packaging function to improve protection, sustainability, cost, and brand experience.

Role Summary

Own the end‑to‑end design and development of primary, secondary, and transit packaging for books, learning/STEM kits, school merchandise, and marketing materials. You will translate briefs into functional, cost‑effective, and brand‑aligned packaging—covering structure, materials, artwork readiness, prototyping, testing, vendor hand‑off, and quality control.

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Concept & Structure

• Convert business/brand briefs into structural designs, dielines, and CAD files (shipper boxes, rigid/folding cartons, mailers, sleeves, inserts).
• Balance usability, protection in transit, and shelf/unboxing experience.

Materials & Sustainability

• Select substrates (SBS/FBB, kraft/corrugated grades, duplex board, microflute, eco‑friendly plastics/paper alternatives, foams/inserts) and finishes (lamination, varnish, foiling, emboss/deboss).
• Drive recyclability, right‑weighting, and waste reduction.

Artwork & Pre‑Press Readiness

• Create/validate dielines, keylines, bleed/trapping, color specs (Pantone/CMYK), barcodes/QRs, and labeling compliance (as applicable).
• Collaborate with Brand/Content teams to adapt graphics to structural constraints.

Prototyping, Testing & Validation

• Build rapid mock‑ups; conduct transit/stack/compression tests and line trials with vendors.
• Maintain packaging specs/BOMs and approval records.

Vendor Collaboration & Costing

• Brief and evaluate converters/printers; compare quotations, optimize specifications for scale.
• Support Procurement in vendor audits, AMC/SLAs, and cost‑saving initiatives without quality loss.

Quality & Compliance

• Define QC checklists, AQL sampling, and incoming inspection standards; resolve NCRs/field issues with CAPA.
• Ensure safety standards for school environments; adhere to applicable Indian packaging/labeling norms.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Plan timelines, manage change requests, and ensure on‑time launches for admission seasons and academic cycles.
• Partner with Supply Chain for pack‑out efficiency, palletisation, and warehouse ergonomics.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Degree/Diploma from the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) or equivalent in Packaging/Printing/Industrial Design.
• 5+ years hands‑on experience in structural/package design and development (cartons, corrugation, mailers, inserts).
• Proficiency with ArtiosCAD/Esko, Adobe Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop; working knowledge of 3D visualization (nice to have).
• Strong knowledge of paper/board grades, corrugation, print processes (offset/digital/flexo), and finishing.
• Practical exposure to pre‑press, color management, dielines, and print QA.
• Data‑driven, detail‑oriented, with excellent vendor coordination and costing skills.

Job Title: Manager - Packaging Design

Location: Bangalore

Department: Design & Production (Packaging & Print)

Experience: Minimum 5+ years in Packaging Design / Development

About the Company

We are India’s leading network of 110+ K‑12 schools. With large‑scale printing and distribution of textbooks, learning kits, uniforms/merchandise, and marketing collaterals, we are building a best‑in‑class packaging function to improve protection, sustainability, cost, and brand experience.

Role Summary

Own the end‑to‑end design and development of primary, secondary, and transit packaging for books, learning/STEM kits, school merchandise, and marketing materials. You will translate briefs into functional, cost‑effective, and brand‑aligned packaging—covering structure, materials, artwork readiness, prototyping, testing, vendor hand‑off, and quality control.

Key Responsibilities

Packaging Concept & Structure

• Convert business/brand briefs into structural designs, dielines, and CAD files (shipper boxes, rigid/folding cartons, mailers, sleeves, inserts).
• Balance usability, protection in transit, and shelf/unboxing experience.

Materials & Sustainability

• Select substrates (SBS/FBB, kraft/corrugated grades, duplex board, microflute, eco‑friendly plastics/paper alternatives, foams/inserts) and finishes (lamination, varnish, foiling, emboss/deboss).
• Drive recyclability, right‑weighting, and waste reduction.

Artwork & Pre‑Press Readiness

• Create/validate dielines, keylines, bleed/trapping, color specs (Pantone/CMYK), barcodes/QRs, and labeling compliance (as applicable).
• Collaborate with Brand/Content teams to adapt graphics to structural constraints.

Prototyping, Testing & Validation

• Build rapid mock‑ups; conduct transit/stack/compression tests and line trials with vendors.
• Maintain packaging specs/BOMs and approval records.

Vendor Collaboration & Costing

• Brief and evaluate converters/printers; compare quotations, optimize specifications for scale.
• Support Procurement in vendor audits, AMC/SLAs, and cost‑saving initiatives without quality loss.

Quality & Compliance

• Define QC checklists, AQL sampling, and incoming inspection standards; resolve NCRs/field issues with CAPA.
• Ensure safety standards for school environments; adhere to applicable Indian packaging/labeling norms.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Plan timelines, manage change requests, and ensure on‑time launches for admission seasons and academic cycles.
• Partner with Supply Chain for pack‑out efficiency, palletisation, and warehouse ergonomics.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Degree/Diploma from the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) or equivalent in Packaging/Printing/Industrial Design.
• 5+ years hands‑on experience in structural/package design and development (cartons, corrugation, mailers, inserts).
• Proficiency with ArtiosCAD/Esko, Adobe Illustrator/InDesign/Photoshop; working knowledge of 3D visualization (nice to have).
• Strong knowledge of paper/board grades, corrugation, print processes (offset/digital/flexo), and finishing.
• Practical exposure to pre‑press, color management, dielines, and print QA.
• Data‑driven, detail‑oriented, with excellent vendor coordination and costing skills.

Role & responsibilities

1. Product Development Collaboration

• Work with educators, content creators, and curriculum designers to ensure the

packaging supports the intended educational purpose.

• Coordinate with graphic designers and marketing teams to create packaging that

appeals to the target audience, ensuring it aligns with educational values and goals.

• Ensure that the packaging is aligned with current trends in educational materials,

whether its for physical or digital products.

2. Brand Management

• Maintain consistency in design elements (logos, fonts, colors, etc.) across all educational

products to reinforce brand identity.

• Make sure the packaging conveys professionalism, trustworthiness, and educational

credibility.

3. Quality Control

• Ensure that the packaging is durable, functional, and able to withstand regular use (for

physical products).

• Ensure that digital product packaging is intuitive and easy to navigate.
• Coordinate with production teams to make sure all educational materials are produced

to high standards.

4. Compliance and Accessibility

• Make sure the packaging complies with legal and regulatory standards for

educational materials (e.g., accessibility laws, copyright).

• If packaging includes physical materials, ensure it is designed for sustainability,

considering eco-friendly options.

5. Cost and Budget Management

• Oversee the packaging budget to ensure that the costs for design, materials, and

production stay within the allocated budget.

• Problem Solving , customer centric waste reduction process also should be aware of

Proficiency with Design Software

Preferred candidate profile

• Master Degree from IIP with 2 to 4 years experience required

• Good communication skills and able to demonstrate the ideas and discussions

• Strong understanding of designs tools like Auto CAD, 3d Designs

Role & responsibilities

1. Product Development Collaboration

• Work with educators, content creators, and curriculum designers to ensure the

packaging supports the intended educational purpose.

• Coordinate with graphic designers and marketing teams to create packaging that

appeals to the target audience, ensuring it aligns with educational values and goals.

• Ensure that the packaging is aligned with current trends in educational materials,

whether its for physical or digital products.

2. Brand Management

• Maintain consistency in design elements (logos, fonts, colors, etc.) across all educational

products to reinforce brand identity.

• Make sure the packaging conveys professionalism, trustworthiness, and educational

credibility.

3. Quality Control

• Ensure that the packaging is durable, functional, and able to withstand regular use (for

physical products).

• Ensure that digital product packaging is intuitive and easy to navigate.
• Coordinate with production teams to make sure all educational materials are produced

to high standards.

4. Compliance and Accessibility

• Make sure the packaging complies with legal and regulatory standards for

educational materials (e.g., accessibility laws, copyright).

• If packaging includes physical materials, ensure it is designed for sustainability,

considering eco-friendly options.

5. Cost and Budget Management

• Oversee the packaging budget to ensure that the costs for design, materials, and

production stay within the allocated budget.

• Problem Solving , customer centric waste reduction process also should be aware of

Proficiency with Design Software

Preferred candidate profile

• Master Degree from IIP with 2 to 4 years experience required

• Good communication skills and able to demonstrate the ideas and discussions

• Strong understanding of designs tools like Auto CAD, 3d Designs

Role & responsibilities

1. Product Development Collaboration

• Work with educators, content creators, and curriculum designers to ensure the

packaging supports the intended educational purpose.

• Coordinate with graphic designers and marketing teams to create packaging that

appeals to the target audience, ensuring it aligns with educational values and goals.

• Ensure that the packaging is aligned with current trends in educational materials,

whether its for physical or digital products.

2. Brand Management

• Maintain consistency in design elements (logos, fonts, colors, etc.) across all educational

products to reinforce brand identity.

• Make sure the packaging conveys professionalism, trustworthiness, and educational

credibility.

3. Quality Control

• Ensure that the packaging is durable, functional, and able to withstand regular use (for

physical products).

• Ensure that digital product packaging is intuitive and easy to navigate.
• Coordinate with production teams to make sure all educational materials are produced

to high standards.

4. Compliance and Accessibility

• Make sure the packaging complies with legal and regulatory standards for

educational materials (e.g., accessibility laws, copyright).

• If packaging includes physical materials, ensure it is designed for sustainability,

considering eco-friendly options.

5. Cost and Budget Management

• Oversee the packaging budget to ensure that the costs for design, materials, and

production stay within the allocated budget.

• Problem Solving , customer centric waste reduction process also should be aware of

Proficiency with Design Software

Preferred candidate profile

• Master Degree from IIP with 2 to 4 years experience required

• Good communication skills and able to demonstrate the ideas and discussions

• Strong understanding of designs tools like Auto CAD, 3d Designs