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<div>Plastics Packaging Concept Designer I (Level 1)

Location: Hybrid: Birmingham, MI 
Department: Product Commercialization 
Reports To: Director of Product Commercialization

Position Summary

The Concept Designer I is responsible for developing visually compelling packaging concepts that bring customer ideas and brand strategies to life. This role focuses exclusively on creative ideation, rendering, and visual storytelling, supporting early-stage design exploration before engineering development begins.

The Designer acts as a key contributor in concept workshops and customer engagements, translating inputs such as brand guidelines, inspiration, and market trends into clear, presentation-ready visuals. This role does not perform engineering design or technical drafting, but instead partners with Product Engineering to hand off clear visual intent.

Key Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Create high-quality photorealistic renderings of packaging concepts using KeyShot</li>
<li>Develop visual design concepts aligned to customer branding, positioning, and market trends</li>
<li>Build mood boards, concept boards, and visual directions to guide design exploration</li>
<li>Support and actively participate in customer concept workshops and ideation sessions</li>
<li>Rapidly iterate on concepts based on customer and internal feedback</li>
<li>Create presentation-ready visuals for customer proposals and internal reviews</li>
<li>Apply strong design fundamentals (form, proportion, color, and finish) to packaging concepts</li>
<li>Translate abstract ideas into clear visual representations of packaging direction</li>
<li>Partner with Product Engineering teams by providing visual intent and design direction (no technical execution)</li>
<li>Maintain organized libraries of renderings, textures, finishes, and concept assets</li>
</ul>
Required Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Associate&rsquo;s or Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, or related field</li>
<li>0&ndash;2 years of experience in concept design, visualization, or creative product design</li>
<li>Proficiency in:</li>
<li><ul><li>KeyShot (required) &ndash; rendering and visualization</li>
<li>Adobe Photoshop (required) &ndash; concept development and image creation</li>
</ul></li><li>Strong visual design skillset (color, form, branding, composition)</li>
<li>Ability to work in a fast-paced, iterative, creative environment</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Experience with consumer packaging or product visualization</li>
<li>Exposure to brand-driven design work (CPG, personal care, food, etc.)</li>
<li>Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator or similar tools</li>
<li>Interest in trends, aesthetics, and consumer-facing design</li>
</ul>
Core Competencies
<ul>
<li>Visual storytelling and creativity</li>
<li>Rapid concept development and iteration</li>
<li>Strong aesthetic judgment</li>
<li>Collaboration across commercial and engineering teams</li>
<li>Clear communication through visuals (not technical documentation)</li>
</ul>
Success Profile (First 6&ndash;12 Months)
<ul>
<li>Consistently delivers high-quality, customer-facing renderings and concept visuals</li>
<li>Actively contributes to concept sessions with strong creative output</li>
<li>Demonstrates strong alignment to brand and consumer expectations</li>
<li>Effectively hands off clear design intent to engineering teams for development</li></ul> 
Equal Opportunity Employer 
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