Job Description

ABOUT KENDO

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships. This shows up in everything we do and in what we stand for:

• “Can Do” Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces so everyone’s voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no, one else. It’s our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever- constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just has to have.

The salary range for this position is $50 - $75 per hour. Offered salary is dependent upon experience and San Francisco location.

The Kendo house of brands currently includes: Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Eau de Parfum, Fenty Hair, Ole Henriksen, Lip Lab.

The Temporary Packaging Designer is responsible for creating sustainable, inspiring and innovative package design for Fenty Brands. This position is key to demonstrate creative vision, translate, evolve brand packaging by bringing concepts to life to tell a story through design.

You will have the opportunity to work on all packaging design/branding related projects and see your products from concept to shelf. You will collaborate with multiple team players including packaging developers, project managers, and production artists.

Candidates must be local and willing to come into office Tues-Thur weekly, work-from-home Mon and Fri.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create inspiring, strategic, and innovative ideas for compelling primary and secondary design
• Collaborate with the Packaging Design Team and SVP of Packaging to review and refine proposed designs, ensuring they meet aesthetic and functional requirements before cross-functional sharing.
• Contribute to the exploration of product branding and packaging concepts by maintaining consistent product and packaging standards across core products, line extensions, seasonal campaigns, and promotions.
• Lead the refinement of package designs for upcoming programs and launches, partnering with product development and packaging teams to achieve the highest quality, while considering time
  and cost constraints.
• Assist team members in presenting packaging designs to cross-functional teams, including the creation of 3D renderings and comprehensive comps.
• Adhere to approved style guides, adapting artwork into the various sizes and formats needed for products while maintaining the original creative intent and specs (including dies, bleed, trim, type safety, resolution, color mode); collaborate with production artists to ensure accessibility for print specs

REQUIREMENTS

• 3+ years’ experience in design; Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or visual design is a must
• Previous packaging design experience is required
• Passion for the beauty industry
• Driven and creative individual with experience developing innovative package design in a fast-paced environment
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight timelines, manage multiple projects and work productively in a team environment are required
• Very strong organizational skills
• Ability to give and take creative direction