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Packaging Designers

Lifted, an Upwork Company™Santa Fe, NM🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 21, 2026

Why this role stands out

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to elevate your portfolio by collaborating with top-tier enterprise brands while enjoying the complete flexibility of a fully remote work environment. You will thrive in this position if you are a detail-oriented designer passionate about structural innovation and technical precision who values a streamlined, professional approach to freelance project management. Apply today to join a prestigious talent network designed to help you focus on your craft while opening doors to high-impact creative engagements.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeTemporary/Casual
Work modeRemote
LocationSanta Fe, NM, United States
Posted4 weeks ago
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Job description

About Lifted

Lifted partners with enterprise companies to help them scale smarter. We offer a single solution designed to source, contract, manage, and pay contingent talent. For talent in our network, Lifted provides access to enterprise-level projects while handling engagement setup, contracting, compliance, and payments in the background, so you can focus on delivering high-quality work.

Why We’re Building a Talent Pool

We’re continuously building our network of experienced talent across Packaging Designers who are interested in being considered for full or part-time employment engagements with assignments to work with our enterprise partners. While this is not tied to one specific project, selected candidates may be matched to future employment opportunities based on experience, availability, and alignment with project needs.

What We Look For

  • Design primary and secondary packaging, dielines, and structural concepts
  • Develop seasonal and innovation packaging for beauty/skincare categories
  • Partner with product, brand, regulatory, and ops teams to ensure feasibility
  • Own color, finishes, typography, hierarchy, and visual packaging identity
  • Deliver production-ready files and vendor-ready specs
  • Prepare accurate mechanical files for print and manufacturing
  • Execute resizing, adaptations, layout adjustments, and technical refinements
  • Ensure color accuracy, trapping, bleeds, and pre-press best practices
  • Manage version control and packaging artwork libraries
  • Partner with designers and printers to ensure flawless production

Additional Qualifications (if relevant)

  • Background in designing primary/secondary packaging; structural concepts.
  • Experienced in building production-ready artwork, mechanicals, technical files.