TEMP Part Time Packaging Production Artist - Kendo Brands

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 $50.00 - $60.00 per hour based upon a San Francisco location.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position will report to the Director of Packaging Print Production. The experienced Packaging Production Artist will be a team player who is fast, accurate and organized that can seamlessly join a highly productive and fast paced studio environment. Having a keen eye for design, typography and attention to detail, the Packaging Production Artist must feel comfortable following strict brand guidelines as well as be able to manipulate graphics creatively when necessary. A thorough understanding of structure/dielines is also necessary.

Role is 24 hours/week - 3 days/week on-site. May flex to more hours based upon business needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create Print-Ready Mechanicals according to brand guidelines for the following:
  
  • Packaging - Secondaries, Primaries, Ancillaries, etc. as well as any other
  • Relevant related print marketing materials
• Be comfortable using hands and tools to mock up pre-production samples and comps; also doing basic photo retouching and 2D renderings using Photoshop and Illustrator.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must have Production Artist experience in Packaging with excellent typography and relevant experience
• 5-7 years of experience in the field or in a related area
• Packaging experience in the beauty industry preferred
• Managerial experience a plus
• Comp/prototype studio experience is preferred
• Thorough understanding of various printing processes and manufacturing techniques for both primary and secondary packaging
• Knowledge of common industry printing processes and manufacturing techniques
• Light photo retouching and 2D rendering skills
• Proficient in the following software:


• Illustrator
• Photoshop
• InDesign


• Thrive under pressure while managing multiple projects in a face paced environment
• Highly motivated and able to take initiative
• Organized and detail-oriented
• A passion for beauty, fashion and cosmetics