We’re looking for an intermediate designer to join the New Product Development team at ZURU Edge. You are a natural collaborator and a hands-on designer who can execute across new and existing brands to a high standard.
You’ll work closely with brand strategists, product developers, and marketers to bring concepts to life from brief to shelf, keeping the creative intent intact at every step. At ZURU, designers are not siloed; you’ll be a core voice in the room, shaping how our brands look and feel across global markets.
If you thrive in a fast-moving environment, love beauty and FMCG, and want your work on shelves worldwide, this is the role for you.
Brand & Packaging Design
- Create design concepts for packaging, brand assets, and print materials, demonstrating creative problem solving and exploring multiple directions as a response to a supplied brief.
- Set up artwork on dielines, set up files accurately and create mock-ups for review.
- Conduct colour testing, proofing, and adjustments as needed.
- Create presentations in Figma to communicate brand concepts.
- Provide support on additional design tasks for packaging and branding projects.
Design Craft & Iteration
- Create diverse, high-quality designs that achieve task objectives while adhering to brand guidelines for consistency in typography, color schemes, and design elements. Stay detail-oriented and open to feedback, making necessary revisions to improve quality across multiple iterations, ensuring a unified brand identity and a final result that meets project specifications.
Conceptualisation & Collaboration
- Collaborate seamlessly within the design team to brainstorm and develop design concepts and ideas for projects. Work with team members in the wider ZURU business to understand project requirements and deliver designs that align with the company's objectives - preserving creative intent from concept to product line.
Creative Immersion
- Deeply engage with trends in the FMCG industry, our product categories, packaging, and brand design, as well as our brand landscapes. Utilize this knowledge to produce well-informed, innovative creative solutions, ensuring each design reflects industry insights and brand identity, contributing to compelling design outcomes.
Task & Time Management
- Ensure that best practices are followed in file management, obtaining necessary approvals, setting up files correctly, and adhering to brand guidelines. Maintain high standards in organization and design accuracy to support the overall brand integrity. Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
Skills & Experience
- 3 or more years industry experience in a similar role
- A trendhunter with a great eye; a lover of the worlds of fashion and beauty.
- A relevant qualification in Graphic Design from a tertiary level institute or similar
- Fluent in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Figma
- Understanding of print production, packaging materials, and design-to-production workflows
- Great attention to detail, file management, and timeliness with tasks; ability to self-manage with strong problem-solving skills
- Good communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
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What We Do
ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow from A to Z. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction). Known for its cutting-edge software and world-leading automation and manufacturing systems, ZURU has over 5,000 team members in over 30 global locations, making it perfectly placed to continue building its reputation as one of the fastest-growing and most disruptive companies in the world. ZURU TOYS ZURU Toys is one of the largest toy companies in the world, known for its innovation, creativity and disruption through automation. Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU Toys distributes to all major retailers in over 120 countries and has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™, and Pets Alive™ and partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks. ZURU EDGE ZURU Edge is disrupting stale consumer goods categories and building new generation brands to better serve modern consumers. Arguably the fastest-growing consumer goods company in the world today, ZURU Edge has a key focus on building tomorrow’s brands across five key verticals—Pet Care, Baby Care, Personal Care & Beauty, Home Care and Health & Wellness. ZURU TECH ZURU Tech is revolutionizing the way the world builds to bring greater flexibility, speed, affordability, quality and sustainability to the construction industry. Ten years in the making, ZURU Tech has reinvented every aspect of the construction process, developing the world’s first BIM software that directly connects to fully automated production. Get to know us a little better by checking out our company Instagram @lifeatzuru
