Packaging Designer
Location: Nottingham
About Orrsum
Orrsum is a market leader in the design, supply, and distribution of hosiery, underwear, and loungewear to global retailers. We work across licensed international brands and our own-label collections, combining trend insight, strong product design, and the latest production technologies to deliver commercially successful ranges tailored to each brand’s core customer.
With a passion for great design and a strong reputation within retail, we manage the full journey from concept to customer - designing, supplying, promoting, and distributing product worldwide.
About the Role
We are looking for a creative and detail-driven Packaging Designer to support the visual identity of our hosiery, underwear, and loungewear collections.
This role focuses on designing packaging, gift boxes, branding assets, and FSDUs that are visually compelling, on-brand, and fully production-ready for retail environments. You will work closely with internal teams and overseas suppliers to ensure packaging is both commercially effective and technically accurate.
The ideal candidate combines strong creative thinking with technical packaging knowledge, understands apparel retail, and can translate brand stories into functional, high-quality printed packaging.
Key Responsibilities
Packaging & Product Design
Design packaging for socks, hosiery, and loungewear, including gift boxes, hang tags, inserts and labels
Create artwork aligned to brand guidelines while adapting designs across product categories and seasonal collections
Produce print-ready files, ensuring accurate dimensions, dielines, colour profiles, barcodes, finishes, and compliance details
Collaborate with production, merchandising, and sourcing teams to ensure designs are manufacturable, cost-effective, and fit for retail
Manage ongoing packaging updates including size changes, regulatory requirements, translations, and artwork revisions
Brand & Graphic Design
Maintain consistent visual branding across all packaging and related touchpoints
Design in-store displays, POS materials, FSDUs, and retail presentation assets
Create supporting marketing assets for digital and print, including lookbooks, line sheets, social media graphics, and website visuals
Support seasonal launches, promotions, and special collections with cohesive creative assets
Collaboration & Workflow
Work closely with design, product development, merchandising, and sales teams
Coordinate with overseas printers and suppliers to ensure accurate execution of designs
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines
Organise, archive, and maintain design files for efficient access and future use
About You
You are a hands-on, organised, and collaborative designer who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. You balance creativity with precision, take pride in accuracy, and are comfortable managing multiple priorities.
5+ years’ experience in packaging design (apparel or consumer goods preferred)
Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
A strong portfolio demonstrating packaging-led design work
Solid understanding of dielines, print production, colour management, and retail packaging standards
Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
Comfortable working to deadlines and adapting to changing priorities
Preferred (Nice to Have)
Experience within fashion, hosiery, or loungewear brands
Experience using AI tools to support design or improve workflows
Knowledge of sustainable packaging materials and processes
Photography and image editing experience
What We Offer
The opportunity to work with a growing fashion and lifestyle business
A collaborative, creative, and commercially focused team environment
Exposure to end-to-end product and packaging design, from concept to retail
Competitive salary
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