Packaging designer with 6 years creating retail packaging for food, beverage and personal care brands. Led a line redesign for a snack brand that lifted shelf sales 14% in its first two quarters. Handles concept through press check, including dielines, print specs and sustainable material choices.
Experience
Senior Packaging Designer, Fernbrook Brand Studio (Minneapolis, MN)
Apr 2022 – Present
Led the redesign of a 22-SKU snack line, from concept boards to final art, lifting shelf sales 14% in two quarters
Build dielines and mechanicals in Adobe Illustrator and ArtiosCAD and prepare files to printer specs for flexo and offset
Moved 3 product lines to recyclable mono-material films with the supplier, removing 40 tons of mixed plastic a year
Attend press checks to approve color against Pantone and G7 targets
Packaging Designer, North Loop Creative (St. Paul, MN)
Jun 2020 – Mar 2022
Designed cartons, labels and shippers for 15 personal care and beverage clients
Created 3D mockups in Adobe Dimension for client presentations and retailer pitches
Education
BFA Graphic Design, Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Aug 2016 – May 2020)
A strong Packaging Designer resume shows the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
User research
Product strategy
Prototyping
Figma
Design systems
Usability testing
Roadmapping
Experimentation (A/B testing)
Stakeholder management
Accessibility
Example bullet points
Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%
Built a 120-component design system adopted by 5 squads, halving UI build time for new features
Ran 40 user interviews and a pricing test that informed a packaging change worth $1.2M ARR
Tips from recruiters
Put a portfolio link in the header; for product roles, link a case study or launch write-up instead.
Describe your role in shared outcomes precisely ("led", "co-owned", "contributed").
Keep visuals for the portfolio: a clean, readable resume signals design judgement better than decoration.
Recommended templates
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Timeline (ATS-friendly): Clean accent layout with a dated career timeline
Vanguard (ATS-friendly): Bold display name, accent-led headings with line rules
Packaging Designer resume FAQ
What should a Packaging Designer resume include?
A Packaging Designer resume should show the problems you framed, the decisions you drove, and the user or business outcomes they produced. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Packaging Designer?
Modern, Timeline and Vanguard work well for Packaging Designer roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Packaging Designer resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Packaging Designer put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Packaging Designer roles are User research, Product strategy, Prototyping, Figma, Design systems and Usability testing.
How do I write strong Packaging Designer resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as activation, conversion and retention. For example: "Redesigned onboarding from 9 steps to 4, lifting week-one activation from 31% to 44%."