Packaging Prototype & Comp Designer

Freelance, NYC (Hybrid)

YOU: A hands-on maker who knows how to turn great packaging design into beautifully crafted physical objects. You have a sharp eye for detail and a deep understanding of materials, print, construction, and how 2D artwork translates into 3D form. You’re equally comfortable building a quick exploratory prototype or obsessing over a photography-ready comp, and you take pride in precision, craft, and finding practical solutions to unusual packaging challenges.

THEM: An iconic food brand under new leadership, rebuilding how it shows up in culture.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build physical packaging comps, mockups, and prototypes across bottles, cartons, labels, boxes, and other formats.

• Translate digital artwork into accurate, high-quality physical executions.

• Cut, score, fold, mount, wrap, and assemble packaging.

• Test materials, substrates, finishes, and construction approaches.

• Create multiple variations for design exploration and testing.

• Prepare polished, photography-ready and presentation-ready comps.

• Partner closely with designers, creative teams, and production.

• Develop practical solutions for complex or unusual packaging forms.

• Maintain a high standard of craft, accuracy, and finish while moving quickly.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Hands-on experience with packaging, print, physical branded materials, prototyping, or production design.

• Strong fabrication and model-making skills.

• Comfortable working from digital design files and production artwork.

• Strong understanding of how 2D graphics translate onto 3D forms.

• Experience with precision cutting, scoring, folding, mounting, and assembly.

• Knowledge of materials, substrates, adhesives, and finishing techniques.

• Exceptional attention to detail and materiality.

• Resourceful and practical when solving production challenges.

• Portfolio or work samples demonstrating physical making, comps, and prototypes; not just digital packaging design.