Job Description

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Marketing Excellence

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Marketing is at the heart of Reckitt. We pride ourselves on our unique way of driving growth for some of the world's most loved and trusted health, hygiene and nutrition brands. Our purpose and fight are what motivates us to design and deliver distinctive communications throughout our consumer funnel, so that we deliver category growth as well as a positive impact on society. With extensive media and digital teams embedded throughout the organisation, we measure both our business and our societal impact. Our global teams lead on our overarching brand strategy, brand guardianship and innovation pipeline in close partnership with R&D. Leaving our local marketing teams to deliver on our regional goals in partnership with our Sales teams. With the scale of our 2500 marketing community - alongside our leading-edge Marketing Academy - your opportunities to grow and upskill will be extensive.

About the role

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The Designer - Branding & Packaging is a hands-on creative role responsible for crafting visually distinctive, strategically aligned packaging and branding design for Reckitt's Powerbrands. This role works under the guidance of the Design Lead - Branding/Packaging to develop and deliver high-quality visual assets that drive shelf impact, reinforce brand equity, and meet category objectives.



This is a midweight-level position, ideal for a designer with strong technical skills, brand sensibility, and a passion for creating design work that connects with consumers across global markets.

Your responsibilities

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1. Branding & Packaging Design Execution



Design and refine packaging layouts, product branding, and visual identities that align with category guidelines and brand toolkits.



Translate strategy, consumer insights, and creative briefs into effective, compelling visual solutions.



Support concept development, material exploration, and innovation in branding execution.



Collaborate with the Design Lead to maintain consistency across ranges, SKUs, and markets.





2. Technical Craft & Artwork Preparation



Build production-ready artwork files for packaging and branding applications across print and digital.



Apply strong attention to detail in typography, colour, imagery, layout, and hierarchy.



Liaise with the Design Activation and Print teams to ensure artwork aligns with technical print and deployment standards.



Assist with visual mockups, hero image creation, and other presentation materials.





3. Collaboration & Cross-Functional Support



Work with internal teams (Design, Marketing, R&D, Commercial) to deliver against project timelines and briefs.



Partner with external creative agencies or freelancers when needed to scale delivery.



Participate in creative reviews, design critiques, and category workshops.



Help ensure that Reckitt's brand world is visually and consistently brought to life across consumer-facing touchpoints.





4. Innovation & Design Exploration



Stay up to date on branding, packaging, material, and sustainability trends.



Contribute ideas during brainstorms, ideation sessions, and innovation sprints.



Leverage AI and automation tools where applicable to streamline workflows and enhance output quality.



Collaborate with other specialist designers (e.g. Illustration, 3D, Digital) to build cohesive brand experiences.

The experience we're looking for

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Experience in branding, packaging design, or visual communication within a design agency or brand environment.



Strong portfolio showcasing packaging design, brand systems, and concept development.



Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); familiarity with Figma or 3D tools is a plus.



Understanding of print production, dielines, colour management, and material specs.





Skills



Design Craft & Execution: Proficient in creating visually strong, brand-aligned packaging.



Technical Accuracy: Confident preparing artwork files for production and global deployment.



Strategic Visual Thinking: Able to interpret briefs and connect design to brand objectives.



Tool Proficiency: Skilled in industry-standard software and able to adapt to Reckitt's design systems.



Collaboration: Works well with multiple stakeholders, internal teams, and creative peers.





Mindset



Detail-Oriented & Delivery-Focused: Obsessed with quality, craft, and getting the final design right.



Curious & Exploratory: Enjoys pushing boundaries and testing new techniques.



Consumer-First: Designs with empathy and a clear sense of audience.



Team-Player: Comfortable taking feedback and contributing to a collaborative studio environment.



Adaptable & Agile: Ready to shift priorities and evolve designs in fast-paced project environments.

The skills for success

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Brand Strategy, Presentation skills, Drive Innovation, Storytelling, Creativity, Digital Marketing, Commercial acumen, Collaboration, FMCG/Consumer Health Experience.

What we offer

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With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

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We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.