Packaging Designer

Packaging Designer

Fixed term contract running until the end of 2025

Location – London

Join Our Award-Winning Design Team at Hotel Chocolat

We’re thrilled to announce that our design team has just taken 1st Place in Sustainable Packaging Design – Food Category at the 2025 DIELINE Awards for our innovative and sustainable Extra Thick Egg packaging. This win highlights our commitment to creativity, sustainability, and excellence.

As we continue to push the boundaries of sustainable packaging, we're looking for a talented Packaging Designer to join our award-winning team on a fixed term contract running until the end of 2025. If you’re passionate about beautifully crafted, eco-conscious design and want to work on products that delight and inspire, we’d love to hear from you.

Salary paying £40,000 per annum.

Here at Hotel Chocolat, we’ve adopted hybrid working. You’ll join us on-site for three days a week, and for the other two, you can work from wherever you like! The on-site location for this role is our design studio in the heart of Shoreditch.

What you’ll be doing…

• Partnering with our Senior Manager to create packaging that not only reflects our brand but tells a compelling, creative story that resonates with our customers.
• Generating innovative and impactful concepts that make our products feel fresh, bold, and unmistakably Hotel Chocolat.
• Presenting your ideas clearly and confidently, ensuring that they align with our brand values and commercial objectives.
• Collaborating closely with internal teams and external partners to bring your concepts to life.
• Supporting the development and rollout of new ranges, limited editions, and sustainable packaging solutions.

Who you are…

Essential ingredients:

• A portfolio that demonstrates your ability to tell compelling stories through packaging design.
• Proven experience creating strong, innovative concepts for luxury brands or retailers.
• Expertise in range architecture and executing cohesive packaging ranges.
• Highly trend-aware, with a deep understanding of contemporary design trends and consumer insights.
• The ability to manage multiple projects autonomously while maintaining creativity and quality.
• Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite CC, especially Illustrator and Photoshop.

Desirable sprinkles:

• Knowledge of materials, print finishes, surface graphics, and packaging print techniques.
• Experience with InDesign, Adobe Dimensions, and 3D rendering software.
• A graphic design degree or a degree in a related creative discipline.
• A strong range of work for premium to luxury brands that demonstrates your creative flair and storytelling ability.

Who we are…

We’re one of the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol, and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser™.

Our story began with a mint production company and a dream. Today, we’re a market leader in premium chocolate, with over 140 stores, a thriving online presence, and ambitious plans for the future. Sustainability is at the heart of what we do, from our cacao farming practices to the materials we use in our packaging.

If you’re ready to bring your passion for creative, sustainable packaging design and brand storytelling to a company that values Originality, Authenticity, and Ethics, apply today!

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