Packaging & Print Design Lead - Tangle Teezer

Tangle Teezer is a global brand on a simple mission: to give everyone healthier-looking hair with less breakage since 2007. Our gentle brushes are tools for every hair type-from straight to coily-and every routine, helping you go from detangling and blow-drying to styling. Our products are your daily dose of confidence, ready to take on whatever tangles life throws your way.

Tangle Teezer is a proud brand within BIC World, a community of iconic and inventive brands that have created simple, joyful products for over 75 years. As part of BIC World, we're dedicated to reimagining everyday essentials in new, sustainable, and responsible ways. Our culture thrives on a "roll up your sleeves" mindset, empowering self-starters and innovators to take ownership of their careers and make a meaningful, global impact.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced and visionary Print & Packaging Design Lead to define and lead the creative direction for all physical brand experiences across packaging, print and retail environments.

Reporting to the Head of Creative, you will own the creative packaging ecosystem, translating overarching brand strategy into distinctive packaging architecture, premium print execution and elevated retail experiences that strengthen the Tangle Teezer brand across every consumer touchpoint.

This role sits at the intersection of creative leadership, innovation and technical excellence. You'll establish best practice across packaging design, print production and physical brand expression while driving continuous innovation across materials, finishes, sustainability and manufacturing processes.

As the subject matter expert for packaging and print, you'll collaborate closely with Creative, Product Development, Commercial, Brand and external manufacturing partners to deliver world class packaging solutions from concept through to production.

You'll also play an important leadership role within the creative team, mentoring designers, raising creative standards and helping shape the future evolution of Tangle Teezer's physical brand identity.

What you will have ownership for:

Creative Leadership

• Own the creative vision and long-term roadmap for packaging, print and physical brand experiences across all product categories and global markets.

• Translate creative direction from the Head of Creative into innovative packaging systems, premium print assets and elevated retail experiences that strengthen the overall brand identity.

• Define and evolve the brand's packaging architecture, establishing systems, principles and design standards that create consistency whilst allowing innovation across the portfolio.

• Lead concept development for new packaging formats, structures and consumer experiences that differentiate the brand within the premium beauty category.

Packaging Design & Innovation

• Lead the creative development of all packaging from initial concept through artwork, production and final manufacture.

• Develop packaging architecture, layout systems, hierarchy, typography, materials and premium finishes that elevate product desirability and reinforce the brand identity.

• Create physical mock-ups, prototypes and presentation visuals to communicate design intent, test functionality and refine consumer experiences prior to production.

• Champion innovation across sustainable materials, print techniques, finishes and manufacturing processes, balancing creativity, commercial objectives and environmental impact.

• Research emerging packaging trends, technologies and consumer behaviours to continually evolve the physical brand experience.

Production Excellence

• Oversee artwork creation and production, ensuring all files are technically accurate including dielines, cutter guides, colour management, Pantone specifications, finishes and print requirements.

• Lead colour approvals, print passes, production sign-offs and quality assurance across global suppliers, ensuring exceptional execution throughout manufacture.

• Partner closely with Product Development, Commercial and external manufacturing partners to ensure all creative solutions are commercially viable, manufacturable and delivered to the highest quality standards.

• Manage relationships with printers, packaging suppliers and production partners, ensuring consistency, quality and continuous improvement across all production outputs.

Retail & Visual Merchandising

• Lead the creative development of retail experiences including point of sale, window displays, promotional materials, event collateral and retail graphics to maximise product visibility and consumer engagement.

• Partner with Product Development and Commercial teams to develop structural packaging solutions, secondary packaging, retail displays and promotional glorifiers that enhance storytelling and strengthen shelf presence.

• Ensure all physical touchpoints create a seamless and premium consumer experience across retail, wholesale and owned channels.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Establish and maintain global packaging and artwork standards, ensuring consistency across all product categories and international markets.

• Mentor and develop designers across the creative team, providing technical guidance, creative feedback and packaging expertise while helping raise overall creative standards.

• Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Creative, Brand, Product Development, Commercial and Supply Chain to ensure packaging supports both creative ambition and commercial success.

• Act as the creative authority for all packaging and print, confidently presenting concepts and influencing senior stakeholders throughout the development process.

• Help shape the future evolution of the Tangle Teezer brand through continual innovation in packaging, print and physical consumer experiences.

What we are looking for in you:

• 7-10 years' experience working across packaging, print and retail design within beauty or premium consumer goods

• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating premium packaging, print, retail and physical brand experience.

• Proven experience leading packaging programmes from concept through to global production.

• Demonstrated experience developing packaging systems and physical brand identities across multiple product categories.

• Extensive technical knowledge of print production, colour management, Pantone systems, packaging materials, finishes and manufacturing processes.

• Strong understanding of structural packaging, packaging engineering principles and retail merchandising.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product Development, Commercial, Brand Marketing and external manufacturing partners.

• Excellent presentation and communication skills with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders and clearly articulate creative decisions.

• Experience mentoring and managing designers and leading creative projects within fast-paced environments.

• Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritise multiple workstreams while maintaining exceptional creative quality.

Technical Proficiency

• Expert Level: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign

• Advanced: Adobe Photoshop (Advanced)

• Working Knowledge: Figma and Microsoft Office

Technical Knowledge

• Expert understanding of offset, flexographic and digital print production.

• Extensive knowledge of packaging materials, embellishments, finishes and manufacturing processes.

• Strong understanding of structural packaging and packaging engineering principles.

• Advanced knowledge of colour management, print quality control and global production standards.

• Understanding of sustainability principles and emerging innovations within packaging design.

• Knowledge of regulatory packaging requirements and production constraints.

What it means to be part of Tangle Teezer:

At Tangle Teezer, being part of our PAC means being Proud, Authentic, and Championing each other every day.

• Proud: We are passionately proud to do things differently, so we perform brilliantly-just like our hair tools.
• Authentic: We welcome everyone as they are, we bring our true selves to work and show up as who we want to be.
• Champion: We are champions of one another, our brand, and our environment.

Join us and embrace these values to help create, innovate, and deliver products that people love-together. To see more about our culture and what makes us unique, click here.

The good Stuff:

For all your hard work and dedication, we have fantastic rewards for you -

• Flexible working hours with core hours from 10am to 4pm
• Working 2 days in the office and 3 days from home
• Salary from £65k
• Performance-related bonus of 15% based on annual salary
• 27 days holiday, with the option to buy holiday days
• 2 volunteering days per year
• 10 days working from any location of your choice
• Flexible bank holidays-choose the standard bank holidays or swap them for dates that are more meaningful to you
• Free in-office massages
• Enhanced family policies
• Supportive Period & Menopause Policies
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance at 4x your salary
• Private medical insurance
• Medical cash plan for everyday healthcare needs
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Meeting-free Fridays with an early 4:00 pm finish to kickstart your weekend!
• Pet friendly office. Bring your furry friend to work with you!

BIC World is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

BIC World is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.