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And when we’re great at our jobs, we help parents be great at their jobs.\nParenting is demanding, and that’s where we come in. We want to reimagine how brands can make it easier for early stage parents - not by just selling them products, but by providing holistic solutions that transcend borders, categories and aisles.\nNo matter our title or department, at Kids2, our job is to create more tiny wins for parents, so they can create bright futures for their little ones. That’s a big task!\nWe’re serious about what we do, AND we love to have fun. Our team is hardworking, entrepreneurial, and passionate about helping families create millions, if not billions of tiny wins.\nSUMMARY\nResponsible for the graphic visual design and color system planning for packaging of toys and infant products targeting the domestic market. Based on consumer psychology insights and brand identity, through high-quality graphic composition, precise color matching, and execution of materials and processes, enhance the product’s visual impact on shelves and brand recognition, while ensuring packaging complies with domestic regulations and safety standards for the infant and children’s industry.\nPRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nPackaging Graphic Design & Visual Presentation\nResponsible for packaging graphic design for products, including full series designs such as cartons, instruction manuals, stickers, hang tags, and outer shipping cases.\nLead the composition, layout, graphic creativity, and typography of packaging visuals, ensuring the design style aligns with the aesthetic preferences of domestic target consumers.\nDeliver differentiated visual solutions based on product characteristics across different age groups (0-3 years, 3+ years) and categories (educational, plush, electronic).\nColor Matching & Color System Management\nResponsible for defining primary color tones and color matching schemes for new packaging. Leverage color psychology to apply safe, soft, lively, or brand-recognizable color systems for infant and children’s products.\nEstablish and maintain brand packaging color standards, ensuring color consistency across different print runs and suppliers.\nMonitor domestic and international color trends (e.g., Pantone Color of the Year, infant industry-specific palettes) and translate them into packaging color strategies that align with the brand’s DNA.\nMarket Insights & User Experience\nConduct in-depth research on packaging trends in the domestic toy and infant products market. Perform regular competitive analysis and publish design trend reports.\nFocus on consumer unboxing experience. Collaborate with packaging structural engineers to optimize information hierarchy, ensuring warning labels, instructions, and key selling points are both regulatory compliant and visually clear.\nCross-functional Collaboration & Execution\nWork closely with packaging structural engineers to ensure graphic designs are feasible and perfectly presented on special box shapes, custom die-cut windows, and material selections.\nInterface with suppliers to manage pre-press file preparation, die-line verification, proof approval, color matching, and on-press color sign-off. Troubleshoot printing issues such as color deviation, misregistration, and material compatibility.\nStrictly verify packaging copy to ensure compliance with mandatory national standards regarding marking, warnings, and manufacturer information, mitigating regulatory risks.\nQUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE\nAt least 3-5 years of experience in packaging graphic design, preferably in toys, infant products, consumer goods, or related industries.\nProven experience in commercial packaging design for the China market, with strong understanding of local consumer aesthetics, retail shelf environments, and cultural preferences.\nHands-on experience working with print suppliers and packaging manufacturers in China, including pre-press preparation and on-site color approval.\nEducation & Skills\nBachelor’s degree or above in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Industrial Design (with design focus), or related field.\nStrong knowledge of color theory, typography, composition, and brand identity systems.\nFamiliarity with printing processes (offset, gravure, flexo, screen printing), substrates (paperboard, corrugated, specialty materials), and surface finishing techniques (spot UV, embossing, foil stamping).\nUnderstanding of domestic packaging regulations and safety standards for infant and children’s products (e.g., GB/T labeling requirements, warning symbols, restricted substances).\nC ertifications, Licenses, Registrations\nNone required. Certification in color management (e.g., G7, Fogra) or design software is a plus.\nC omputer/Technicial Skills\nProficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) for packaging artwork creation and pre-press production.\nFamiliarity with die-line creation and editing in Illustrator or ArtiosCAD (structural collaboration).\nHighly proficient in Microsoft Excel for cost analysis and data tracking (e.g., material cost comparisons).\nProficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word for design presentations and documentation.\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS\nAbility to sit for extended periods during design work and visual reviews.\nManual dexterity for handling physical packaging samples, mock-ups, and print proofs.\nNormal hearing and speaking ability for effective communication with internal teams and suppliers.\nNormal color vision is essential for accurate color matching and print quality evaluation.\nWORK ENVIRONMENT\nGeneral factory and office working environment.\nFrequent interaction with production lines and testing labs.\nOccasional business trips within China (e.g., Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shanghai, and surrounding areas) to support suppliers and production sites.\nWe offer competitive pay, flexible hours, and generous benefits. Plus, to keep things fun (because we are all kids at heart), we offer a host of team member activities and philanthropic efforts throughout the year and company-wide awards and recognition for a job well done!\nCheck out our website at www.kids2.com and our social media pages on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram for more information and open positions in the career section.\nDrug Free Workplace M/F/D/V","description_format":"text","description_chars":6316,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Baby Products"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-03T16:41:35Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":8,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.3,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":209,"expected_fill_days":67,"reasons":["conf:9","ghost","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T06:52:35Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kids2-llc-packaging-engineer-jiujiang","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kids2-llc-packaging-engineer-jiujiang.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T14:30:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":33648,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2232714},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2232714"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fkids2-llc-packaging-engineer-jiujiang"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fkids2-llc-packaging-engineer-jiujiang"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fkids2-llc-packaging-engineer-jiujiang"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/kids2-llc-packaging-engineer-jiujiang\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fkids2-llc-packaging-engineer-jiujiang"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1776471}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"kids2.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1776471},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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