Packaging & Graphic Designer for Retail Shelf Display Box (Food CPG)

Posted 2 months ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are a food company looking for an experienced packaging designer to create a Retail Ready Packaging (RRP) shelf display box for 6 (SIX Flavors of jerky) separate designs for our Chicken Jerky. The box needs to be designed so it can be fit into a master box and/or shipped safely (as a single) and then easily opened (tear-away or perforated top/front) to act as a display unit directly on grocery store shelves. Once the job is awarded, I will provide the design files and photos of our current product labels. The graphic design of this display box must seamlessly match the aesthetic, branding, and style of our existing labels. Product & Sizing Details - Product: Chicken Jerky Individual Bag Dimensions (Actuals) : 8" (Height) x 5" (Width) x 0.90" (Depth) Capacity: The display box must fit exactly 6 bags of our product and 12 boxes in a master case Design Style - a cardboard display box with a sloped/cut-away front for easy customer access. Scope of Work - Box Structure/Dieline Creation: Calculate the exact dimensions of the outer box needed to comfortably fit the 6 bags standing upright, and create the structural dieline for the tear-away display. Graphic Design: Design the artwork and typography for the exterior and interior of the box, ensuring our branding is front-and-center when the box is open on the shelf. 3D Mockup: Provide a 3D rendering of the final closed box and open display box so we can visualize the final product. Print-Ready Files: Deliver final, print-ready vector files (Adobe Illustrator/PDF) with proper bleed lines, cut lines, and perforation marks for our manufacturer. Ideal Freelancer - Proven experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and food packaging design. Strong understanding of creating dielines for structural packaging. Excellent typography and layout skills. Availability for long term relationship for future projects (We have many more products in the pipeline...) A strong portfolio showing previous shelf-ready display boxes or similar retail packaging. To Apply, Please Provide - A brief introduction and why you are a good fit for this project. Links to relevant packaging design work in your portfolio (specifically display boxes if you have them). Your estimated turnaround time for the first draft.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • < 1 month
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $20.00

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    $40.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Packaging Design
Print Design
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:10 to 15
  • Last viewed by client:3 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    2
  • Interviewing:
    2
  • Invites sent:
    3
  • Unanswered invites:
    0
About the client
Member since Feb 19, 2026
  • USA
    Mckinney6:45 AM
  • $9.5K total spent
    6 hires, 2 active
  • 269 hours

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