About The Role
We’re looking for a bright, organised and detail-loving Midweight Packaging Artworker to join our creative and packaging team.
This is a great opportunity for someone with a solid foundation in artwork and print who is excited to keep learning, developing and building their career within a fast-moving skincare brand. You’ll have a genuine interest in beautifully considered packaging, natural skincare and the small details that bring a brand to life.
You’ll work across both primary and secondary packaging, creating, amending, checking and preparing artwork for production. From new product launches to brand updates, you’ll collaborate with our Creative, NPD, Regulatory and Supply teams to ensure every piece of packaging is accurate, compliant, consistent and beautifully finished.
We’re looking for someone who is curious, positive and happy to get stuck in. You’ll enjoy the precision of technical artwork while also bringing energy, fresh thinking and a collaborative spirit to the team. You don’t need to know everything from day one, but you should be keen to ask questions, take feedback on board and grow with us.
Key Responsibilities
- Create and amend packaging artwork across primary and secondary packaging, ensuring all files are accurate, consistent, and aligned with brand guidelines
- Prepare precise, print-ready files for production, supplier approval, and final artwork release
- Implement EPD regulatory updates, ingredient changes, system codes, copy updates, barcodes, symbols, and technical information across relevant packaging assets
- Check artwork carefully for accuracy, layout consistency, spelling, formatting, technical compliance, cutter guides, print specifications, and supplier requirements
- Manage artwork across multiple formats, SKUs, markets, and packaging components while maintaining a high level of attention to detail
- Support artwork version control, ensuring the latest files are clearly labelled, traceable, and easy for internal teams and external partners to access
- Maintain organised file structures across working files, approved artwork, supplier proofs, print-ready files, and archived versions, with all changes recorded and communicated clearly
- Liaise with packaging suppliers, printers, and production partners to resolve artwork queries, review technical requirements, and support smooth artwork approval
- Review supplier proofs and technical feedback, making amendments where required and escalating issues when needed
- Support physical sample reviews, checking colour, finish, alignment, print quality, substrate, and overall execution, providing clear feedback to suppliers
- Support artwork changes, product updates, and wider branding refresh projects, working confidently from initial design handover through to final print completion
- Collaborate with creative, product, regulatory, marketing, and operations teams to ensure artwork is delivered on time and to the required standard
- Contribute to continuous improvement in packaging artwork processes, systems, templates, and ways of working
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a detail-driven artworker who combines technical precision with a refined creative eye – someone who understands that packaging artwork is not just about making files print-ready, but about protecting the integrity of the brand, the accuracy of the product information, and the quality of the final customer experience.
- Strong experience in packaging artwork, ideally within skincare, beauty, wellness, FMCG, luxury goods, or a similarly detail-led brand environment
- Confident creating and amending artwork for both primary packaging (bottles, jars, tubes, labels, pouches, sachets) and secondary packaging (cartons, sleeves, boxes, inserts, gift packaging)
- Excellent knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
- Strong understanding of print production: cutter guides, bleed, trapping, overprint, spot colours, varnishes, foils, embossing, finishes, substrates, and print-ready file preparation
- Experience working with packaging suppliers, printers, proofs, and technical artwork specifications
- Comfortable handling packaging compliance content such as INCI ingredient listings, symbols, claims, barcodes, and component system codes
- Highly organised, with strong file management and version control habits, able to manage multiple projects at once while maintaining accuracy
- Methodical and meticulous, with strong problem-solving skills and the judgement to know when to ask for help
- Process-aware but adaptable in a fast-paced environment
- A clear, concise communicator who engages constructively with creatives, suppliers, printers, and internal teams — bringing thoughtful input rather than passive agreement
- Positive and resilient, staying calm and focused under deadlines and pressure
- A proactive self-starter who takes ownership, listens to feedback, and applies it constructively
- A genuine team player with curiosity, openness, and a willingness to learn and improve
This role would suit someone who enjoys working in a thoughtful, collaborative environment and who is excited by natural skincare, beautiful packaging, considered design, and the craft of bringing products to life.
What We Offer
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Employment Type: This role is offered Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
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Location: Tropic HQ is a short walk from Beddington Lane Tram stop, with direct links to East Croydon and Wimbledon.
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Hybrid Working: Enjoy a blend of office and remote working with a minimum of 3 days in the office.
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Salary: Competitive
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Benefits: Hybrid working, up to 33 days’ holiday. Enhanced family leave, Private Medical Insurance, Medicash plan, life insurance, (All available after a qualifying period). EAP through the Wisdom App, generous product allowance and 50% discount for family and friends, access to retailer discounts, Cycle to Work and Electric Car schemes, free breakfast bar, dog-friendly HQ with a chill zone and pool table, on-site parking, regular social events, and plenty of well-being treats throughout the year.
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Start Date: Immediate
About Tropic
Susie, our Founder and CEO, started Tropic Skincare as a teenager, selling homemade body scrubs at Greenwich Market to help her mum pay the bills. She sold out on her first day, and the incredible response made her realise she had started something quite special. We still sell that iconic body scrub, and it sits alongside an extensive range of award-winning skincare and beauty products that have made us one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty businesses. Our brand is certified vegan, cruelty-free and CarbonNeutral®, and our infinite purpose is to create a healthier, greener, more empowered world. And that’s where you come in! We’re looking for creative and ambitious people who share our vision and get excited about beauty that’s both innovative and sustainable. If you’re passionate about skincare and have a genuine desire to empower communities across the globe, you could be a great fit. Apply now if you’re ready to join a vibrant team who believes beauty knows no bounds!
Tropic’s Commitment to Equal Opportunities
Our team is as diverse as it is talented because at Tropic, we go the extra mile to cultivate a culture of respect and belonging. We value every candidate, respect protected characteristics and never discriminate. We also provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities at every stage of the hiring process, so if this is something you need, please let our recruitment team know at the earliest opportunity! Ultimately, the most important thing for us is hiring the best person for the job, so we focus on skills, experience, and qualifications to ensure our process is fair and that our candidates always have a great experience with Tropic.
