Senior Own Brand Packaging & Product Designer

FRESH FOOD, HAPPY DOGS. We believe dogs deserve the healthiest, most natural and tastiest meals - with none of the nasties. That’s why we make FRESHly prepared food, cooked just like you would at home and delivered direct to our customers in perfect portions. As a B-Corp certified company, you’re joining a sustainable business that genuinely cares about our people, our products and our impact on the planet. Our goal is simple: to help dogs live healthier, happier, and longer lives, while leaving humans smiling after every interaction. We’ve come a long way since our co-founders (Kev & Dave), hand delivered the very first Butternut Box. Today, we feed hundreds of thousands of hungry dogs across the UK and Europe - but we won’t stop until we’re feeding dogs everywhere. To get there, we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition to come and work for us.  🐾 THE JOB:  Please note that this role will close on: 3rd August 2026 We're looking for a Senior Designer who can own projects end-to-end, balance craft with commercial impact, and raise the quality and consistency of everything our Studio ships. You'll lead creative projects from concept to delivery across a varied mix of work: CRM, paid social, packaging, OOH, direct sales and more. You'll mentor a small but mighty Studio team. And you'll help us figure out where AI fits in the workflow before the rest of the industry does. This isn't a brief-takes-and-execute role. It's an own-the-outcome role. You'll move the needle on performance, raise the bar on craft, and report into the Creative Studio Lead. What you’ll do: * Take full ownership of creative projects, leading them from concept to delivery across CRM, paid social statics, packaging, direct sales, OOH and more. * Act as a pioneer in AI-led design, proactively integrating emerging tools into your workflow to enhance ideation, production, personalisation and efficiency. * Use performance data (CTR, CVR, A/B test outcomes) to inform every creative iteration, owning the continuous improvement of our highest-revenue channels. * Build and optimise Figma-based design systems, component libraries and toolkits so junior designers, freelancers and global markets can move faster without losing quality. * Concept and design packaging for new product launches, owning the technical print process end-to-end and ensuring a world-class unboxing experience. * Mentor the junior team through clear, constructive feedback. Brief and give direction to freelancers and external agencies. * Concept campaign work for CRM, paid social, OOH and seasonal moments. Pitch new ideas. Don't wait for the brief. * Be a brand guardian across every touchpoint, from a small digital banner to a large scale event stand. * Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Brand, Marketing, CRM and NEPD to deliver the most effective creative for the goal. * Thrive in a high-revenue, fast-paced environment, prioritising high-impact tasks within our Creative Studio two-week sprint cycles. 👀 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:  Requirements * Five or more years of in-house or agency experience, with a portfolio that shows work taken end-to-end across digital and print. * Strong conceptual thinking matched by exceptional execution. * Expert in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. * Experience actively integrating AI tools into your creative process. You can name specific tools and recent applications, not just theoretical interest. * Comfort with performance data. You can interpret it, report on it, and apply it to your next iteration. * Confidence as a mentor. You've developed junior designers before and can give an example of someone whose work improved because of you. * Comfort with end-to-end print production: dielines, bleed, colour profiles, print specs. * Calm in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities. Desirable * On-set: experience art-directing photoshoots, planning content capture, or being on-set for our owned channels. * Motion: ability to concept, storyboard or direct video and motion work.   ⏳ THE INTERVIEW PROCESS: 1. Initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner, carried out remotely.  2. Sometimes the process will include a take home task, or a presentation of some kind. 3. Skills interview, usually carried out remotely.  4. Behaviours interview, usually carried out in person. 5. Depending on the seniority of the role you're applying for, there may be a final Leadership interview as a final step.  We usually expect our interview process to take 3-5 weeks, end to end.  🙌 OUR BENEFITS: * 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and an additional day for every year of service up to 5 years * 5 additional, paid 'paws' days off per year dedicated to your learning, development or personal wellbeing. Hit pause when you need it most * £500 personal learning & development budget to sharpen your skills * Share options grant - everyone owns a piece of Butternut's success. * A significant discount on our Fresh food, to keep your own dogs as healthy as our customers * Enhanced parental leave * Flexible core working hours * Cycle to work scheme * Pension with NEST * Private Medical Insurance with Vitality * Private Dental Insurance with Bupa * Paid time off for fertility treatments and pregnancy loss * Paid sabbaticals for squad members with 5 or more years service at Butternut * Discounted gym access through MyGymDiscounts * Lots of office dogs (Ajax, Peggy, Chief, Louis, Hansen, Winnie and many more….) 💡 IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE: * We recommend getting your application in as soon as possible. We reserve the right to close the role early.  * Our team thrives on collaboration. We spend 3 days a week in our West London office (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday) and 2 days working from wherever you’re most productive. Because being together is a big part of our culture, we’re looking for someone within a comfortable commutable distance to London. * We’re a small (but mighty!) recruitment team. We aim to respond to everyone personally, but if we’re flooded with brilliant applications, we may need to close the role early. We appreciate your patience while we review applications.  * For this specific role, we’re unable to offer visa sponsorship, so you’ll need the right to work in the UK. ❗️WE BELIEVE IN A SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR EVERYONE.  Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that to make the best food for all dogs, we need a team that represents all humans. We celebrate different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We are specifically committed to increasing representation from underrepresented groups. We want a strong, diverse team built from different identities and lived experiences. We’re not perfect, but we are dedicated to the ongoing work of building an inclusive, supportive place where you can do the best work of your career.

This role is located in our office in Laguna, CA   About Us: U Brands is a California based company obsessed with bringing design, innovation, and productivity together. We know that people don’t just work from the office anymore, sometimes it's the kitchen table or even that coffee shop with the really good lattes, and we need tools that will help keep us inspired anywhere our work takes us. We are driven to creating those tools, making useful products that are versatile and elegant.   Position Summary: The Product Manager is responsible for the full product life cycle within the assigned product category. Direct the development of new products, product improvements and changes to products to include design, production method, packaging, labeling and copywriting.   Essential Duties & Responsibilities: * Drive the new product development process for assigned product categories as well as explore opportunities in new categories. * Own and create the product roadmap for assigned categories, including prioritization based on business impact and growth potential. * Research and analyze market conditions, competitors and consumer trends to evaluate feasibility of new products. * Present product ideas to senior leadership for approval * Determine product specifications outlining key requirements for the product. * Manage the production development schedule working with suppliers to ensure production deadlines are met. * Communicate status updates internally with appropriate groups (design, marketing, data management, etc) related to products. * Coordinate with engineering, design, marketing, supply chain regarding all matters concerning product development, improvements or changes. * Work collaboratively with internal groups to ensure the creation of new item set up numbers including costs, dimensions, packaging, UPC and other important components. * Review and finalize details on product and approve samples for production. * Identify potential suppliers and evaluate proposals/quotes for cost, price, delivery; negotiate with suppliers to ensure most cost effective options. * Conduct and lead weekly product ideation meetings with designers to brainstorm new product ideas. * Communicate and implement changes in product that effect production and distribution. * Conduct ongoing profit/loss analysis on assigned products. Suggest and implement improvement strategies including pricing, packaging and product changes. * Create copy for packaging, collateral and log copy website. * Work with marketing and design teams on marketing campaigns including securing samples for photography and other marketing initiatives. * Review product line for products that are obsolete or no longer in demand creating a plan to sunset products.   An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.   Education/Experience: * 4-year degree required. * Minimum of 3 years’ experience in product or project management * Customer goods product development experience a plus * Previous experience supervising or managing staff preferred. * Strong MS Office skills * Excellent written communication and copywriting skills * Strong presentation and influencing skills to gain support for product development ideas from senior level management. * Strong organizational and planning skills * Addition to detail * Strong analytical skills * Ability to manage projects across multiple teams and functions. * Able to work in a fast-paced environment. * Strong problem-solving skills.   Competencies: * Marketing skills: Product managers should be able to oversee the marketing side of product development which includes product promotion, market research, creativity and more. * Analytical skills: In order to effectively analyze data, product managers need to have strong analytical skills to use market data for the benefit of their product in regard to strategy, development and pricing. * Time management skills: Product managers should have strong time management skills in order to meet product timelines. * Problem-solving skills: If issues arise during the product development process, it’s important to have strong problem-solving skills to reach a solution with ease. * Interpersonal skills: As a product manager, it’s important to be able to effectively communicate and influence several people. * Technical skills: Product managers need to have strong technical skills to analyze data and manage the budget.   HYBRID WORK SCHEDULE- 3/days in office and 2/days work from home Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) *  Salary Range: $62,000-$90,000