Design and execute packaging for new games. Ensure designs meet brand standards and are mass-retail viable. Create prototypes and maintain game art assets.
Exploding Kittens is a leading game and entertainment company with a mission to inspire people to connect, laugh, and play fun games in the physical world. After initially seeking to raise $10K through Kickstarter, the Exploding Kittens campaign raised $8.7M in 30 days from 219,000 backers. To date, Exploding Kittens is the #1 most-backed project in Kickstarter history and has sold over 20 million games.
Started by former Xbox game designer Elan Lee and The Oatmeal’s founder Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens and its family of games seek to reshape traditional game night into an entertaining person-to-person experience. Today, there are over 30 games available for purchase, an exclusive Exploding Kittens mobile game for Netflix subscribers, a free-to-play app, Kitty Letter, and an Exploding Kittens mobile app available iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch as well as an animated Netflix series titled ‘Exploding Kittens’ currently out now! Check it out and join us in the truly belly-aching laughs.
Exploding Kittens is looking for a Graphic Designer, Packaging to help bring our games to life—one eye-catching box at a time.
This role is all about turning creative concepts into physical products that people can touch, open, and play. You’ll design everything from packaging and game components to landing page visuals, product renders, and pitch decks.
If you're a visual problem solver who loves designing for the physical world—and wants your work to land on shelves (and coffee tables) around the globe—we'd love to hear from you.
HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE:
- Execute packaging design for new games from initial concept through to final, print-ready files delivered to vendors, ensuring on-time execution.
- Ensure packaging designs align with brand standards, product goals, cost of goods requirements, and are commercially viable for mass retail.
- Design structural and graphic design for game components including paper and vac trays, cards, instructions, and other specialty items.
- Support the visual development of toyetic and specialty components to enhance product appeal.
- Maintain all necessary cross-departmental game art assets such as 3D renderings, logos, style guide, and other art assets.
- Build and maintain accurate vendor documentation such as a visual bill of materials, assembly guides, and folding guides.
- Review factory samples for accuracy, color, structural integrity, and overall quality.
- Create in-house mockups and prototypes of boxes and paper trays.
- Assist in designing and rendering product displays such as shippers, CDUs, and FSDUs.
WHAT WE NEED:
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Bridge
- Strong command of typography, layout, information hierarchy, and color theory.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and print processes.
- Excellent organization and time management across multiple fast-paced projects.
- Excellent change management skills with a solution-based, creative approach to an agile and often unpredictable product development cycle.
- Toy, game, or CPG experience preferred.
- Experience in 3D packaging tools such as Esko Studio and ArtiosCAD (or similar) preferred.
- Based in Los Angeles, 3x a week hybrid work schedule
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Company paid medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
- Flexible spending account options (medical, dependent care, transit)
- 401k with company matching
- Employee Equity Incentive program
- Flexible paid vacation
- Learning & Development allowance to invest in employee career growth
- Monthly wellness benefit + complementary wellness subscriptions
Please apply directly at jobs.lever.co/explodingkittens. Make sure to include a PDF of your current resume along with a cover letter.
We believe that we become stronger and more competitive as a company by employing people with different backgrounds and experiences and from different cultures. As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we are committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees regardless of sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), race (including protected hairstyles such as dreadlocks, braids, and twists), religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity, gender expression and/or the fact that an individual is transgender, transitioning, or transitioned), color, ancestry, national origin, possession of a driver’s license, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/trait/condition, marital or familial status, family care or medical leave status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, membership in military reserves, political affiliation, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local, state, and federal “ban the box” and “fair chance” laws.
Top Skills
Adobe Creative Suite
Artioscad
Bridge
Esko Studio
Illustrator
Indesign
Photoshop
Exploding Kittens Los Angeles, California, USA Office
1800 Vine St, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90036
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