Freelance Midweight Branding & Packaging Designer

Freelance Midweight Branding & Packaging Designer (Bullboat Brands)Rate: £40–£50/hour

Commitment: ~5–15 hours/week (flexible)

Location: Remote (UK time zone preferred)

Start: ASAP

About Bullboat

Bullboat is a leading innovation tech distributor in Europe, working across multiple consumer brands and retail partners in the UK and internationally.

Alongside distribution, Bullboat owns and operates three in-house brands spanning women’s wellness tech, digital photography and pet tech. We build design-led, premium products and brands.

The role

You’ll work across Bullboat’s portfolio of brands to apply existing art direction across packaging, retail and brand assets.

This is an execution + craft role. The art direction and brand systems already exist — we’re looking for someone who can apply them flawlessly, efficiently, and with excellent taste.

Packaging & print production

• Adapt and roll forward packaging systems to new SKUs, sizes and formats
• Typeset and update regulatory and retailer copy, claims, barcodes, marks and translations
• Work confidently with dielines, bleeds, finishes and print specifications
• Prepare press‑ready PDFs for production

Retailer & sales assets

• Retailer‑ready product imagery layouts, modules, sell‑in decks and trade assets
• PDP graphics, comparison charts, icon panels and specification sheets (as needed)

Brand execution across channels

• Digital assets including web banners, social templates and paid ad variants
• Maintain clean master files, tidy versioning and a well‑organised internal asset library

The aesthetic (important)

A key brand in our portfolio is Lola — a world of minimal yet warm, modern yet timeless design with a sense of soft power and calm confidence.

You should be naturally drawn to:

• Restraint over noise
• Clean typography and strong hierarchy
• Soft, pastel‑led palettes used thoughtfully
• Premium whitespace and a “quiet luxury” sensibility

What we’re looking forMust‑haves

• 3–6+ years’ experience in brand and packaging design (midweight level)
• Strong print and packaging production skills (dielines, prepress, press‑ready output)
• High attention to detail and visual consistency (you notice spacing, alignment and hierarchy issues)
• Comfortable working within established brand guidelines and matching a brand precisely
• Fast turnaround and clear, reliable communication

Tools

• Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator and InDesign essential)
• Figma

Nice to have

• Experience delivering assets for major retailers (and working to their specifications)
• Experience with premium wellness, beauty or luxury‑adjacent brands

Working style

• Clear briefs, efficient async feedback, minimal meetings
• Typically 1–2 check‑ins per week
• Calm, organised and production‑focused

Rate & structure

We’re open to:

• Hourly: £40–£50/hour (depending on production capability)

How to apply

Please send:

• Your portfolio (packaging and production examples strongly preferred)
• Your rate and availability (weekly hours)

Equal opportunities

Bullboat welcomes applications from all backgrounds and identities. We hire based on craft, taste and the ability to deliver consistent, high‑quality work.