Product & Packaging Experience Manager

TRIP’s mission is to create calm in the everyday chaos for our community, offering next-generation wellness products to power their lifestyle and nurture mental wellbeing. Co-founders, husband and wife team Olivia and Daniel discovered plant-based wellness after a transformative personal experience and decided to launch TRIP in 2019 to bring the most delicious, highest quality functional drinks and supplements to millions of people globally. Now the world’s Calming Beverage Brand, TRIP’s award-winning drinks and wellness products are crafted with botanicals and adaptogens to help people relax, unwind and find balance. Since launch, TRIP has rapidly expanded from the UK to across Europe and North America, generating over $100 million in sales.

Main Responsibilities

• TRIP is looking for a Product & Packaging Experience Manager to create world-class packaging and physical experiences across our drinks, supplements and new wellness formats.
• Our vision is to become the global leader in calming drinks and supplements.
• We move fast, think big and are committed to becoming the defining brand for a generation who drinks less but prioritises mental wellbeing more than ever.
• You’ll own the full packaging journey: from trend spotting and concept development to unboxing, artwork and production.
• Key responsibilities: Lead packaging vision and innovation across drinks, supplements, powders and new formats Scout trends across beauty, wellness and premium categories, bringing forward new materials, structures and experiential ideas Design the full consumer experience - shelf presence, DTC moments, unboxing and repeat-use functionality.
• Develop and refine dielines, structures, colour, material and finish (CMF) direction Review prototypes and manage sample rounds, ensuring creative intent and technical feasibility
• Drive beauty-level detail: textures, embossing, tactile finishes, gloss/matte play, metallics and sensory cues Collaborate closely with Product, Brand, NPD and Ops to ensure packaging meets technical, regulatory, cost and sustainability needs.
• Own packaging accuracy through artwork lock, print testing, transit testing and production readiness Maintain quality control across all packaging formats and components.

Skills & Experience

• 3+ years in packaging for beauty/skincare/premium consumer brands.
• Strong creative eye and impeccable attention to detail Technical fluency in materials, printing, finishes and feasibility.
• Ability to balance creativity, practicality and sustainability.
• A portfolio showcasing elevated packaging craft.
• Bonus: Adobe Photoshop skills.

Why Join Us?

• Lovely, bright and spacious office 1 minute from Notting Hill Gate station, surrounded by TRIP pastel-coloured houses.
• 4 days per week in the office with the option to work from home on a Friday Private Healthcare with Vitality including Virgin Gym 50% off Holiday: 24 days + birthday off.

Salary

Negotiable.