Packaging/Industrial Designer Full-time Job
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Kurppa Hosk is a brand partner for companies seeking clarity, ambition and transformation. We help organizations define who they are and how they express themselves across identity, digital experiences, environments and physical brand expressions.Our work within physical experiences is intentionally broad. You may come from industrial design, packaging engineering, product development, materials research or another field where form, function, sustainability, supply chain and user experience meet.
What matters most is that you are motivated by shaping how brands become tangible and that you are comfortable moving from early exploration to prototyping and into production.Packaging is an important part of this capability, but we also work on merchandising, in-store touchpoints, gifting, signage and other tactile expressions that support the brand in real contexts.We have helped develop physical brand expressions and packaging systems for SAS, Sonos, Oura, Meta and Teenage Engineering, balancing brand clarity, material intelligence, manufacturability and environmental responsibility.The roleWe are looking for someone who can translate brand identity and strategic intent into coherent physical experiences. Packaging will be the main focus, but the role also includes merchandising moments, unboxing flows, gifting systems and other physical touchpoints.You will work as part of one Kurppa Hosk alongside brand designers, strategists, art directors, digital designers and engineers.What You’ll Work OnStructural packaging concepts and scalable physical systems Material and manufacturing exploration with sustainability and cost-awareness in mindPrototyping and model-making from quick roughs to precise sampling3D modelling, CMF development and visualizationProduction drawings, specification packs, supplier collaboration, sampling and quality checksPhysical brand extensions such as merchandising, gifting and on-product brand elementsTranslating brand identity into clear, tactile and repeatable physical experiencesContributing to guidelines and systems that scale across product families and marketsYou might be a good fit if youHave education or experience in industrial design, product design, packaging design, packaging engineering or a related materials or fabrication fieldWork confidently in 3D tools (for example SolidWorks, Rhino, Fusion 360, KeyShot)Care about how things are made, handled, shipped, displayed and usedThink structurally and systemicallyCommunicate clearly visually and verbally with both designers and suppliersEnjoy collaborating and iterating in an open, hands-on environmentAre pragmatic, curious and detail-oriented without being preciousSeniority is flexible. How you think and what you have built matters more than years of experienceWhat We OfferThe opportunity to shape physical brand experiences for global companiesA multidisciplinary studio that integrates strategy, identity, digital and physical workA culture that values clarity, rigor and generosityOslo-based studio with international reachCompetitive salary and benefitsPlease click “apply for this job” attach your portfolio (pdf, website or similar), CV and cover letter.We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon!Deadline for applying: Last day of November 2025.
Interviews are being held continuously.Kurppa Hosk is a brand agency with 120+ employees and offices in Stockholm, Oslo, New York, Chicago and Amsterdam.We are a part of Eidra, a group of top-notch companies specializing in strategy, creativity, and engineering. As a collective we guide leaders in making meaningful and lasting change.