At IKEA of Sweden Business Area Food (BA Food) we are passionate food lovers that from our Malmö office develop and provide food for the many people around the world. Every year 680 million visitors experience a taste of Sweden in the IKEA Restaurants, Swedish Food Markets, Cafes and Bistro´s in our different markets. With Food at the heart of everyday life, we offer honest food for the many people and the planet.

Our Food business is a strong contributor to the IKEA brand and business growth and we have the ambition to drive positive change in the food industry. The journey ahead in Food is very exciting. Over the next years, we will continue to strengthen the core of what we do -developing food that is good for people and the planet.  We dare to challenge ourselves, living our values, every day and we embrace the future and face the opportunities to enable success.

We are in search of a highly motivated and engaged Graphic Designer for our Packaging design and Artwork team at Business Area Food. 

As Graphic Designer you will be part of a team responsible for the graphic design and creation of final artwork for packaging and labelling of the product range at IKEA Food, that is to say all our products in the Swedish Food Market including for example coffee, salmon, meatballs and more. Your responsibilities include producing, editing and updating printing originals for original packaging on time and with excellent quality.

In this position you will:

• Design and create final artwork for packaging and labelling of the IKEA Food products.
• Ensure, in co-operation with the Laws & Standards and Quality functions, that packaging complies with legal and other demands for all markets concerned.
• Secure, in co-operation with the Laws & Standards and Quality functions, overall quality (linguistically, typographical and visually) of packaging to ensure clarity and comprehensibility.
• Perform quality checking and approval of all packaging and printed matter.
• Contribute to packaging design development by creating mock ups and visualization of the new products.
• Update, support, document and archive all final artworks.

To succeed in this role you need to have:

• Background in Graphic design, Print production and/or Desktop Publishing. 
• Experience in creating graphics and layouts in Adobe Illustrator, able to work. You are driven to meet deadlines and you know how to run a quick and effective original production. 
• Good communication skills as well as fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• You are a team-oriented and straight forward person with strong drive. 
• It is also important that you understand and appreciate the IKEA culture and values and can handle both proactive initiatives and critical issues in an open and trustworthy way.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in creating packaging for food/FMCG brands. They will be structured, proactive, paying attention to details and will be able to work independently as well as part of a team.

Does this sound like your next challenge? 

We look forward to receiving your application in English latest the 2nd of September 2022. Please note that we will be interviewing continuously, which means that we may close the application process earlier than stated if we find the right candidates.

Please note that this is a temporary assignment until August 2023.

If you have any questions regarding the positions, please contact Albina Makhmudova Marketing & Communication leader, BA Food at [email protected]. If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Louisa Jörgensen, Recruiter on +46 704 219 743.