Pixyls Crafts Inc. | Toronto, ON (Hybrid) | Full-time | $100,000 to $120,000 CAD

About Pixyls
Pixyls makes premium craft kits for creative adults. Every design comes from a real, named artist. We don't use AI art, and our customers frame what they make. We sell in Canada, the US and internationally, and in stores like Indigo.

We're looking for a product designer who can draw, think in three dimensions, and get a physical product from sketch to factory. You'll turn ideas into things people hold, fold, peel, build and display.

What you'll do

Design current physical products and formats from concept to production: kits, booklets, calendars, packaging, inserts, pop-up and fold-out elements, and things we haven't made yet

Engineer paper and card structures: dielines, folds, scores, tabs, die cuts, kiss cuts and layered builds that work at scale

Illustrate original artwork and adapt artist work into production-ready product

Build and test physical prototypes by hand, then refine based on how real people use them

Prepare print-ready production files (dielines, colour separations, foil, glitter, holographic and spot layers) and check proofs and samples

Work directly with our manufacturers, on specs, materials, finishes, tolerances and cost

Partner with the founder, marketing and operations teams on launches, timelines and unit cost

Keep a design system for formats,



templates and file standards so every product is consistent

What you bring

3+ years designing physical products, ideally at a stationery, paper goods, gift, toy or craft company

Strong illustration skills with a portfolio to show them

Paper engineering experience: you've designed dielines, structural packaging, pop-ups, folding formats or multi-part builds that actually shipped

Solid print production knowledge: CMYK and spot colour, bleed and trim, paper stocks, foils and special finishes, die lines and press checks

Expert in Adobe Illustrator; comfortable in Photoshop and InDesign

You make prototypes with a cutting mat and a craft knife before you finalize anything on screen

Detail-oriented. You catch the 1mm error before it becomes 10,000 units

Clear communicator with factories and teammates, comfortable owning a project end to end

Nice to have

Experience working with overseas manufacturers and reading factory samples

Packaging design for retail and e-commerce

Experience with stickers, adhesives or vinyl

3D tools (ArtiosCAD, Blender, Cinema 4D or similar) for packaging mockups

A love of crafting, puzzles or making things with your hands

Why Pixyls

You'll see your work go from sketch to shelf in months, not years

Small, fast team where your ideas get made

A brand that values real artists, real materials and real craft

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📌 Product Designer, Paper Engineering & Illustration (Ontario)
🏢 Pixyls Crafts
📍 Ontario