Pixyls Crafts Inc. | Toronto, ON (Hybrid) | Full time | $100,000 to $120,000 CADAbout PixylsPixyls 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 doDesign new 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 yetEngineer paper and card structures: dielines, folds, scores, tabs, die cuts, kiss cuts and layered builds that work at scaleIllustrate original artwork and adapt artist work into production-ready productBuild and test physical prototypes by hand, then refine based on how real people use themPrepare print-ready production files (dielines, colour separations, foil, glitter, holographic and spot layers) and check proofs and samplesWork directly with our manufacturers, on specs, materials, finishes, tolerances and costPartner with the founder, marketing and operations teams on launches, timelines and unit costKeep a design system for formats,



templates and file standards so every product is consistentWhat you bring3+ years designing physical products, ideally at a stationery, paper goods, gift, toy or craft companyStrong illustration skills with a portfolio to show themPaper engineering experience: you've designed dielines, structural packaging, pop-ups, folding formats or multi-part builds that actually shippedSolid print production knowledge: CMYK and spot colour, bleed and trim, paper stocks, foils and special finishes, die lines and press checksExpert in Adobe Illustrator; comfortable in Photoshop and In DesignYou make prototypes with a cutting mat and a craft knife before you finalize anything on screenDetail-oriented. You catch the 1mm error before it becomes 10,000 unitsClear communicator with factories and teammates, comfortable owning a project end to endNice to haveExperience working with overseas manufacturers and reading factory samplesPackaging design for retail and e-commerceExperience with stickers, adhesives or vinyl3 D tools (Artios CAD, Blender, Cinema 4 D or similar) for packaging mockupsA love of crafting, puzzles or making things with your handsWhy PixylsYou'll see your work go from sketch to shelf in months, not yearsSmall, fast team where your ideas get madeA brand that values real artists, real materials and real craft#J-18808-Ljbffr

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