Welcome to Hone

About

The job board for CPG packaging artwork production. Built for the specialists who turn design into production-ready packaging.

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Where design intent meets technical execution.

Not a general job board. A dedicated platform for CPG packaging artwork.

Hiring for packaging artwork isn’t the same as hiring for design.

This work requires precision—where small details have real consequences.

It demands people who understand how packaging is built:

Dielines, layouts, and structure
Regulatory and labeling requirements
Versioning across SKUs, regions, and languages
Print and production constraints

Most platforms treat this like general creative work. It’s not.

Packaging artwork sits between design and production—requiring both technical expertise and an eye for detail.

Hone is built specifically for packaging artwork production.

No noise. No mismatched candidates.
Just the people who know how to refine design into production-ready packaging artwork.

The business impact of artwork production

Protect brand integrity
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Meet regulatory requirements
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Ensure brand consistency
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Accelerate speed to market
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Reduce errors and rework
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Optimize for production
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From design to production-ready packaging artwork

Design Adaptation
Scale master design across SKUs, formats, and markets
Production Design
Execute layouts and version assets with consistency
Artwork Production
Build and finaize packaging artwork for production
Prepress / Premedia
Calibrate artwork for print and production conditions

Built for CPG.

Focused on high-volume, multi-SKU packaging across formats, markets, and channels.

Built for CPG packaging artwork

Focused on high-volume, multi-SKU packaging across formats, markets, and channels.

Pharma & Healthcare
Retail / Private Label

Built on real packaging artwork and production experience

Hone was built on decades of hands-on work across packaging artwork, prepress, and production.

It’s difficult to find people who truly understand the full process—from design adaptation through prepress to print.

This work sits in a critical gap—not quite design, not quite engineering, but essential to both.

It requires a rare combination—technical expertise and a sharp eye for detail.

And yet, it’s consistently overlooked by hiring platforms and treated like general creative work.

Hone connects companies with specialists who refine design into production-ready packaging artwork—accurately, consistently, and at scale.

Artwork production brings design to life. Hone is built to get it right.

Josh DeWitt
Founder, Hone

Brand Experience.

I feel fortunate to have helped shape these leading brands.

From the Founder

Curated Listings.

Our niche job board hosts specific production-related jobs.

Design Adaptation
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Production Design
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Artwork Production
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Premedia & Prepress
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Retouching
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3D/CGI
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Strategy & Design
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Brand Management
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Project Management
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Built for how packaging teams actually hire

For Companies

Execution-ready talent
Find candidates who understand packaging execution—not just design theory

Faster specialized hiring
Reduce time-to-fill for artwork production roles

Immediate impact
Hire people who can contribute from day one

For Talent

Roles built for your expertise
Access opportunities specific to artwork production

Work with the right teams
Join companies that value your technical skillset

Be recognized for execution
Get seen for the work you actually do

Our focus



CPG packaging artwork—where brands become products.