Packaging for an essential oil addiction recovery range

We seek a graphic designer to develop packaging designs ready to be printed on boxes/packaging for our company, Recovery Oil to produce new range of aromatherapy essential oils that primarily target those afflicted by an addiction including, but not limited to: drugs, alcohol, smoking, sex, food, mobile phone usage, exercise/steroids/sports, online gaming or computer use, and many others.

The brand aims to promote both physical, spiritual and mental healing through the use of natural wellness and products made from nature.

We aim to target this product range at a health-conscious demographic that either currently use natural/healthcare products,

It is important to us that the text, images and overall design reflect our ability to harness scientifically tested and verified essential oils that are proven to be effective for the treatment of addiction or maintenance of their current recovery. We envisioned, developed and produced this range specifically because of the highly potent ingredients that we can use to give addicts another tool to recover, and the research, evidence and clinical trials that prove the benefits that specific essential oils in specific dosages can provide to the user. For example, using these specific oils can provide a 40% increased in probability to maintain their recovery and prevent relapse, and up to 70% of trial users state that these oils provide an immense benefit in their efforts to get clean or sober.

The essential oil range will initially include a package of 4 essential oil synergistic blends that:

We also want to offer these products individually if they don’t need the whole kit and just need 1 or 2, for example those in Recovery who want to use our maintenance oil ongoing.

A generic blend of all of the oils and their potent benefits will be added to candles, reed diffusers, room spray, beard oil for men and face cream for women, essential oil diffuser jewellery, car/travel diffusers, as well as soap bars and bath bombs.

The design(s) should have a clean, modern aesthetic that reflects the high-quality, potent, scientifically proven natural ingredients. Packaging needs to clearly communicate in a modern, clean, eye-catching and professional manner that these blends and products use all natural ingredients that don’t harm the environment, yet use the knowledge, expertise, research and clinical trials that modern conventional western medicine provides to get the best from both worlds. It should also give the feeling that using this product will more likely guarantee their likelihood of success during their withdrawal/abstinence phase, and provides a substantial boost to their day to day maintenance/recovery efforts and activities afterwards.

Information like ingredients, expiration dates, storage instructions, contraindications, warnings, usage guidelines, tips and suggestions to get the most from these products, and the clinical evidence from clinical trials and research must be conveyed clearly and succinctly yet prominently on the packaging and any other leaflets or inserts that each product will contain.

As this is a completely new brand that is right at the beginning of establishing itself. The aesthetics should establish consistency across the range while also allowing each individual product to stand out on its own.
Just as our bottles, ingredients and contents are from environmental and sustainable sources. Our packaging should also meet this standard to minimise waste and harm to the people, animals and planet around us all.

Initial concepts will be 2D designs that need to be developed once the overall feel/requirements are understood and agreed upon. The products will initially be produced in small quantities due to the size of our organisation and the fact that we are still finding our customers and growing. This will increase as we establish ourselves and grow the business.

File formats must be layered Photoshop or Illustrator files fully printable at high resolution. The chosen designer will be integrated into the product development process to iterate and refine designs based on feedback with each other. We don’t use photoshop or design software ourselves so any conceptual designs must be able to be opened and viewed easily without needing any additional special software.

Experience designing for the healthcare and complementary/holistic therapy sectors, as well as natural products and packaging is desired but not essential if the right designer is found.

A portfolio demonstrating aesthetic talent, typographic skill, and the ability to distill complex information simply through design is required.

The selected designer must complete work in a timely manner, and with close communication with us, along with efficient timekeeping of deadlines and guarantees given.

Depending on the price of the project and the timeframes provided, we may also want labels/packaging for our other products as well.