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# Account Specialist, Packaging (Luxury Beauty) at the-talent-project.com

- **Company:** the-talent-project.com
- **Location:** Nassau County, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-04-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-talent-project-com/am9icG9zdDrsMV9IbRF0Hh6UQKJ-qfDL

## Job description

About The Talent Project: The Talent Project is a female owned and lead executive search firm specializing in marketing, creative and supply chain roles for the beauty, wellness & longevity industries. We offer end-to-end recruitment support for full-time direct-hire positions as well as retained executive searches. With deep experience leading corporate recruitment, we operate as an extension of our client's talent acquisition team, ensuring a seamless and strategic hiring process.

Company Description: A leading luxury packaging and printing partner specializing in the beauty, fragrance, and personal care industries. The company is known for delivering highly customized, design-driven packaging solutions, partnering closely with brands to bring concepts to life from ideation through production. With a strong global vendor network and deep technical expertise, they operate at the intersection of creativity, engineering, and execution.

Title: Account Specialist, Packaging (Luxury Beauty) Reports to: COO Office Location: Woodbury, Long Island (4-5 days a week in Office)

About the role: We are seeking a highly motivated, client-facing Account Specialist to join a growing luxury beauty packaging agency. This role is ideal for someone who is equal parts relationship-builder and problem-solver, with a strong interest in both the creative and technical sides of packaging. This individual will play a critical role in supporting client relationships, managing packaging development projects, and eventually owning accounts end-to-end.

## Key Responsibilities

- Assist management with direct customer contact and project development.
- Coordinate internally with design, project management, estimating and production to move projects through development
- Train to prepare and send quotes and complex RFQ’s; Review and confirm PO’s
- Opportunity to contribute on strategy and business-aspects
- Intake new briefs and drive the project from development to completion
- Learn and assist with domestic production, including issuing Vendor RFQ’s, estimating and production.
- Assist in the preparation and represent the company at trade shows. This includes helping administrative tasks, set-up/breakdown, and speaking with new and existing clients to assist in developing business.
- Manage annual Holiday Gift administration, including organizing the recipient list and distribution.
- Assist in coordinating office events, including company volunteer day. Opportunity to impact the NY company culture.
- Must be willing to travel, including to Asia for ongoing training, and attend meetings that are necessary to complete the work

Qualifications:

- Experience in account management, project management, or client services, ideally within beauty, packaging, printing or a related industry
- Strong interest in (or experience with) printing
- Ability to understand and communicate both creative and technical concepts
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects and timelines in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - confident in client-facing settings
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail

## Key Traits for Success

- Relentless problem solver — resourceful, proactive, and solutions-oriented
- Ambitious and growth-minded — eager to take on more responsibility and grow into an Account Manager role
- Curious and hands-on — interested in learning the technical side of how packaging is made
- Collaborative and dependable — a strong team player who follows through
- Client-centric mindset — committed to delivering an exceptional client experience

Please note: due to the high volume of submissions, we may not be able to respond to every applicant individually. However, if your background aligns with the opportunity, a member of our team will be in touch.

The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $80,000 annually based on experience.

The Talent Project is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process for all candidates and clients we represent. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

## About the-talent-project.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Talent Project is a female-owned executive search and direct-hire recruitment firm that connects mission-driven beauty, wellness, and longevity brands with high-impact talent.
- **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped; listed as Self-Employed on LinkedIn)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2025
- **Founders**: Christina Chan (Executive Director, Talent & Career Strategy)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Staffing and Recruiting (specialized in beauty, wellness, and longevity)
- **Target customers**: B2B – mission-driven beauty, wellness, and longevity brands (startups to established companies)
- **Mission / purpose**: “Creating a Talent Acquisition experience that will ultimately drive results and make a meaningful, lasting impact on your organization.”

## Products & Services
- **Direct Hire Recruitment**: Full-cycle placement for marketing, creative, supply chain, product development, and executive roles.
- **Executive Search**: Placing top-tier leadership talent (e.g., CMO, VP Sales, Director-level roles) to drive strategic growth.
- **Talent Mapping & Market Insights**: Data-driven market analysis to inform hiring strategy and candidate identification.
- **Fractional Talent Solutions**: Project-based services including employer branding, ATS implementation, process development, candidate experience design, recruiter coaching, and vendor management.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available (bootstrapped, no disclosed funding)
- **Key Metric**: 1 employee on LinkedIn as of mid-2026 (+200% YoY headcount growth); 2,156 LinkedIn followers (+185.8% YoY)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed; partners with brands like Orveon, Shiseido, Kate Spade, Anthropologie, Express (via founder’s network)
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid follower growth, active job postings (e.g., VP North America Sales, Director roles), recent client engagements across longevity and beauty

## Competitive Advantages
- Deeply specialized network in beauty, wellness, and longevity developed over 10+ years – not a generalist recruiter
- “Quality-over-volume approach” – no resume blasts, only sharp, strategic matches
- Blends corporate recruiting rigor with startup agility; founder has decade of experience at major brands
- Female-owned and led, appealing to mission-driven clients and candidates

## Strategic Focus
- Continue building a curated talent network for high-growth, purpose-led brands
- Expand into emerging longevity sector while strengthening beauty and wellness verticals
- Scale fractional talent solutions and employer branding services to support startups that lack internal recruiting infrastructure

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Female-owned, human-centric, and quality-driven – described as “personal, strategic, and deeply human”
- **Work model**: Hybrid workspace (typical time on-site expected, remote options available for some roles)
- **Perks & environment**: Startup pace with corporate-level rigor; opportunity to shape recruiting processes as the company grows
- **Team size**: Very small (1 employee currently), offering outsized impact and visibility for early hires

## Sources
1. [the-talent-project.com](https://www.the-talent-project.com/)
2. [the-talent-project.com/explore-opportunities](https://www.the-talent-project.com/explore-opportunities)
3. [the-talent-project.com/recruitment-service](https://www.the-talent-project.com/recruitment-service)
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/the-talent-project-llc)
5. [linkedin.com/company/the-talent-project-llc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-talent-project-llc)

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