Lea Zawada

Lea Zawada

Packaging Design Director

Lea specializes in translating brand stories into distinctive, shelf-ready visual systems. She has partnered with brands across beauty, food, wellness, and consumer goods, including Billion Dollar Beauty, GoPuff’s Basically line, Mama Natural, and Fresh Gourmet. Her work sits at the intersection of strategy and craft—balancing clarity, personality, and commercial impact to help brands show up confidently in crowded categories.

She earned a BA in Communication from Stanford University and later an MFA in Acting from NYU, an educational path that deeply informs her design approach. Lea approaches packaging as a narrative exercise: a story told at a glance, where every visual choice supports character, tone, and intent. Outside of work, she practices watercolors and ceramics, exploring form, color, and material in more tactile ways.