Full-Time Production Artist

• Develops a variety of print and in-store units ranging from P.O.P. to digital banners for the beauty industry.
• Coordinates all creative efforts with the client to maintain the integrity of the approved designs and themes.

The Production Artist must thrive in a professional, fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects within a corporate setting. The role bridges the gap between creative development and final file release to vendor and/or client. This is not a design position, although candidates must possess a keen eye for design as judgment calls and adherence to client brand standards.

Responsibilities:

• Adept at driving/growing relationships with all levels of the creative leadership team in a fast-paced environment.
• Interacts and collaborates regularly with creative leadership, client partners, designers and other team members as needed for completion of assigned projects.
• Follows project timelines throughout all stages of print production to produce technically correct, print-ready mechanicals for release ensuring all tasks are being completed on time and on budget.
• Takes ownership, leads and troubleshoots problems as they arise with both the creative and production team
• Prepares final preflight and packaged press-ready files based on supplied specifications for several types of printing.
• Makes various formats of supplied artwork production-ready and resolves any artwork issues that arise during production.
• Provides image retouching, clipping paths and additional image manipulation as needed.
• Solves business challenges through smart application of production best practices.
• Maintains and enhances the client’s identity by working within the corporate brand standards.
• Manages the execution of the work, ensuring that creative projects are completed on time.
• Effectively use project management systems to track time on all projects.
• Understands the client’s design needs and methodology.
• Communicates effectively with peers, senior management and clients across all topics from business to creative.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in discipline related field 4+ years required, with 5+ years experience preferred.
• Possesses a strong portfolio of well-produced work and experience that demonstrate clear knowledge of print production and design.
• Beauty, fashion, retail, agency or in-house corporate creative production experience preferred.
• Must be highly proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Google Workspace and MS Office and other applicable programs on Macintosh platform.
• Must be open to learning digital asset manager platforms.
• The ability to work with creatives to prepare projects for print is essential.

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