Production Artist

Production Artist for Store/Retail Circulars

Temp to hire opportunity

On-site, Phoenix- 5 days a week- NO FLEXIBILITY

Great opportunity for a more early career professional!

Our client, a global marketing agency is looking for a Production Artist with an eye for design to work on circular advertisements. This position will be part of a creative services in-house team and will help to execute the design and creative direction efforts. The creative team develops a variety of circulars for a well known, national retailer. Most of the work is templated work and this person will work off a spreadsheet to make changes to templates. The Production Artist must thrive in a professional, fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects within a corporate setting.

Responsibilities:

• Executes creative and graphic concepts in collaboration with the assigned team
• Produces technically correct, print-ready mechanicals for release
• Follows projects throughout all stages of print production and/or online deployment
• Interacts regularly with designers and other team members as needed for the completion of assigned projects
• Solves business challenges through smart production
• Takes ownership, leads initiatives, and successfully executes through all stages of production development on target, on time, and on budget
• Maintains and enhances the client's identity by working within the corporate Brand
• Manages the execution of the work, ensuring that creative projects are completed, meeting budget and schedule targets
• Understands the client's design needs and methodology
• Communicates effectively with peers, senior management, and clients across all topics from business to creative
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in graphic design or marketing or equivalent of 1-2 years of experience working in a Graphic Designer
• Retail, agency, or in-house corporate design experience preferred
• Must be highly proficient in industry-standard design software (Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, and MS Office) and other applicable programs on the Macintosh platform. Flash and HTML are a plus
• The ability to prepare projects for print is essential
• Ability to build strong, technically tight, problem-free mechanicals
• Ability to set up and organize clean template files that can be adapted to many uses and streamline the production process
• Proficient knowledge of prepress and printing standards
• Proficient knowledge of CMYK, RGB, color modes, conversion, tone structure, memory colors, flesh tones, and multitone files
• Ability to produce independently in a team environment
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn existing and new workflows
• Organizational skills, adaptability, and composure under fire are equally important
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customer's needs
• Strong project-management skills, organizational skills, and time-management skills

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