We re looking for an inspired, motivated, and experienced Print Designer who is responsible for the execution of production design deliverables. These deliverables include print layout refreshments and templates, composes vendor-ready files and advanced mechanicals for printed pieces with minimum supervision of a lead. The Production Designer works with a larger team and is capable of handling complex print production projects efficiently under minimum supervision.
In this role, you will
- Composes advanced mechanicals (Ready to Print files) for 4+ color ads, brochures, collateral materials, etc.
- Prepares all files for submission to print vendors (pre-press)
- Manipulates photo work such as silhouetting, light retouching and background extension.
- Works closely with development Seniors and Leads to ensure that design specifications are implemented.
- Produces and helps supervise the production of high-end print deliverables that meet client and industry standards. These deliverables include (but are not limited to) layout skinning, layout production, red lines, image asset creation, image optimization, image resizes & cropping, photo-retouching & photomontage, printed materials, presentations and visual guidelines creation.
- Stays up to date with the latest design trends, systems, tools, technologies and platforms, while fostering excellence, learning and a collaborative environment among team members.
- Communicates effectively with production design team members, project managers and production design leads Provides excellent quality assurance on all of his/her deliverables.
You should have:
- 2+ yrs. experience in advertising agencies, digital agencies, magazines, newspapers, design agencies, and/or startups.
- Experience supervising and/or participating in production design for print, visual communication, and/or digital design.
- Experience creating assets for digital/print products.
- Experience building die lines for print.
- Understanding of marketing and advertising concepts.
- Understanding of design principles, trends, systems and structures.
- Extensive knowledge of Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
- Strong layout and typographical skills and knowledge of fonts
- Understanding of productivity and remote collaboration tools: MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Jira, Trello, Slack, Zoom, Acrobat, Drive, Box, Paper, Evernote.
- Solid understanding of UX principles, trends, and theory.
- Solid understanding of interactivity and animation principles and best practices.
- A strong design portfolio, including pieces for international clients.
It s a plus if you have:
- Basic foreign language knowledge.
- Work experience with international clients.
- Understanding of interactivity, animation principles and best practices.
- Understanding of digital marketing, digital production and online advertising.
- Strong knowledge of Keynote, PowerPoint, After Effects and Adobe Animate.
- Strong knowledge of productivity tools: MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
- Knowledge of remote collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, Drive, Box, Paper, Evernote) and workflow management tools (Jira, Trello, Asana, Basecamp).
- Familiarity with the Automotive Industry is a plus.
Competencies to be successful in this role:
