Senior Production Artist

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$81K/yr – $117K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end production design workflows across digital and print, driving consistent, print-ready deliverables and scalable templates while mentoring teammates and leading cross-functional execution with creative, production, strategy, and development teams.

  • Production systems: develop templates, toolkits, and workflows to improve consistency and speed.
  • Delivery excellence: ensure files meet technical specs, accessibility, and platform requirements across multi-channel campaigns.
  • Collaboration & mentoring: partner with printers and internal teams and guide junior designers to uphold craft standards.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Execute and translate approved creative into polished, production-ready deliverables across digital, social, CRM, web, print, OOH and integrated campaigns
  • Partner with printers, production vendors and internal teams to create and prepare final files for hand-off and delivery
  • Ensure deliverables meet technical specifications, accessibility standards, and platform requirements
  • Develop templates, toolkits, and production workflows that improve consistency and efficiency
  • Maintain organized file structures, versioning standards, and delivery workflows across large-scale integrated campaigns
  • Troubleshoot production challenges and identify smart, efficient executional solutions
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high attention to detail under tight timelines
  • Stay current on evolving platform requirements, design tools, and production best practices
  • Mentor junior designers and contribute to a collaborative, craft-driven team culture

Requirements

  • 5–8 years of experience in production design, integrated design, digital production, or agency creative environments
  • Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Figma
  • Strong understanding of both digital and print production workflows
  • Extensive experience creating print-ready mechanicals and preparing files for final production
  • Knowledge of prepress standards, including color management, bleed, resolution requirements, and print specifications
  • Exceptional typography, layout, composition, and detail-orientated skills
  • Experience adapting creative across multiple formats, aspect ratios, and platform specifications
  • Strong file organization and production management skills
  • Understanding of accessibility standards, responsive design principles, and digital best practices
  • Ability to balance speed, efficiency, and creative quality in fast-paced environments
  • Experience collaborating cross-functionally with creative, production, strategy, and development teams
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

Preferred

  • Experience working within integrated agency or production studio environments
  • Familiarity with motion design and asset preparation for animation/video, as well as OOH specifications and large-format print workflows
  • Experience supporting large-scale campaigns with high asset volume and rapid iteration cycles
  • Knowledge of AI-assisted creative production tools and workflow automation
  • Experience building modular systems and scalable production frameworks

Benefits

  • Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
  • Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
  • Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
  • Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
  • Matching Gifts programs
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
  • Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
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Razorfish

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Hi there! We’re Razorfish. We see consumers as more than just metrics. We see them as people – wonderful, complex, interesting people. Grounded in deep digital expertise for over 25 years, we continue to navigate the ever-changing marketing landscape to forge meaningful connections that enrich people’s lives. Our diverse teams of strategists, creative thinkers, experience builders, and technologists are passionate about connecting creativity to business impact. Razorfish is part of Publicis Communications North America.

Founded in 1995
New York, NY, US
1.8K employees (823 in marketing)
73% recommend to a friend
73% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
24.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.8%
Direct
46.9%
Referral
5.2%
Social
1.7%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
471 (22% of company)
Median Career Experience
13 years
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
24

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