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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline-related field
• 4+ years of relevant work experience OR demonstrated ability to perform job duties through equivalent years of experience
• 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 interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build and maintain strong and effective customer and internal relationships.
• 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.
• Additional job requirements may be listed on the staffing requisition.

Preferred

• Retail, agency, or in-house corporate design experience preferred.
• Flash and HTML are a plus.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid time off
• disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages
• parental leave
• adoption assistance
• tuition assistance
• employer/partner discounts