About This Role
This role focuses on the technical side of design, preparing, checking, and refining packaging artwork to ensure every file meets print requirements and is ready for production. It suits a detail-oriented Packaging Production Artist who is skilled in Adobe Creative Suite and understands print production.
Responsibilities
- Refine and finalize packaging files so they’re ready for printing and manufacturing
- Check text, spelling, fonts, colors, layouts, dimensions, and technical specifications
- Work with dielines, bleeds, trapping, color separations, and print-ready file settings
- Set up CMYK, Pantone, and spot colors, along with special finishes such as foil stamping, embossing, debossing, and varnishes
- Identify and resolve technical problems before files go to the printer
- Manage revisions, file versions, and final approved artwork
- Partner with designers, product development teams, and printers to ensure every package is produced correctly
- Keep artwork accurate and consistent across different products and packaging formats
Requirements
- Experience in packaging production art, prepress, or packaging design, ideally in consumer packaged goods (CPG)
- Advanced skills in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
- A strong understanding of print production, dielines, color separations, bleeds, trapping, and print-ready files
- Knowledge of CMYK, Pantone/spot colors, and specialty printing techniques
- Excellent proofreading skills and a sharp eye for detail
- Strong organization skills and the ability to manage multiple projects without sacrificing quality
- A technical, process-focused mindset and an understanding of how digital artwork becomes physical packaging
