About This Role
Working remotely, the Production Artist takes a designer's concept, which can be an incomplete electronic file, images, or a hand-drawn sketch, and transforms it into a complete, problem-free digital file ready for production. This role involves converting and translating customer-submitted artwork into a press-compatible format, maintaining an efficient workflow from scheduling to proof stage, and ensuring final art meets client and printer needs.
Responsibilities
- Work on CPG client jobs creating production art, line extensions, and prepping jobs for assembly, including preflighting, typesetting, image placement, layout, spot color adaptation, etc.
- Manipulate customer artwork so printed materials can be produced according to the production requirements
- Output production proofs depicting final layout for customer approval
- Design all files according to the requirements of the press it will run on, including press marks, color correction, etc.
- Make independent judgment in graphic assembly of working art files, analyzing needs and product regulatory requirements to create a final press-ready file
- Maintain an effective comprehension of calibration, profiling, and workflow procedures
- Proofread all work including customer proofs and final files
- Maintain accuracy and consistency across orders so that output flows efficiently and effectively
Requirements
- Fluent with Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat
- Strong Adobe Illustrator skills
- Knowledge of consumer products packaging, creative design, production artwork, and print services preferred
- Deep understanding of major printing methods (Flexo, Gravure, Offset)
- Proficient use of Apple operating system, including knowledge of business software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FileMaker Pro, and Acrobat
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- A 401k retirement plan with company contributions
- Flexible/hybrid work schedules that promote work-life balance
- Generous paid time off (PTO), personal time, and volunteer time off, in addition to 8 observed holidays
- Parental leave to support growing families
- Career development opportunities
Application Process
- Apply online to the Careers section of the company website
About the Company
Founded in 1919 as Phototype and recently rebranded as the Olberding Brand Family, the company is a family-owned business focused on delivering high-quality client service in the graphics design, management, and printing industry. They design, optimize, and protect brands for primarily consumer products companies and printers, offering services from brand strategy and packaging design to adaptive design across various print and digital platforms, color management, and the production of printing plates. With world headquarters in Cincinnati, the company has over 450 employees throughout the United States and offices in Europe.
