Production Artist

ABOUT THE ROLE

OLIPOP is looking for a highly detail-oriented Production Artist to support packaging pilots, mechanical execution, file quality control, and final production delivery across our product portfolio. This role is critical to ensuring packaging designs are production-ready, color-accurate, and flawlessly executed from concept through print production.

You’ll work closely with the Senior Production Designer, designers, packaging partners, print vendors, and manufacturing teams to bring packaging to life, including hands‑on involvement in pilots and press‑adjacent workflows. This is an execution‑focused role that requires strong technical expertise, precision, file discipline, and comfort working deep in production files.

This is not primarily a concept design role. Success in this position depends on the ability to translate approved creative into accurate, vendor‑ready mechanicals while maintaining OLIPOP’s visual standards across SKUs, formats, substrates, and production partners.

• Prepare, finalize, and release packaging mechanicals for print and production.
• Support the Senior Production Designer in day‑to‑day packaging production execution, mechanical updates, proof preparation, and vendor‑ready file handoffs.
• Support packaging pilots and attend pilot runs or press‑adjacent production events as needed, approximately 3–4 times per year; on‑site travel required.
• Manage dielines, bleeds, trapping, overprint, and print‑ready specifications.
• Support production updates across multiple SKUs, flavors, formats, and packaging versions while maintaining accuracy and consistency across the portfolio.
• Collaborate with vendors and printers to troubleshoot production issues in real time, escalating key issues to the Senior Production Designer as needed.

• Use INX Color to support color builds, separations, and print accuracy.
• Ensure brand color consistency across substrates, formats, vendors, and production methods.
• Review proofs, comps, and samples to ensure fidelity to approved designs.
• Support Pantone‑to‑INX color translation and documentation in alignment with established brand and production standards.

• Create accurate 2D packaging renders for internal reviews, sell‑ins, and approvals.
• Support quick‑turn visualization needs for pilots, presentations, and leadership reviews.
• Maintain accuracy between approved artwork, production mechanicals, and rendered outputs.
• Help maintain render files and production asset libraries.

• Maintain day‑to‑day version control, file hygiene, naming conventions, and release‑ready packaging files in alignment with the Senior Production Designer’s workflow standards.
• Conduct thorough QA on all mechanicals before release.
• Ensure files meet printer and manufacturer specifications for all SKUs, formats, and substrates.
• Verify that approved packaging copy, UPCs, nutrition facts, claims, legal/regulatory elements, symbols, and other required production details are accurately reflected in final mechanicals.
• Support proof routing, markup tracking, and approval workflows in our proofing and approval systems.
• Document production notes, vendor feedback, file changes, and recurring issues to help improve packaging production workflows over time.
• Partner with designers to translate creative intent into accurate, production‑ready artwork.

The ideal candidate is a highly technical, detail‑obsessed production artist who enjoys the precision of packaging execution. You are comfortable working inside complex production files, catching small inconsistencies before they become expensive production issues, and managing multiple versions of similar artwork without losing track of details. You understand that great packaging production is both creative and operational: the artwork needs to look right, print correctly, meet vendor specifications, and remain consistent across every SKU and format.

You’re collaborative, organized, calm under tight timelines, and comfortable supporting a fast‑moving brand with a growing product portfolio.

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