Production Specialist

Associated Bag is a national supplier of packaging and shipping products serving all types of industries from four strategic locations. We are a family owned business with a stable history and a bright future. Our employees enjoy a casual, collaborative work environment, competitive salary, a complete benefits package that includes great work/life balance with flexible scheduling and a generous time off policy with vacation, personal time, and eight paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, and disability insurances, 401(k) plan, tuition assistance, and more.

Success in business is all about meeting your customer's needs. When we treat our co-workers like customers, the actual customers receive even better service. Open and honest communication is the key, and a workplace administered with consistency and fairness promotes enthusiasm, teamwork, and pride for all.

Associated Bag is looking for a Production Specialist to develop catalog pagination, including page layouts, along with related page elements such as charts, diagrams, and blurbs. Prepares these and other promotional materials for printing. Coordinates and expedites changes to the Company website including charts, copy, photos, diagrams, and information beyond that appearing in the catalog.
DUTIES:
Under the direction of the Marketing & Research Manager and Creative Supervisor, develops concepts, layouts, page designs, and pagination for Company catalogs. Follows established design standards to layout catalog pages, including importing photos and graphics, importing and formatting text, laying out photos, copy, price charts, and updating price chart contents. Ensures that catalog files and other promotional publications are properly assembled, have all needed fonts and graphics, and are ready for pre-press and printing.
Creates and updates PDFs of catalog pages both during and after catalog production for the online catalog and for the customer specific, medical and reseller catalogs.
Under the direction of the Marketing & Research Manager and Creative Supervisor, develops concepts, layouts, and page designs for the Company website. Coordinates updates to the website, including charts, copy, photos, diagrams, and information beyond that appearing in the catalog.
Develops flyers, sample pack inserts, direct mail pieces, order stuffers, and sell sheets to assist Sales and to generate revenue.
Participates in pre-press page proofing and attends press checks for all printed promotional material.

SKILLS REQUIRED:

Bachelors degree with concentration in design, layout, and desktop publishing, 3-5 years experience in digital layout and production of catalogs, promotional publications, or space advertising, and 1 year experience in website coordination; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Dreamweaver software programs, on Macintosh platform. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Possess a great attention to detail and proficiency in proofreading and grammar.

• Premium Salary with performance based merit awards and bonuses
• Work from Home Options available for certain positions
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance – Rich, comprehensive plans with broad network choices
• Flexible Spending Accounts
  - Medical and Dependent Care
• Long Term Disability
• Voluntary Short Term Disability
• Life and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k)/Profit Sharing
• Vacation
  - Starting at two weeks, pro-rated first year
• Personal Time
  - Additional nine days annually
• Eight Paid Holidays
• Educational Assistance up to $5,250.00 per year
• Wellness Benefits

• EEO
  - It is the Law
• Employee Polygraph Protection Act
• Federal Family Medical Leave Act

Department:
Marketing
This is a non-management position
This is a full time position