Production & Product Development Designer

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include preparing preflight artwork files to ensure they are accurate, applying artwork to product templates, performing prepress functions including artwork review, and translating customer concepts, artwork, and specifications into production-ready files. You'll create and maintain product specifications, and review proofs, packaging artwork, and production samples. Supporting the development of custom and proprietary products, communicating directly with overseas manufacturing partners, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to resolve technical artwork issues, and reviewing factory engineering recommendations will also be part of this position.

Lastly, the position needs someone to collaborate closely with Sales, Creative, Sourcing, and Production, organize and maintain digital assets, support the creation of product renderings and contribute to workflow improvements and process initiatives. Please note that this description does not cover all the responsibilities in this role.

Applicants will need 3-5 years of experience in production design, product development, print production, prepress, packaging, or a related field, with a strong understanding of commercial print production, prepress, packaging, and manufacturing processes. Experience preparing production-ready artwork and files for commercial printing and manufacturing, along with an advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign is also needed.

A working knowledge of commercial printing processes, color management, packaging production, dielines, and manufacturing specifications is required and experience working with overseas manufacturing partners and production vendors is preferred. You should have effective organizational and project management skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. An ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, capacity to balance creative objectives with technical and manufacturing requirements, and strong presentation, documentation, and file organization skills are also needed.

Experience creating product renderings, presentations, and pitch decks is also strongly preferred.

Applicants will need 3-5 years of experience in production design, product development, print production, prepress, packaging, or a related field, with a strong understanding of commercial print production, prepress, packaging, and manufacturing processes. Experience preparing production-ready artwork and files for commercial printing and manufacturing, along with an advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign is also needed.

A working knowledge of commercial printing processes, color management, packaging production, dielines, and manufacturing specifications is required and experience working with overseas manufacturing partners and production vendors is preferred. You should have effective organizational and project management skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. An ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, capacity to balance creative objectives with technical and manufacturing requirements, and strong presentation, documentation, and file organization skills are also needed.

Experience creating product renderings, presentations, and pitch decks is also strongly preferred.

$73,000 to $84,000. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the expected salary for this position and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to,…