Graphic designer/production job description

Minuteman Press, the world's largest and top-rated digital print, marketing and design franchise is seeking candidates for a position with our Houston, TX location as a Digital Print Production Associate and Graphic Designer. This position will be responsible for assisting our customers via telephone, email, and in person at our office with their print, promotional and design projects.

Experience with digital printers such as Xerox, Konica Minolta or similar using a Command Workstation is a must. Large format printing experience is a plus, but not required.
Requirements:
* Experience with Graphic Design (Adobe Creative Cloud)
* Understand, set-up and operate digital print equipment.
* Must know how to set-up files for printing, color calibrating, imposition.
* Preparing files for print production; checking fonts, links and colors, creating bleeds, crops and imposing art when required.
* Communicate courteously with clients to assist them with the creation of jobs. Review job specification from work orders and ensure that client files are accurate to produce job.
* This position WILL assist with bindery, cutting, folding and large format. Actual production of finished product, from digital presses to wide-format printers.
* Excellent time-management skills. You should be able to juggle multiple tasks and aggressive daily deadlines with minimal supervision and extraordinary attention to detail.
* Work both independently and as a member of a team, from concept to completion.
* Working with and manipulating PDF files.
* Excellent organizational & communication skills (written & verbal)
* General shop cleaning

If you are enthusiastic, enjoy working with people and you are looking for a great opportunity in an exciting industry, please submit your resume along with a cover letter.

Please note: We are unable to consider candidates currently residing outside of TEXAS.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Schedule:
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:
* Houston, TX 77087: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

Job DescriptionSalary:

Graphic Designer / Graphic Production Artist 3.15.22

This position will work very closely with the Marketing team to assist in developing and executing projects across all channels for both Natori and Skarlett Blue brands. We are looking for a creative, detail-oriented individual who has rich experience with creating advertising-ready brand campaigns and collateral for both print and digital mediums. We appreciate designers who love creativity and accuracy at the same time, and always adhere to internal processes and brand standards.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the marketing team to concept, create, and design sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and aesthetic design concepts.
• Provide design and production support for all brand communications including but not limited to emails, e-commerce, social media, advertising (print, digital, OOH), events, and in-store signage collateral.
• Create and produce collateral aimed at fulfilling marketing objectives on all projects assigned.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams to ensure content is fresh and on-brand.
• Produce, optimize and output final print & digital artwork. Work with external vendors to ensure materials are delivered on time and in the correct specifications and formats.
• Follow development timelines and ensure deadlines for assigned projects are met.
• Grasp and understand the look and feel of luxury brands to ensure art stays fluid across all platforms.
• Assist in the creation of corporate presentations and brand decks.

Qualifications:

• Sophisticated sense of design/style
• Strong design fundamentals (type, image, color)
• Mastery of Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator
• Proficient in Microsoft Office- Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
• Working understanding of Web best practices
• A discerning eye for photo editing, cropping, and compositing
• Collaborative, inclusive, and flexible team member
• Resourceful self-starter who gets things done
• Highly organized with extreme attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills required
• Experience in MailChimp and Omnisend a plus
• Ability to create and edit videos a plus

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design or related field
• 3+ years of work experience as a graphic designer, production artist, or similar
• Retail/fashion design experience a plus

Summary/Objective

The Production & Graphic Designer's primary objective is to coordinate and manage the production of all creative assets for the Company's various brands. As a production specialist, must work with the Branding and Content Creation teams to deliver all assets in a timely manner including, but not limited to the following: weekly branded emails and website updates, branded video edits, social content editing, online marketing banners and ad sets, image cropping for websites, and company presentation files.

Essential Responsibilities:

Overall file management, re-naming files, transferring out-going/incoming files from retouchers and other vendors, as required

Manage all creative assets (including but not limited to: digital images, videos, copywriting files, design files, etc.) by brand/label

Produce website content including banners, content blocks, blog posts and special landing pages/microsites across all brands

Design and/or produce weekly emails, site assets, and digital ads

Implement HTML, CSS, and custom layout builds across all content management systems including Drupal, Shopify, Squarespace, and Wordpress. Crop, resize, and ensure proper specs for use across Shopify, Amazon, and e-commerce sites

Produce or design digital advertising and social assets per brand including: display banners, image carousels, animated gifs, and link ads

Crop and resize imagery, as directed, for use across all channels: social, ecomm,
print, etc.

Traffic selects to freelance retouchers and crop/edit imagery to specs for various online placements

Provide support with research, swiping, concepts, mock-ups and presentation preparation; as directed

Edit video to promote brands through Youtube, Instagram, and Facebook

Work closely with photographers and digital tech during photo shoots to ensure images are meeting all specs using CaptureOne

Manage in house photo studio and equipment

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Graphic Design or equivalent

Expert in Adobe Creative Suite: With a high proficiency in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Acrobat

Experience with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Media Encoder is a bonus

Proficient in CaptureOne and ChronoSync applications

Proficient in HTLM and CSS; Demonstrate understanding of website usability/web optimization

Ability to execute file structuring methods to organize incoming digital assets

Experience with designing and producing for the following platforms: Mail Chimp, Klayvio, Drupal, Shopify, WordPress and Squarespace

Ability to manage expectations, set deadlines and follow up on projects with a strong sense of urgency

Clean, sophisticated, and modern creative aesthetic

Ability to take direction and feedback to execute updates quickly and seamlessly

Must be extremely detail-focused

Must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced creative environment

Must be a team player and be able to interact across departmental divisions

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Maintain a positive, enthusiastic and energetic demeanor to help foster an upbeat working environment

Bilingual (Mandarin and English) preferred

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA

Retirement Savings Plan Match

Remote Flexibility