Posted: 09/20/20232023-09-202023-10-22Employment Type:ContractJob Number: 579062Is job remote?: NoCountry: United States
Job Description
Title: Production Designer Location: Hybrid in Mettawa, IL Pay Rate: $25-30/hr depending on experience
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Planet Technology is seeking a Production Designer to join one of our well-known global pharmaceutical clients.
As a studio Production Designer on a long-term contract, you will execute tactical design projects and implement text/content changes in preparing files to be released for production. Able to stay on brand while making appropriate decisions regarding tactical design/production projects. You will join a culturally diverse group of 100+ strategic and creative explorers at an in-house advertising agency for a biopharmaceutical company with 48,000+ employees. You’ll be part of a close-knit team—senior designers, web developers, motion artists, writers, editors, and account managers—that partners with cross-functional stakeholders to support 30+ leading brands. Together, you’ll develop multichannel materials for affiliates in 80+ countries.
Production Designer Responsibilities:
Communicate with creative, account, and project managers to evaluate requests, negotiate deadlines, and continually reprioritize requests as they are received.
Edit existing creative materials: make type and art edits, including complex data-based charts and tables.
Evaluate and clean-up files for consistency across multiple pieces and projects and through a pre-flight process to prepare files for release to third-party vendors.
Provide technical support to the design team by editing and preparing files that meet graphic standards.
Prepare artwork for production: scale images, adjust resolution, create packaging schematics and deadlines.
Retouch images in Photoshop and apply special effects to a wide range of photography.
Add interactive functionality to PDFs.
Assist in providing project and printing specifications.
Identify issues regarding high-risk designs that could potentially delay final deliverables.
Perform artwork searches on stock photo websites and internal databases.
Work with creative managers and writers to prepare presentations; creates comps.
Work overtime when needed to complete time-sensitive projects.
Production Designer Qualifications:
Education + experience: Bachelor’s degree in design or related discipline; 5+ years of experience working in a creative agency environment; strong portfolio demonstrating creativity and related expertise.
Technical skills: Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite software: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator; PowerPoint as well as a thorough working knowledge of print production.
Soft skills: High degree of initiative to drive projects to completion in a fast-paced environment; ability to absorb and respond to constructive feedback and turn projects around quickly when off course.
Portfolio: Must provide samples of work to be considered, including before-and-after retouched photos.
Nice-to-haves:
Working knowledge of Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Keynote.
Experience creating 3D models/renderings for conceptual presentations.
Experience creating websites in Adobe Experience Manager.
Experience creating emails in Knak and SalesForce Marketing Cloud.
Experience creating ads in Google Web Developer.
Pharmaceutical experience: working in a highly regulated environment.
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Planet Technology and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.
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