Junior Final Artwork Designer

Company description

Publicis Global Delivery (PGD) is Publicis Groupe’s industry leading globally connected capability platform. Where talent, technology & operations combine to delivery amazing solutions for our clients. Expertise across Media, Data, Technology, Commerce & Production in all regions of the world. 

PGD is comprised of the best talent, and ways-of-working, which enables global scale, innovation and transformation, each day.

Culture, growth and wellbeing underline all aspects of Publicis Global Delivery.

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Overview

The Junior Final Artwork Designer is a technical designer that collaborates with Art Directors, Project Management and Account Management to complete and deliver print & digital assignments from the creative handoff point through final release of files.

• Able to lay out revisions to existing creative files and assist with comping creative concepts.
• Manage projects and proofs in PM tools
• Ability to create final templates for clients and internal presentations
• Ability to analyze creative files to pinpoint, troubleshoot, and address any potential production red flags
• Work with greater team to prepare files for release to vendors
• Participate in reviewing final designs, layouts and versions to ensure the quality and accuracy of files before shipping to publications or vendors
• Able to follow team protocol and best practices for organizing, archiving, updating files and creative assets
• Prepare final press-ready files based on the supplied specifications
• Package, preflight and press check files for release to printers or media partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in final artwork
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite
• Knowledge of Sketch, XD and Figma as well as digital (email/web) executional processes a plus
• Portfolio of high-quality professional work and project samples
• Demonstrated understanding of project management tools for production use
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple projects at once
• Ability to design for the digital space: social media apps, Facebook ads, and iMedia units
• Understanding of all processes and quality control checkpoints from all departments
• Understanding of how to prep digital files to hand off to vendor: optimizing image files, using proper color settings and using layer comps to prep files for vendors
• Established understanding of graphic design basics, eye for design layout, working knowledge of color & fonts, detail oriented
• Ability to sketch ideas, draw, or hand illustrate, and knowledge of iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects a plus