Production Designer

Overview

Lifeway Creative is seeking a Production Graphic Designer. In this role, you'll work with curriculum publishing teams, assist with the page layout and design of assigned publications. You'll create and develop technical solutions for assigned print and digital resources, and ensure they conform to approved specifications and reflect current technology.

Why Lifeway? 

Lifeway is a place where you can bring your faith and work experience to join in the most important mission in the world: making disciples of Jesus Christ. Whether you’re a creator or storyteller, data guru or problem-solver, or anywhere in between, if you’re passionate about serving the church, we have a place for you. Lifeway has a strong Work from Anywhere (WFA) culture that is deeply focused on our mission and values. While headquartered in Nashville, TN, many of our positions are remote-eligible and have autonomy and flexibility with work hours. We provide equipment and resources to ensure team members have access to a productive and ergonomic workspace. We believe building relationships and community is essential to how we work together, so Lifeway hosts all-team meetings several times per year and provides travel for key team gatherings for remote-based team members. Full-time employees are eligible for enrollment in our comprehensive benefits plans including healthcare, vacation and sick time, holiday pay, care days, 401(k) plan, maternity and paternity leave, adoption assistance, mission trip time, and more. If this sounds like a place where you would be excited to serve the kingdom of God, we would love for you to join our team.

Learn more about our culture at team.lifeway.com/culture-code 

This is a remote position in the U.S. with occasional travel to Nashville for in-person team gatherings. #LI-Remote 

Responsibilities

• Lives out Lifeway’s mission and values, showing deep commitment to Kingdom work. 
• Collaborate with the Creative Director to build design templates for print resources that meet approved specifications and correct graphics, when needed.
• Serve as digital delivery specialist, which includes packaging and exporting files and cover images for digital delivery to printers, internal partners, and external partners. Archive products.
• Guide publishing workflow and troubleshoot technical issues to ensure efficient digital delivery based on business needs and customer format preferences.
• Export, apply metadata and deliver product covers and art images to databases according to approved standards, taxonomy and specifications
•  Minimal travel, occasionally overnight

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in graphic design or visual communication, preferred

Master’s degree, not required

Advanced graduate degree (PhD, etc.), not required

Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences, required

• 3 years experience in production graphic design and digital workflow management in Adobe Creative Suite applications.
• Experience using directory structures, archival processes, metadata, databases to maintain digital assets
• Experience managing and implementing digital production activities, while driving process improvement through technology and workflow enhancements
• Advanced level knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat; Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Advanced level knowledge of publishing tools, technologies and processes, printing specifications, digital and graphic formats.

Actively involved in an evangelical Christian church

Skills, Knowledge, & Experiences, preferred

• Advanced typography and/or hand-lettering skills
• Experience in mission-driven publishing or Christian publishing.