Floor Support Production Artist

Lakeshirts•Little Falls, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Lakeshirts is hiring a detail-oriented Production Artist to prepare artwork for production and support the screenprint floor. The role helps move artwork efficiently from concept to production by troubleshooting art-related issues, maintaining quality standards, and assisting production teams. The position is onsite in Little Falls, Minnesota; remote work is not available. The schedule is Monday through Friday, either 6:00 AM–2:00 PM or 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, with pay of $18.00 per hour. The role offers hands-on production art experience working with artists, leads, and screenprint production teams. The Production Artist works with customer concepts and a variety of apparel and accessory decoration methods, including screenprint, embroidery, appliqué, heat press, foil, acid gel, softwash, and sublimation. Daily work includes completing requested artwork corrections, preparing production files, coordinating priorities with leadership, and partnering with Production to resolve floor issues. The employee records design errors and inconsistencies, supports lean practices, and communicates standards questions to their Lead. The role requires strong proficiency with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, comfort with computers, digital art files, and workflow systems, and the ability to manage multiple tasks amid frequent interruptions. A graphic design degree is preferred. The employee should be detail-oriented, organized, adaptable, communicative, reliable, flexible, and able to make sound decisions independently. Physical demands include continuous sitting, frequent walking and carrying items under 10 pounds, and occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, along with other movements described in the posting.

Requirements

Strong proficiency with Adobe software is required.
Comfort with computers, digital art files, and workflow systems.
Detail-oriented, organized, and adaptable to shifting priorities.
Clear communication skills and ability to work well with Artists and Production.
Reliable and flexible, with the ability to make sound decisions independently.
Able to multitask.
Friendly and welcoming.
Able to meet the stated cognitive, communication, judgment, organization, and physical demands of the job.

Nice To Haves

Graphic Design degree preferred.
Eager to support screenprint production and improve standards.

Responsibilities

Complete production-requested art fixes involving design concepts, spelling, color, and print quality.
Use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for design needs.
Coordinate daily priorities with leadership, including screen sending, text and color design changes, production-ready files, and visual concept artwork for customers.
Partner with Production to resolve floor issues and ensure high-quality customer products.
Record design errors and inconsistencies.
Support lean practices by reducing waste in daily work.
Communicate standards questions or inconsistencies to the Lead.
Manage multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.