Production Artist 1

Publicis Groupe • West Chicago, IL

114d • $39,710 - $52,605

About The Position

Publicis Digital Experience is a division of Publicis Groupe, focused on developing capabilities and solutions to enable growth and provide scaled access to digital capabilities for clients. The position requires a fast and highly organized individual with a solid level of technical skill in Adobe Creative Suite. While design skills are welcome, this is primarily a production role that involves working with preexisting layouts and taking direction from Art/Creative Directors. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, able to handle typography and create accurate page layouts, and comfortable in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Requirements

• Experience in production is a must; with direct mail, mastery of print collateral, email, digital design, web graphics, sales promotion, and dimensional printed materials is a plus.
• Solid level of technical skill with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Understanding of the graphic and photo reproduction process to troubleshoot problematic graphics, photos, layouts, and unexpected challenges prior to release.
• Ability to preflight XD email layouts to be sent to developers.
• Must be capable of versioning, organizing, sizing, and structuring for clear communication.
• Must be fast and highly organized.
• Requires focus and extreme diligence in handling detail, typography, and creating 100% accurate page layouts.
• Must feel comfortable in a fast-paced work environment and be deadline-driven.
• Must also be willing to work a few hours of overtime when occasionally needed.
• Must be able to follow electronic file management process.
• Must know how to save files to a server, upload files to FTP sites, and follow proper file naming conventions.
• Must know Adobe Acrobat to create PDFs to the proper specifications.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer a Bachelor's Degree in graphic design, production, or related field.
• Agency, prepress, or printing facility experience highly preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint for creating, formatting, and refining presentations.

Responsibilities

• Produce multiple versions of direct mail, packages, or collateral using InDesign layers, master pages, Paragraph and Character Styles.
• Keep all versions organized, labeled, and filed according to preset process file-naming standards.
• Responsible for multiple rounds of revisions to files based on input from the Creative Director, Art Director, Copywriter, Studio Director, or Account Executive.
• Adhere to brand standards, using approved fonts, logos, and protocols defined in clients' brand guidelines.
• Ensure quality control in production tasks.
• Use working knowledge of 2C to 4C print process to properly set up electronic files for reproduction.
• Understand digital printing, offset printing, and web printing, and know the distinctions in file preparation for various printing processes.
• Understand and adhere to U.S. Postal regulations and press/production guidelines as they apply to direct mail.
• Support presentation materials in PowerPoint, ensuring accurate formatting, layout, and image resolution while aligning with client or internal templates.

Benefits

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more.
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy, and Fertility.
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption.
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off, Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days.
• Matching Gifts programs.
• Flexible working arrangements through the 'Work Your World' Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree