Production Artist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• BS in Graphic Design or related field preferred
• Minimum 5-7 years of color separation / job engineering experience in flexographic and digital flexible packaging / label manufacturing.
• Advanced proficiency in ESKO software suite (Automation Engine, ArtPro+, Color Engine, Pack Proof) and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with Crystal Platemaking workflows is preferred.
• Proven experience using spectrophotometers (e.g., X-Rite) for press matching and color verification.
• Strong understanding of ICC profiling, delta-E tolerances, UV LED plate exposure mechanics, and Digital Front End (DFE) architectures.
• Proven experience using spectrophotometers (e.g., X-Rite) to read color targets, audit ink profiles, and diagnose press shift issues.
• Ability to catch structural, font, or color gaps in complex multi-layer customer artwork prior to imaging.
• Prolonged periods sitting or standing at a high-resolution graphics workstation.
• Ability to pass a standard Munsell Hue/color blindness test.
• Occasional handling and inspection of physical flexo plates and contract proofs

Nice To Haves

• Idealliance G7 Professional or G7 Expert certification is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review, trap, and manipulate customer digital artwork to meet specific flexographic and digital printing requirements.
• Implement G7 colorimetric methodologies to ensure precise tonality and gray balance.
• Adjust tone reproduction curves to match standardized target print specifications.
• Evaluate printed flexographic press fingerprint test charts.
• Analyze ink density, dot gain (TVI), and minimum dot breakout to establish exact baseline printing conditions.
• Map, build, and maintain centralized ICC and device profiles within ESKO Color Pilot / Color Engine.
• Configure custom color strategies to accurately map spot colors and process builds across varying substrates and press types.
• Configure jobs utilizing ESKO AE for HP Indigo.
• Preflight and analyze spot-to-CMYK conversions to optimize LAB match to Pantone LIVE.
• Coordinate digital variable data printing (VDP) assets.
• Calibrate and profile Epson contract proofing devices using ESKO Pack Proof or Color Engine.
• Perform regular spectrophotometer linearization and media checks to verify color-accurate contract proofs.
• Build efficient layouts using ESKO's automated step-and-repeat tools, integrating required distortion factors and cylinder metadata.
• Assist manager, supervisor and administrator as needed with customer conference calls.
• Follow established procedures, quality control steps and complete all required documentation.
• Provide backup to Administrator for QA of LEN files.
• Maintain consistent communications of project details and scheduled job status with graphics supervisor and administrator.
• Maintain electronic file hierarchy and production file integrity.
• Maintain a courteous and professional atmosphere.
• Responsible for compliance with all regulatory, facility food safety, and quality policies and procedures including product safety (GMPs) policies and procedures.