Production Artist Job at Schumacher Auto Group in West Palm Beach

Description

A Production Artist is a full-time graphic design position in the marketing department of an iconic fast-paced automotive company in South Florida. The Production Artist will collaborate with the Director of Marketing and the Brand Graphics Designer to prepare marketing materials, create print layouts, source, and execute print requests for a variety of media, give creative input, develop on-brand logos and images, and prepare the final files for print or digital media, including brand promotional tools and brand websites.

This person will support project requirements, visualize, and create graphics including illustrations, logos, layouts, and photos for use on website, eblasts, social media, apparel designs, proposals, print designs, event collateral, internal and external marketing to ensure the design specifications, quality standards, and deadlines are met.

The ideal candidate has a keen eye for detail and aesthetics. Their combined knowledge of both graphics and technical skills makes the Production Artist essential to the marketing department team. Their daily responsibilities include:

Responsibilities:

• Creating and manipulating graphics through Adobe Creative Suite apps such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and InDesign.
• Processing, reviewing, and proofing various graphics files for formatting, resizing, and cropping images and graphics, applying color corrections filters, checking and fixing errors, typos, and inconsistencies, and creating and editing layouts, templates, and mockups.
• Assisting design teams in producing print, packaging, advertising, point-of-purchase, and digital graphics.
• Assessing project specifics and creating a final product that adheres to those requirements by following the brand guidelines and style guides.
• Designing graphics for projects including branding, website banners, social images, eblasts with CTA hyperlinks, direct mail, invitations, magazines, and other print publications.
• Fulfilling and tracking marketing print project and collateral requests (i.e., forms, business cards, manuals, posters, invitations, postcards, award certificates, etc.).
• Supporting eblast and broadcast campaign execution.
• Collaborating with the design team staff to define design goals.
• Producing high-quality artwork within the agreed deadline using various software applications by following a product workflow and timeline to ensure projects progress in a timely manner.
• Optimizing and exporting files for different platforms and devices.
• Distributing marketing collateral across campuses.
• Keeping up to date on the latest design trends.
• Maintaining and managing digital files and artwork.
• Preparing Purchase Orders and sending approval requests for outsourced projects.
• Ordering Marketing Department office supplies.
• Attending trainings and meetings as requested.
• Taking photos for company Magazine, new employees for websites, and organic social media.
• Attending bi-weekly social media content planning meetings and implementing content plans.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in visual arts, graphic design, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in graphic design and a print production environment.
• A qualification in graphic design may be advantageous.
• Proven work experience as a production artist, graphic designer, or similar with a proven track record of delivering a design project from end to end in a fast-paced work environment.
• A portfolio of completed graphics and designs.
• 2+ years’ experience in Adobe Creative Suite & Adobe Illustrator, MS Office.
• 2+ years’ experience in design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Experience with digital content, such as social media, online advertising, and email campaigns.
• Basic knowledge of web-development software, including HTML5 and Adobe After Effects.
• Strong attention to detail with analytical, time management, and multitasking skills.

Schumacher Auto provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

About Schumacher Automotive Group

Schumacher Auto Group is an industry-leading car dealership company with award-winning car brands in the West Palm Beach area, and exceptional team members. We have a strong focus on putting our customers and community first in everything we do.