job summary:
This is an amazing opportunity as a The Graphic Designer / Digital Asset Specialist, where you will work closely with the Production Design and Product teams to review and load assets into a robust marketing application using InDesign and web-based applications, pre-flight, organize as well as ensure all content meets brand and technical guidelines, and assist manager in identifying and establishing production process improvement opportunities.
The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment where tight deadlines are a constant. They should have a familiarity or background in the following areas: marketing, design concepts, data workflows, content management and digital asset technologies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - Execute design solutions as directed against established creative, or repurpose existing designs and artwork for new uses
- Upload of customizable assets into marketing applications
- Creation of client facing page for templates through marketing application
- Prepare production-ready files to the appropriate production specifications
- Responsible for pre-flighting all production files assigned to ensure quality
- Check files to ensure that all settings are correct including layer setup, alternate layouts, color, image resolution and output settings
- Correct all inconsistencies and mistakes in the art file before its release, including typesetting revisions, scaling artwork, photo retouching, correcting vector artwork, scale, color corrections/adjustments and page sequence/imposition revisions
- Take direction while meeting deadlines on various projects occurring at the same time
- Work with product team/vendors to troubleshoot and problem solve production issues on files and marketing application template pages
- Ensure all files are correct and final before archiving
- Provide technical guidance based on project needs/complexity to meet production specifications and standards
- Maintain and update images, photos, videos and work products in appropriate asset management system
- Adhere to brand identity standards
- Be an ambassador for the marketing department objectives and point of view on corporate brand and its visual identity
- Assist manager in identifying and establishing production process improvement opportunities
- Maintain awareness of new technology and trends in printing and digital techniques to ensure the best possible solutions for our clients
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS - Working knowledge Adobe Creative Cloud software, especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat
- Comfort with learning basic functions of JavaScript, XML and HTML.
- Understanding or experience with content management and metadata
- Detail-oriented, highly organized and committed to quality control
- Flexibility and openness to learn new concepts to apply to daily workflow
- Process-oriented with an uncanny ability to get things done
- Ability to project manage/traffic their own workload
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple quick turn projects
- Proactive - anticipates needs, problems, opportunities
- Ability to create high-quality CMYK or RGB images for print or multimedia.
- Knowledgeable on how to troubleshoot problem art files
- Good written, oral and listening skills and undertakes actions to develop them further
- Effectively and professionally interacts with others
- Maintains high quality standards despite pressing deadlines and always strives to do work right the first time
- Provides potential solutions when presenting challenges to leadership
- Creative at problem solving and proactively offers to help
- Prideful and diligent in the final preparation of work including production and presentation
- Works with minimal direction and can be counted on for accuracy
- Experience working across Mac and Windows platforms
- Sound understanding and comfort with the Microsoft Office Suite
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS - Any of the options below:
- Bachelor's degree or related work experience
- Minimum of 3-5 years of professional-level experience preferably in marketing or real estate
- Samples of previous work a plus
location: MADISON, New Jersey
job type: Contract
salary: $20 - 22 per hour
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: No Degree Required
responsibilities:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execute design solutions as directed against established creative, or repurpose existing designs and artwork for new uses
- InDesign file organization and InDesign XML markup and tagging of new and existing templates
- Upload of customizable assets into marketing applications
- Creation of client facing page for templates through marketing application
- Prepare production-ready files to the appropriate production specifications
- Responsible for pre-flighting all production files assigned to ensure quality
- Check files to ensure that all settings are correct including layer setup, alternate layouts, color, image resolution and output settings
- Correct all inconsistencies and mistakes in the art file before its release, including typesetting revisions, scaling artwork, photo retouching, correcting vector artwork, scale, color corrections/adjustments and page sequence/imposition revisions
- Take direction while meeting deadlines on various projects occurring at the same time
- Work with product team/vendors to troubleshoot and problem solve production issues on files and marketing application template pages
- Ensure all files are correct and final before archiving
- Provide technical guidance based on project needs/complexity to meet production specifications and standards
- Maintain and update images, photos, videos and work products in appropriate asset management system
- Adhere to brand identity standards
- Be an ambassador for the marketing department objectives and point of view on corporate brand and its visual identity
- Assist manager in identifying and establishing production process improvement opportunities
- Maintain awareness of new technology and trends in printing and digital techniques to ensure the best possible solutions for our clients
- Perform other duties as assigned by manager
qualifications:
- Experience level: Experienced
- Minimum 2 years of experience
- Education: No Degree Required
skills:
- Graphics (2 years of experience is required)
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.