Print Production Artist (Contract) Job in Los Angeles 90064, California Us
The Fire Station is an in-house ‘full service’ agency supporting all Roll International businesses. Recognized throughout the industry for its award-winning campaigns, the agency is dedicated to creative excellence in all forms of media (television, viral, print, outdoor and interactive) to build consumer awareness and relevance across a wide range of Roll brands. Fire Station operates as a separate business unit within the organization, and is currently staffed with advertising/design professionals. Fire Station’s goal is to elevate the quality of creativity and execution to compete against the nation’s premier advertising agencies while offering an environment that is far more entrepreneurial and fast paced than a traditional agency.
Requirements:
Fire Station, Roll Global’s Creative Agency, is seeking a production artist who can start within a week of being chosen for the position. The core duties of the position are making mechanicals of creative provided by our creative team and making them print ready. Having an eye for design aesthetics is required, however, this is strictly a production position.
Please put your online portfolio link on your resume, OR submit examples of your work.
Create mechanicals of creative that is approved by the creative team and the Client
Preparing files for release to printer according to Studio guidelines
Refine PDFs and run proofs using Kodak Prinergy
Mock up samples of creative concepts
Occasionally perform basic to intermediate level image retouching
Fulfilling image and art requests
- This position requires 5+ years experience as a print production artist in a busy agency setting
- Expert knowledge of: InDesign, QuarkXpress, Photoshop and Illustrator
- Comprehensive prepress knowledge (CMYK, spots, trapping, etc.)
- Knowledge of Kodak Prinergy and Preps is a plus
- Production experience with a very wide assortment of print projects including but not limited to POP, Packaging, Direct Mail, Catalogs, Print Ads, Billboards and Posters
- Proficient at making physical mock ups of various creative pieces
- Must be able to meet tight deadlines and stay cool under pressure
- Needs to be extremely detailed
- Capable of multi-tasking, organizing and prioritizing projects
- Must be able to work well with others in a collaborative and cooperative fashion
Req. Code : 3090
Division/Department : Fire Station Agency