Production Artist/Designer
Temporary

This position provides ad creation/graphic design support for multi-million dollar accounts.

Responsibilities:

  • Use Quark, InDesign and other Adobe applications to quickly, accurately and efficiently produce direct mail ads
  • Distill low-resolution PDFs for upload to an online proofing tool
  • Proof ads for both content (spelling, following instructions, etc.) and ad quality (image resolution quality, four-color/black, etc.) before uploading to an online proofing tool
  • Compare output ads to style guide specs and make sure all are accounted for in ads
  • Update status reports with progress
  • Follow naming conventions and organize native files and PDFs in accordance with clients' existing organizational structures
  • Upload native file packages to other Affinity Express production facilities
Education/Experience:

  • Strong knowledge and experience in design software, including Quark, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop required
  • Background in the commercial print and/or ad creation industries
  • Associate of arts or bachelor of arts in marketing or graphic design
  • History of providing superior customer support
  • High design standards and the skills to translate them to other employees
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing and by telephone
  • Self-motivated, well-organized and self-managed personality
  • Strong time management and prioritizing skills with the flexibility to recalibrate quickly according to changing requirements
  • A team approach to completing projects and problem-solving
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Print Coordinator
Windsor, CT

Direct Hire / Temporary

This position provides ongoing support to the production artists, operations manager and client coordinators. Based on knowledge of graphic arts, the print trafficker/coordinator organizes and supplies the company's production team, on-site production artists and operations manager with the input (hard-copy documents, faxes, e-mails, native files, images, etc.) needed to produce high-quality ads. In addition, the print trafficker/coordinator will be responsible for interfacing with our client, addressing client issues, researching problems and responding to our client with the information needed for resolution.

Responsibilities:

  • Collect, organize and disseminate large amounts of client-supplied inputs to the appropriate production artists and/or teams
  • Address questions and concerns raised by clients
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