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How you’ll make a difference:

We seek a talented and detail-oriented team member to accurately and efficiently fulfill customer submitted artwork requests. As part of our Operations team, you value customer satisfaction and be able to translate this into all aspects of your role.

What you’ll do:

As an Expert Production Artist, you will contribute to a WOW! customer experience by efficiently and accurately preparing and redrawing customer artwork. To ensure a high-quality print, you will transform both uploaded and non-uploaded imagery into print-ready files and make adjustments to Custom Ink clipart files based on customer requests.

You communicate regularly with team members on specific orders, and maintain a high level of personal accuracy and quality of work. It will be essential for you to work cooperatively with other Ops Teams to ensure high customer satisfaction and team member satisfaction.

Further, you will contribute to the success of the Expert Production Art team by assisting in the ongoing efforts to improve art tools and processes. Additionally, during periods of decreased order volume, you may work on projects outside of orders or work to support other teams in orders.

How you’ll be measured:

• Work Quality – Maintain targeted expectations for execution and accuracy of work

• Productivity – Maintain targeted expectations for average number of orders completed per day

• Teamwork – Work jointly to enhance customer and teammate experience with Custom Ink

What we’re looking for:

Completion of customer art needs is critical to providing the best customer experience. Accordingly, a successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Demonstrated high accuracy, quality of work, and an eye for design

• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator (recent version experience preferred)

• Confidence in creating artwork using a mouse

• Strong familiarity with Mac OS

• Proven communication and social skills

• Ability to acquire and master knowledge of new interfaces and programs

• Adobe Photoshop experience, a plus

As with all roles at Custom Ink, you must also embody our company values – practicing the Golden Rule, taking Ownership, and driving and embracing Innovation.

Please submit a letter of interest with your application.

CustomInk, LLC (“”Custom Ink””) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in all forms and are committed to maintaining a discrimination-free workplace that treats applicants and employees with dignity and respect. Our employment process is conducted without regard to race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic background, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other attributes protected by state, federal, and local law.

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Jellysmack is the global creator company that detects and develops the world’s most talented video creators on social media. We’re an optimistic crew who naturally goes the extra mile, has a glass-half-full mindset, and sees challenges as opportunities. We look for positive people who think outside the box, are inventive, bold, lead change, and believe that teamwork matters.

The Team Culture

Jellysmack’s Marquee team strives to unlock the creator inside the world’s premiere talent. Here, creativity, problem solving, work ethic and calm under pressure are traits we celebrate. We are a team made up of world-class players (Partnerships, Account Management, Development & Production) with a passion for celebrity content and business building. Do you have what it takes to become part of our team?

The Role

Jellysmack is seeking a Freelance Digital Creative Associate Producer to join our growing Marquee team. They will work on various Jellysmack original series across all of our marquee verticals, with an emphasis on our development. The Associate Producer must have experience producing for social video platforms such as Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. The Associate Producer will be a skilled short-form storyteller, and a problem solver, with a positive attitude. The ideal candidate excels in all aspects of production-from creative development to post-production. This Los Angeles-based position will report into the Director of Production and require cross-functional collaboration with our international offices.

The Responsibilities

• Work in all phases of digital production including: development, pre-production, production and post; able to own a formatted project from start to finish
• Analyze video data and performances to create strategy for new rounds of development
• Assist with shoots, helping to coordinate creative and talent whether on location or in studio
• Maintain production workflows and schedules, and multi-task between the needs of several simultaneous series
• Partner with Producers to manage and communicate the schedule and creative expectations of the production shoots
• Facilitate communication amongst various departments disseminating information regarding creative, deadlines and status updates; update internal trackers and project management documents as needed
• Work in lock step with centrally based Production Management to request, plan and schedule shoot resources; liaise regarding on set issues or problems

Requirements

The Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience
• 2+ years of experience working with native digital videoConcept, ideate, pitch, and produce creative for content across all social video platforms
• Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms, their respective participants (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest etc.), and best use cases
• Demonstrated ability in field and studio production, including shooting
• Comfortable working with a small crew and wearing multiple hats on set
• Ability to think critically and execute tasks accurately and efficiently
• Highly detailed, organized, and planning-oriented, with exceptional follow-through, initiative, and time management skills
• Flexible, with the ability to quickly adapt to changes in production plans and schedules
• Enthusiastic team player able communicate succinctly, emanate calm and remain focused in a growing, changing environment
• Overseeing multiple projects, adept at prioritizing, anticipating potential issues, identifying problems, recommending and implementing solutions
• Proven ability to work effectively in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with cameras, lenses, and other production gear as well as post video equipment, workflows and editing needs a plus
• Extensive knowledge of Google Suite, and Adobe Creative Cloud
• Flexibility for occasional travel to set and studio as needed
• Ability to attend the occasional meeting that can be as early as 7AM PT to accommodate international time zones

Benefits

The Location

As a company, Jellysmack believes in a flexible work environment in which anyone can work from anywhere. However, this role will be required to be in Los Angeles.

The Difference

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion at Jellysmack, we believe that the best ideas come from the diverse cultures of our team members. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day. Creating a work culture that is safe and comfortable for our people to flourish is our main focus.

The Company

Jellysmack’s story started in 2016, and since then, our unrivaled platform optimizes and distributes video content across social media platforms and allows creators to reach genuine new fans with zero effort. We are the only company building the hyper-engaged communities that every creator dreams of because, first and foremost, we are creators too.

Creatives ourselves, we’re home to over 250 influential creators, including Derek Deso, Karina Garcia, Brad Mondo, MrBeast, Bailey Sarian, Patrick Starrr, and PewDiePie. Jellysmack optimizes, operates, and distributes creator-made video content to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube. The company’s creator strategy builds upon its success in scaling its own original content channels in beauty (Beauty Studio), soccer (Oh My Goal), gaming (Gamology), and more.

Through the power of our data, we maximize reach and revenue so our creators stay focused on their passion—creating the best content for their global fan bases. We turn that passion into a brand and that brand into an empire.

Ready to be part of a great human adventure? We’re dedicated to making the best working environment possible for our people. All you have to do is apply; we are ready to let you show off your talent!