Job Title: Production Designer with Pre-press
Client Location: Seattle, Wa ( Or PST timezone Remote)
Starting: 09/04/2022
Salary/Pay Rate: up to $50.00 hourly
Firm, non-negotiable: Yes
Hours: Full-time
Duration: 9/4/2022- 03/3/2022
Job Description:
We are hiring a Production Designer with Pre-press experience to produce computer-generated graphic design files, educate fellow partners, and lead certain production oriented projects, in support of the objectives of our coffee retailer Global Creative Studio, an in-house advertising agency. Must have expert-level graphics software applications such as InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Print production. ad agency or marketing. Print or color house experience.
Required background? Skills?:
• Design systems
• Layout diplography
• Simple animation
• Understanding print and color
• Preproduction skills and Pre-press
• Available portfolio
Nice-to-Haves:
• Illustration skills
Key projects:
• Taking guides that have been created
• Seasonal campaigns
Purpose of this team:
Reason for the request: Supplemental workload
• Chance for extension or conversion Duration: 6 months
Possibility for Extension or conversion: possibly
Daily Responsibilities:
• Working across the studio with other designers
• Prepping different art files
• Available to attend meetings both team and studio with project meetings included
Interaction level with the team:
• Collaborative
Occupations & Applicants: more job postings open than available talent
Competitors: highly competitive job market for skillsets not necessarily industry-specific
Bill Rate Pressure: candidates are expecting higher than average market rates
Value Proposition: the studio has a very special culture and are incredibly welcoming. The work itself is fun expressive work. A way to be apart of the Starbucks culture and being able to work with one of the biggest brands in the world.
Candidate Requirements
• Years of experience required
• Degrees or certifications required Technology requirements?:
• Adobe products
• Simple animation
• Google and Microsoft teams
Degree or certifications required?:
• Design education (degreed preferred)
Years experience? 3+
Required background? Skills?:
• Design systems compensation
• Layout diplography
• Simple animation
• Understanding print and color
• Preproduction skills
• Available portfolios
Nice-to-Haves:
• Illustration skills
Top Candidate Skills Years of Experience
• Top 3 must-have hard skills
• Level of experience with each stack-ranked by importance
1 Adobe 3+
2 Previous production design experience (Prepress) 3+
3 Design background schooling 3+
Client Description:
The mission of our client is to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. They call their employees “partners” because they are all partners in shared success, and they make sure everything they do is through the lens of humanity—from their commitment to the highest-quality coffee in the world, to the way they engage with their customers and communities to do business responsibly.
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