Assistant Graphic Designer Jobs in Riverside, CA

Position Summary:

TCL North America is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Graphic Design Production Artist to support the creation, resizing, and preparation of digital marketing assets. This role is ideal for someone who recently graduated with a degree in graphic design and is looking to grow their skills in a fast-paced creative production environment. The Junior Production Artist will work closely with designers and creative leads to help prepare clean, accurate, brand-consistent files for digital channels and TCL.com. The majority of the work will focus on digital assets such as display ads, paid social graphics, email graphics, website content, and e-commerce imagery. This role may also assist with basic print production and prepress tasks as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Digital Production

• Resize and adapt existing creative into multiple digital formats and sizes.

• Help create production-ready assets for display ads, paid social, email, websites, landing pages, and e-commerce content.

• Follow brand guidelines to ensure consistency across all creative deliverables.

• Export and organize files according to project specifications.

• Prepare graphics for web and digital use, including proper file formats and image optimization.

• Review artwork for accuracy, including spelling, layout, sizing, alignment, image quality, and overall consistency.

• Maintain organized working files, final files, and asset folders.

• Assist with updates and revisions to existing creative files.

• Collaborate with designers, project managers, and marketing partners to complete tasks on time.

• Learn and follow internal creative production processes and naming conventions.

Light Print Production Support

• Assist with preparing basic print-ready files for signage, sales collateral, retail displays, event materials, or other printed pieces.

• Help check files for bleed, trim, safety margins, image resolution, and color setup when needed.

• Package files for review or vendor handoff when needed.

• Support basic prepress checks under the guidance of more experienced team members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or associate degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Digital Media, or a related field.

• 0–2 years of professional design or production experience, including internships, freelance work, school projects, or portfolio work.

• Basic to intermediate knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, especially:

  • Photoshop

  • Illustrator

  • InDesign

• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.

• Ability to follow creative direction and brand guidelines.

• Good organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks.

• Basic understanding of digital file formats such as JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF, and layered working files.

• Interest in digital marketing, advertising, e-commerce, and production design.

• Comfortable receiving feedback and making revisions.

• Positive attitude and ability to work collaboratively with a creative team.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud design tools.

• Exposure to paid social, display ads, email graphics, or web asset production.

• Basic understanding of print production terms such as bleed, trim, resolution, and CMYK vs RGB.

• Experience using project management tools such as Monday.com, Asana, Workfront, or similar platforms.

• Strong portfolio showing clean design, layout and typography skills, and attention to detail.

Key Skills for Success

• Attention to detail

• File organization

• Digital asset production

• Layout consistency

• Basic image editing

• Brand guideline usage

• Time management

• Willingness to learn

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Accuracy

• Follow-through

Benefits:

Vacation: Starting at 15 days per year

Sick Days: 10 days per year (prorated based on start date)

Paid Holidays:

• 12 days per year
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pension Plan

Job Type: Full-time, Onsite

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Salary Range: $25-28/hour