PrintOvations, an Omaha based print and promotional products company currently has an opening for a Production Artist. As a provider of screen printed and embroidered apparel, signage, print and promotional products, we are Omaha's one-stop marketing shop, equipped to help our customers with their brand awareness and marketing campaigns.ย
PrintOvations is interested in employing someone who is self-motivated and wishes to gain exceptional graphic design and production experience. The right candidate is one who is eager to learn, has a great attitude andย is committed to delivering quality work every time.ย
Primary responsibilities and qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following:
Typeset & print design of customer collateral & promotional material
Produces layouts based upon external and internal requests or pre-established campaign or graphicย
standard system
Performs pre-press responsibilities to include but not limited to scaling, cropping, retouching, repositioning, pre-flighting, optimizing and packaging final files and preparing for print, distribution and archival.
Ensures accuracy of work and files, quality checks and constantly looking to improve the quality of workย
and standards
Archives assets properly and manages shared digital assets
Manages project workload and deadlines
Communicates with customers and internal staff
Follows a layout to place computer generated vinyl or full-color graphic images on a pre-determined substrateย
or medium
Prepares substrates for application which may include cutting, laminating, cleaning and maintaining the substrates for vinyl application
Weeds excess vinyl from computer cut images
Performs quality assurance measures pre- and post-production
Performs finishing operations such as laminating, encapsulating and/or mounting of printed pieces
Reports inventory levels and stock to be reordered to the Owner
Works on different projects simultaneously
Performs routine machine maintenance and minor repairs when necessary
Loads materials on/into printer and/or laminator which may require some heavy lifting
Cutting, weeding and applying vinyl for heat press requests
Internal print design for marketing department
Graphic work for web or social media
Detail oriented with an ability to multi-taskย
Other job related duties or projects as assignedย
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite CS5 or higher (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop & Acrobat Pro)
Excellent writing and editing skills and a keen eye for details
Provide a portfolio of work and speak to the creative, technical and production management skillsย
Ability to work full-time in office between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.ย
Follows all company policies, procedures and business ethics codes