Production Designer (3 Month Freelance Contract)

Loblawagency; Toronto; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the retail sector is seeking a Production Designer to create and manage marketing materials. The role demands creativity, attention to detail, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. You'll collaborate with various teams and ensure adherence to brand guidelines while managing multiple projects effectively. This position is ideal for someone with a strong background in design and production, ready to contribute to a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of related work experience.
• Experience with print and pre-press production, digital production.

Responsibilities

• Prepare Artwork for approvals, ensuring proper use of dielines and brand standards.
• Collaborate with designers and teams to achieve project objectives.
• Interact with Loblaw databases for artwork information.

Skills

Open-mindedness

Detail-oriented

Organizational Skills

Education

Post-secondary degree in a related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud 2023

Microsoft Office

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Work in a busy team environment to produce exciting, creative marketing materials adhering to banner and brand guidelines for the Corporate Brands and Divisions of Loblaw Companies. This role supports printed marketing material, store POS, website, social media, and digital marketing material. The Production Designer must have the ability to juggle projects while maintaining 100% accuracy. To take complete charge of projects under the manager’s guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare Artwork for approvals, ensuring the proper use of dielines, project listing information, design, final copy, and brand standards.
• Address all comments and concerns from suppliers and other internal departments to complete final artwork.
• Collaborate with designers, re-touchers, editorial and proofreaders, and product teams, as required, to achieve project objectives.
• Work within the Loblaw workflow, ensuring necessary tasks are completed at the correct interval and properly, to maintain the integrity of the workflow.
• Interact with various Loblaw databases and systems for retrieving and updating artwork information, including the digital file system.
• Keep up-to-date with current developments in software and hardware technologies as applicable to the role.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-5 years of related work experience.
• Minimum post-secondary degree in a related field required.
• Open-mindedness and ability to positively respond to constructive feedback.
• Experience with print and pre-press production, digital production.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud 2023.
• Mastery of key components of the Adobe Creative Suite on the Mac platform, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects.
• Advanced knowledge of web, social, and digital media marketing.
• Design knowledge, layout through to final production.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while remaining organized and detail-oriented (soft proofreading).
• Excellent file management and organization.
• An understanding of technical requirements for different final deliveries, including knowledge of printing, prepress, and digital processes.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a team while also being able to work independently with a high degree of self-direction and motivation.
• Experience with Adobe WorkFront or other PM software is a bonus.

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