Retail Production Designer

Jobgether; Canada; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $100,000-$115,000 USD-equv

Bonus potential

Comprehensive benefits

Generous PTO

Fully remote work

Product subscriptions

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Jobgether in Canada is seeking a Retail Production Designer to lead the production of retail and packaging assets from approved concepts to print-ready execution. You will work across retailers, formats, SKUs, and packaging requirements while protecting visual consistency and quality.

The role sits at design, technical execution, and vendor collaboration, demanding precision and practical problem-solving. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced setting, owns details, and treats production as

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in production design for packaging, retail, or visual merchandising.
• Strong proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
• Experience managing high-volume production across multiple SKUs and formats.

Responsibilities

• Own technical production for retail and packaging assets, including dielines and print-ready files.
• Adapt concepts across retailers, sizes, formats, SKUs, and technical requirements with QA.
• Build organized production systems: templates, file structures, naming conventions, tracking.
• Collaborate with print vendors on materials, tolerances, and methods.
• Serve as production resource for designers and cross-functional teams.
• Provide production support for packaging initiatives as needed.
• Establish quality-control processes to catch alignment, copy, and color issues.
• Manage high-volume workflows while meeting tight deadlines.
• Propose practical alternatives when constraints arise.

Tools

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Figma

SketchUp

Job description

Our partner is looking for a Retail Production Designer based in Canada.

This is an opportunity for a detail-oriented production designer to play a critical role in bringing retail and packaging designs from approved concepts to flawless, print-ready execution. You’ll work across multiple retailers, formats, SKUs, and packaging requirements while protecting visual consistency and production quality. The role sits at the intersection of design, technical execution, and vendor collaboration, requiring both precision and practical problem-solving. You’ll help build scalable production systems that enable teams to move quickly without compromising accuracy. Your expertise will directly influence how products appear across retail environments and on physical shelves. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced setting, takes ownership of details, and treats production as a craft.

Accountabilities

• Own technical production for retail and packaging assets, including dielines, print-ready artwork, specifications, and production files.
• Adapt approved creative concepts across different retailers, sizes, formats, SKUs, and technical requirements while identifying and resolving layout or production issues before printing.
• Build and maintain organized production systems, including templates, specifications, file structures, naming conventions, and tracking processes that support speed and accuracy.
• Collaborate closely with print vendors and production partners on materials, tolerances, printing methods, and technical requirements.
• Serve as a key production resource for designers and cross-functional stakeholders, answering technical questions, resolving issues, and keeping projects moving.
• Provide production support for retail and direct-to-consumer packaging initiatives as needed.
• Establish and maintain quality-control processes that identify alignment, copy, structural, color, and other production issues before assets reach shelves.
• Manage high-volume production workflows while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and meeting tight deadlines.
• Apply sound judgment when specifications or vendor constraints create challenges, proactively identifying practical alternatives rather than simply escalating problems.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Production Artist, Production Designer, or similar role within packaging, print, retail, visual merchandising, or a related environment.
• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume production across multiple SKUs, formats, retailers, and versions with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong understanding of print production, including layout, typography, spacing, hierarchy, and technical file preparation.
• Exceptional proofreading and quality-control skills, with an ability to identify subtle alignment, copy, structural, and formatting discrepancies.
• Understanding of color management techniques and maintaining consistent color reproduction during print production.
• Experience working directly with print vendors is highly valuable, with familiarity with flexographic, digital, offset, or lithographic printing considered an advantage.
• Clear and effective communication skills when working with designers, vendors, printers, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership, organization, and problem-solving abilities, with the ability to ask questions, investigate issues, and develop solutions independently.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under tight timelines without sacrificing production quality.
• Familiarity with Figma and 3D rendering tools such as SketchUp is a plus.
• A proactive, curious, and collaborative approach, with a willingness to continuously improve production processes and systems.

Benefits

• Base salary of $100,000-$115,000, plus bonus, depending on experience.
• Competitive total compensation designed around market data, role scope, company stage, industry, and location.
• Comprehensive benefits coverage supporting employees and their families.
• Generous paid time off designed to support wellness and work-life balance.
• Free product subscriptions.
• Additional health and well-being focused perks.
• Fully remote work environment with a high-trust culture.
• Opportunities for professional growth and meaningful impact within a rapidly scaling retail and consumer environment.
• Regular company off-sites held twice a year to strengthen collaboration and team connections.
• A culture focused on high standards, ownership, urgency, continuous improvement, and measurable impact.
• Opportunities to use modern tools, including AI, to improve productivity and streamline workflows.