Wanted: Digital and print media designer (m/f/d)

Kern GmbH; Bexbach; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for personal development

Pleasant working atmosphere

State-of-the-art technologies

Job summary

Kern GmbH, located in Bexbach, is seeking a Digital and Print Media Designer (m/f/d) to join their expanding graphics team. This role involves typesetting, final artwork preparation, and customer coordination. The ideal candidate should have vocational training as a media designer and several years of experience in an agency environment.

We offer a stable work environment with opportunities for career development and teamwork using industry-leading technologies.

Qualifications

• Completion of vocational training as a digital and print media designer specializing in print design.
• Several years of professional experience in typesetting/layout in an agency or prepress.
• Strong technical understanding with good spatial awareness and a strong eye for typography.

Responsibilities

• Conduct typesetting work such as text layout and form composition.
• Prepare final artwork for layouts and create print data for multiple formats.
• Coordinate directly with customers to refine layouts.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Technical image editing

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Office

Education

Vocational training as a digital and print media designer

Job description

Wanted: Digital and print media designer (m/f/d)

We are expanding our graphics team in the print sector and are looking for a media designer (print/digital) (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible.

We are also happy to support you with relocating to our region.

Your responsibilities

• You primarily carry out typesetting work, e.g., text layout and form composition.
• You handle final artwork preparation of layouts and create process‑specific print data for offset, digital, and large‑format printing.
• You create layouts based on customer specifications, taking corporate design guidelines into account or working from existing data.
• You carry out a limited amount of creative redesign work.
• You coordinate layouts directly with customers.
• You perform preflight checks on supplied files and make corrections if necessary.
• You perform technical image editing tasks, e.g., color space conversion, resolution adjustments, image clipping, and basic retouching.
• You work closely with colleagues from marketing, prepress, large‑format, and digital printing.

Your profile

• You have completed vocational training as a digital and print media designer (m/f/d), specializing in print design and production, or a comparable qualification.
• You have several years of professional experience, preferably in typesetting/layout in an agency environment or in prepress.
• You are highly proficient and confident in using Adobe InDesign (paragraph and character styles, master pages, tables).
• You have good skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• You have knowledge of color management.
• You have strong technical understanding and demonstrate holistic thinking.
• You have good spatial awareness and a strong eye for typography.
• You are open to new software and technologies and independently acquire new skills and knowledge.
• You work carefully, in a structured and goal‑oriented manner.
• You are communicative and enjoy working in a team.

We look forward to receiving your complete application documents, including references, salary expectations, and your earliest possible start date, by email ([e-mail]) or via our application form.

What we offer

• A stable, medium‑sized company with above‑average growth.
• Career prospects with opportunities for personal development.
• A motivated team and a pleasant working atmosphere.
• State‑of‑the‑art technologies from industry leaders.

About Kern GmbH

As a full‑service provider, Kern GmbH offers a comprehensive one‑stop solution – from conception and design to offset, digital, and large‑format printing, through to complete print finishing and enhancement, up to shipping logistics.

Kern GmbH – representing over 160 years of printing tradition and experience, combined with a motivated team and state‑of‑the‑art technologies.