Creative Artworker

Prospex Recruitment; Dacorum; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Prospex Recruitment has a Creative Artworker vacancy in Berkhamsted with hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days at home). You will deliver high-quality artwork for print and digital projects, ensure brand guidelines are followed, file management, and support QC before release.

Significant FMCG packaging experience and Illustrator proficiency are required. The role emphasizes accurate time entry, cross-team collaboration, and maintaining the asset library while ensuring consistency across

Qualifications

• Packaging artworker with a creative mindset
• Experience with design roll out
• Excellent FMCG packaging experience
• Previous food and beverage packaging experience
• Adobe Creative Suite skills specifically Illustrator
• Expert knowledge of packaging artwork and associated printing
• Ensure the service and delivery we provide to our clients is best in class

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a good understanding of the technical aspects of Artworking and Digital file build production ensuring all client requirements are met.
• Generate error free artwork, in accordance with the relevant brand guidelines (following the departmental process).
• Ensure all job data is filed in the correct place and follows correct naming conventions for relevant departments.
• Ensure all completed artworks and digital files are sent to QC for checking before being released.
• Accurately record all time entries for production work undertaken onto the company timesheet system.
• Provide alternative solutions when a client brief is not working, or falls outside of brand guidelines.
• Manage and maintain the department's master icon / image library.
• Ensure artwork consistency within projects by using the correct profiles for CMYK and RGB during print and digital crossover.
• Create physical mock-ups of any artwork where necessary (following the departmental process).
• Provide location and product visuals when requested in order to demonstrate artwork in position.
• Support the team and account managers with technical knowledge and options regarding the possible print and digital file formats available.
• Remain professional and productive when work pressures are high and deadlines are imminent.
• Help promote a quality culture, and performance improvement, throughout the business.
• Liaise with Project Managers and Quality Control in a professional manner when discussion is required to clarify job details.
• Maintain, and where possible improve, the efficiency of the department.

Skills

Artworker experience

Packaging expertise

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Creative Suite

Print production knowledge

Brand guidelines

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Creative Artworker

Location: Berkhamsted (Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 home)
Salary: DOE
Role: Contribute to the overall performance of the Artworking and Digital team through the delivery of high quality, accurate artwork for a wide range of print and digital based projects.

• Demonstrate a good understanding of the technical aspects of Artworking and Digital file build production ensuring all client requirements are met.
• Generate error free artwork, in accordance with the relevant brand guidelines (following the departmental process).
• Ensure all job data is filed in the correct place and follows correct naming conventions for relevant departments.
• Ensure all completed artworks and digital files are sent to QC for checking before being released.
• Accurately record all time entries for production work undertaken onto the company timesheet system.
• Provide alternative solutions when a client brief is not working, or falls outside of brand guidelines.
• Manage and maintain the department's master icon / image library.
• Ensure artwork consistency within projects by using the correct profiles for CMYK and RGB during print and digital crossover.
• Create physical mock-ups of any artwork where necessary (following the departmental process).
• Provide location and product visuals when requested in order to demonstrate artwork in position.
• Support the team and account managers with technical knowledge and options regarding the possible print and digital file formats available.
• Remain professional and productive when work pressures are high and deadlines are imminent.
• Help promote a quality culture, and performance improvement, throughout the business.
• Liaise with Project Managers and Quality Control in a professional manner when discussion is required to clarify job details.
• Maintain, and where possible improve, the efficiency of the department.

Requirements

• Experience as a packaging artworker with a creative mindset
• Experience with design roll out
• Excellent FMCG packaging experience
• Previous food and beverage packaging experience
• Adobe Creative Suite skills specifically Illustrator
• Expert knowledge of packaging artwork and associated printing
• Ensure the service and delivery we provide to our clients is best in class

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