Senior Packaging Artworker

Prospex Recruitment; Hessle; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull-based packaging agency is seeking a Senior Packaging Repro Artworker to join a well-established team in Hull. Hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

The role involves producing production-ready artwork for print and digital channels, ensuring brand consistency, and leading the artwork team from brief to delivery while maintaining high quality standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging artwork production and reprographics environments.
• Proficient with Illustrator, Photoshop and MS Office.
• Understanding of print processes and reprographics applications.
• Ability to adapt designs to different components while preserving intent.
• Colour retouching for multiple print disciplines.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to interpret complex guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Produce production-ready artwork files for print and digital channels.
• Builds artwork files following brand rules and working practices.
• Ensure Right First Time quality across projects.
• Collaborate with multiple functions to service clients.
• Create print trial files and perform colour retouching/correction.
• Own brand guidelines and review periodically.
• Maintain brand consistency across production locations.
• Represent the artwork production team in project planning.
• Lead the art team from brief to data delivery within KPIs.
• Suggest process improvements to boost quality and delivery.
• Lead and support production initiatives and guide less experienced staff.
• Deliver customer demonstrations and participate in client meetings.

Skills

Packaging artwork production

Reprographics

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Colour retouching

Brand guidelines

Communication skills

Team leadership

Client meetings

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

MS Office

Job description

Senior Packaging Repro Artworker

Location: Hull (Hybrid - 3 days office, 2 home)

Salary: DOE

Company: A leading packaging and branding agency.

Role: An excellent opportunity has arisen for a senior packaging repro artworker to join a well-established company in Hull.

• Producing production-ready artwork files for print and digital channels
• Builds artwork files in adherence with the business' standard working practices & client's brand rules
• Ensures Right First Time quality performance is achieved
• Collaborates with multiple functions to service the client
• Creates print trial files and carries out colour retouching/colour correction for all print disciplines
• Owns the brand guidelines; including their creation, amendment and periodical review
• Ensures brand consistency is maintained throughout the full project range across all production locations
• Represents the artwork production team in the planning of projects
• Leads the artist team in the completion of projects from receipt of brief to delivery of data within contractual KPI
• Seeks ways to optimise process to improve quality and delivery
• Leads and supports with production initiatives
• Guides and advises less experienced members of the team
• Delivers customer demonstrations
• Participates in client meetings

Requirements

• Experience within packaging artwork production and reprographics environments
• Use of software applications used in artwork packaging production such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, MS Office
• Detailed understanding of print processes and reprographics application.
• Ability to adapt a design to different components / sizes in keeping with design intent
• Ability to perform colour retouching for multiple print disciplines
• Colour retouching/correction with special colours
• Ability to visually inspect two samples and understand what retouching/corrections are needed to get the closest possible match
• Ability to interpret complex guideline documents
• Communication skills particularly listening, verbal and written
• Ability to build relationships at all levels
• Team working skills

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