Creative Print Designer

ITC Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

ITC Limited in Chennai seeks an experienced design professional to manage print design and pre-press workflows for stationery packaging projects.

You will collaborate across sales, operations and factory teams, develop layouts with typography and margins, implement bleed and safety zones, and prepare detailed production specifications and prototypes for production.

Qualifications

• Diploma or equivalent in graphic design, printing and packaging.
• 3-5 years' experience in commercial printing and packaging with focus on print design and pre-press.
• Proficient with Adobe suite, Corel Draw, and MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead design projects from concept to delivery.
• Develop layouts with typography, vector concepts and printing margins.
• Apply printing margins, bleed and safety zones for pre-press.
• Collaborate with sales, operations, design and factory teams on printing specs.
• Create production specifications and develop prototypes for testing.

Skills

Print design

Pre-press knowledge

Adobe Creative Suite

CorelDRAW

MS Excel

Education

Diploma in graphic design, printing and packaging

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

CorelDRAW

MS Excel

Job description

About Us

• · Creation of visually appealing, cost-effective designs with value additions for stationery especially notebooks as per client brief.

About Us

• · Creation of visually appealing, cost-effective designs with value additions for stationery especially notebooks as per client brief.
• · Running design projects, from conception to delivery. Develop layouts considering design elements, typography, vector-based concepts and printing margins.
• · Implement printing margins, bleed and safety zones for accurate printing results and developing the files for pre-press.
• · Collaborate and communicate across sales, operations, design and factory team for printing specifications and ensuring closure of projects within timelines.
• · Create detailed specifications instructions for production teams.
• · Develop prototypes and samples to test and refine designs before production.

Requirements

• Ã Diploma degree or equivalent in graphic design, printing and packaging.
• Ã Proven experience of 3-5 years working in the commercial printing and packaging industry with focus on print design, execution of value additions and pre press.
• Ã Strong knowledge of printing substrates, paper types and including printing technologies.
• Ã Strong understanding of all new techniques, value additions and their pre-press requirements as per industry standards. They should be updated with the latest printing and packaging trends and incorporate innovative techniques.
• Ã They should be proficient in latest Adobe suite, Corel Draw & MS Excel.