PrintYo is looking for an experienced Graphic Designer with strong print production and pre-press knowledge to join our team full-time. This is not purely a creative graphic design role. We need someone who understands the complete design-to-print process and can confidently prepare artwork for commercial printing, large-format signage, stickers, labels, packaging, and other printed products. You will work with our internal team, customers, and printing partners to ensure artwork is accurate, print-ready, and produced correctly.
Responsibilities
- Create and prepare professional print-ready artwork.
- Design/use of AI – brochures, flyers, posters, business cards, booklets, stickers, labels, packaging, signage and other marketing materials.
- Prepare customer-supplied artwork for production.
- Check artwork dimensions, resolution, bleed, trim, margins and colour setup before printing.
- Create and manage cut contour, die-cut, kiss-cut, perforation and crease lines.
- Set up artwork for digital, offset and large-format printing.
- Work with CMYK, Pantone and spot colours and understand colour matching requirements.
- Prepare files involving white ink, transparent media and specialty printing where required.
- Create production-ready PDFs with correct layers, embedded/outlined fonts and appropriate export settings.
- Communicate directly with printing companies and suppliers regarding specifications and production requirements.
- Review printer proofs and resolve pre-press issues before production.
- Make customer artwork amendments and revisions quickly and accurately.
- Check final artwork carefully before approving it for production.
- Maintain organised artwork files, naming conventions and version control.
- Manage multiple jobs simultaneously while meeting production deadlines.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of professional graphic design experience, preferably within a printing, signage, packaging or print-production company.
- Strong understanding of commercial printing and pre-press processes.
- Previous experience communicating directly with printers or print-production teams.
- Portfolio demonstrating real-world print projects.
- Ability to identify and correct artwork problems before they reach production.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Decent written and spoken English.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment.
- Comfortable working under deadlines and managing multiple jobs.
- Preferred: Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat preflight tools and other print-production software will be highly regarded.