Graphic Artist

Matthews International; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global artwork production company seeks a diligent professional to produce high-quality print-ready artwork. This role requires strong attention to detail and the ability to meet client specifications while ensuring quality checks throughout the production process. Applicants should possess an education in Art & Design or a related field, with experience in pre-press or advertising preferred. The position involves shift patterns and overtime with fair remuneration.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Pre-press, Printing, Packaging or Advertising industry preferred.
• Languages required: English written and spoken.
• Ability to interpret brand guidelines through artwork execution.

Responsibilities

• Produce artwork according to client's technical specifications.
• Perform quality checks to ensure high-quality output.
• Develop accurate and high-quality artwork for all production assignments.
• Incorporate branding guidelines into artwork layouts.
• Apply pre-press knowledge during production processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Artistic skills

Understanding of print processes

Education

Secondary School/ Diploma/ Degree in Art & Design or related field

Job description

Working within our dynamic artwork production teams, you will be part of a global organisation, servicing many of the world’s top companies and their brands.

You will be responsible for producing accurate finished print ready artwork in compliance with the client briefs, supplied copy documents, and legal/technical requirements. You will also be responsible for the quality inspection and checking of all client deliverables and artwork.

This role requires exceptional attention to detail, an efficient and fast working style, analytical thinking, and a strong sense of personal quality and ownership of the work you produce.

Job Responsibilities

• Produce artwork in accordance to client's and technical specifications.
• Perform quality check on artwork to ensure artwork produced is in high quality and aligned with client’s and technical specifications.
• Develop accurate and high-quality artwork for basic to complex Production assignments to incorporate in final layout.
• In coordination with the client project team incorporates branding guidelines into artwork layout per client’s technical specifications.
• Apply pre-press printing knowledge in daily routine such as colour separation, trapping, stepping, high-resolution image replacement, barcode replacement.
• Undertaking of the day-to-day quality inspection process.
• Ensures accurate, consistent, and timely completion of high quality basic to complex level Artwork.
• Performs assigned tasks within the overall Production workflow and assigned budget according to work order specifications, industry and company standard operating procedures (SOP’s), company’s high-quality standards, and client’s brand guidelines and standards.
• Ensures client project team has most current information about status of the assigned project(s) by logging and maintaining accurate records in project tracking system.
• Meets quality standards at all times for all assigned deliverables and makes recommendations to management for improvements in reports, tools, processes and assigned tasks.
• Produce high quality work that meets or exceeds global industry standards.
• Assist in reviewing all artworks with production team.
• Proactively anticipate and resolve issues with limited direction.
• May provide direction to other production colleagues (e.g. Premedia/ Production/ Prepress Artists).

Job Requirements

• Secondary School/ Diploma/ Degree in Art & Design, Graphic Art, Printing Technology, Advertising, Interior Design, Multimedia or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job.
• Proven working experience in a Pre-press, Printing, Packaging and Advertising industry is preferred.
• Languages required: English written and spoken.
• Ability to interpret concept and/or brand guidelines through to artwork execution.
• Possess good understanding of effective Print, Photo Studio, and/or Digital production, processes, roles, tools (digital and conventional) and workflow practices and trends.
• Knowledge in Pre-media and/or Creative Services and solutions.
• Mature, hardworking and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• On-the-job training will be provided.
• Applicants will be required to work on shift patterns and overtime with appropriate remuneration.