Graphic Designer

Pro Resources Staffing Services; Huntington (IN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Pro Resources Staffing Services is seeking a Graphic Artist in Huntington, Indiana. The role focuses on applying creative design skills to religious-oriented customer orders, handling layout, proofing, and setup for production and taking projects from concept to completion.

You will work with Design, Customer Service, Order Entry, and Sales to create custom envelopes, contribute to process improvements, and participate in client meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or commensurate work experience.
• 3-5 years of work experience in design, layout, color and correction as well as 4 color printing process preparation.
• Knowledge of printing presses desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers and internal departments in creating custom design pieces.
• Communicate and coordinate work with other designers.
• Communicate with customers when necessary.
• Work with Design, Customer Service, Order Entry, and Sales to create, and send to production 4, 2, and 1 color custom offering envelopes to be ran on in-house presses.
• Provide input on improving and/or the creation of new processes.
• Participate in initial customer and internal meetings (as needed) when working on design projects.

Skills

Creative design

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Catholic context knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design

3+ years related experience

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Macintosh OS X prepress

Job description

Graphic Artist

Hours: 8:30AM-5:PM

Pay Rate: $20.00 per hour

Job Summary: The position is responsible for using the individual’s creative skill to contribute to the layout of religious oriented customer orders. This includes designing, proofing, and setting up orders for production. The incumbent will perform both simple and highly complex graphic design work, taking projects from concept to completion. Required to work under moderate supervision and has moderate latitude for using personal initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Job Functions (*=Non-essential tasks)

• Assist customers and internal departments in creating custom design pieces.
• Communicate and coordinate work with other designers.
• Communicate with customers when necessary.
• Work in conjunction with Design, Customer Service, Order Entry, and Sales to create, and send to production 4, 2, and 1 color custom offering envelopes to be ran on in-house presses.
• Provide input on improving and/or the creation of new processes.
• Participate in initial customer and internal meetings (as needed) when working on design projects.

Requirements: Experience

• 3-5 years of work experience in design, layout, color and correction as well as 4 color printing process preparation.
• Knowledge of printing presses desirable.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field of study preferred, or commensurate work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of work-related experience in a comparable field or equivalent mix of education and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• A complete and thorough proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook recommended.
• A thorough understanding of the 4-color prepress application in a Macintosh OS X based work environment.
• The ability to communicate clearly and work collaboratively with customers and internal departments.
• Understanding of the Catholic Church and practices are highly desirable.
• Artistic Sensibility - Knowledge about design elements, such as color and composition, is vital for graphic designers.
• Artistic ability and creativity are essential.
• Technical Skill – This position requires a general interest in computers and an aptitude for learning new technology. As technology continues to develop, the incumbent will be required to keep up with new technologies in the graphic design and prepress fields.
• Communication Ability - Sometimes known as visual communication, graphic design requires the ability to effectively present ideas—both verbally and visually. You'll need to be able to communicate your ideas to customers and internal departments to achieve the end results they require.
• Organization – The incumbent needs to be organized to meet deadlines and stay within budgeted hours. General business organizational skills are required.
• Problem Solving Ability – The incumbent must possess strong problem-solving skills. Choosing just the right fonts, colors and lines to create a balanced composition, while simultaneously conveying meaning, is required.

Working Environment

• Incumbent will work with the Customer Service, Order Entry and Production daily. This may vary depending on the project.
• 90% or more of incumbent’s time will be spent on the computer.
• Incumbent must be able to sit for long periods of time as 99% of the time is spent sitting.
• Incumbent will be working in an office environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None