Production Artist

Exalt-Printing-Solutions-LLC-1; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Exalt Printing Solutions is seeking a Production Artist to join our Carrollton, TX team. You’ll translate client files into polished, on-brand layouts, fix formatting issues, and ensure accuracy before prepress.

You’ll also build and maintain templates for storefronts and catalogs, keeping workflow efficient and error-free. You should have strong layout and copyediting instincts, expert use of InDesign, and a strict eye for brand consistency.

Qualifications

• Strong layout and copyediting instincts; you can make messy text read clean and intentional.
• Solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign focus) and related tools.
• Able to follow client brand guidelines to the letter, even under pressure.
• Comfort managing multiple projects and file versions without losing track.

Responsibilities

• Take client-submitted files and clean them up, edit them, or rebuild the layout so they’re production-ready.
• Lay out and edit text-heavy documents such as patient guides, HR forms, training manuals, and catalogs for clarity and consistency.
• Match client design/brand standards so materials look cohesive across sources.
• Build and maintain templates within storefront catalogs for consistent, on-brand ordering.
• Handoff completed layouts to prepress with minimal back-and-forth on first pass.

Skills

Layout & copyediting

InDesign expert

Typography awareness

Brand guidelines

Multiple project management

Tools

Docket Manager

PageDNA

Wix

Shopify

WooCommerce

WordPress

Job description

EXALT PRINTING SOLUTIONSProduction ArtistOn-Site — Carrollton, TX | Full-TimeWe give a sheet. Do you?At Exalt, “close enough” isn’t a print spec. We’re looking for a Production Artist who lives for clean layouts, hatesa stretched logo with their whole chest, and can turn “the client sent us three mismatched Word docs and ascreenshot” into something polished, on-brand, and ready to print. If that sounds like your kind of Tuesday, keepreading.The Job, BasicallyYou’re the person standing between “what the client handed us” and “what actually looks good.” That mightmean laying out and editing text in a 40-page patient guide, cleaning up an HR form nobody’s touched since2019, or making sure a client’s flyer actually matches the brand standards they swear they have (they do - you’llfind them). You’ll also build and maintain the templates that live inside our client storefronts and catalogs, soordering stays effortless for them and error-free for us.This isn’t from-scratch design work, and it isn’t prepress (we’ve got a dedicated pro who handles imposition tothe Indigos) - it’s the layout, editing, and templating work that happens in between.What You'll Actually Do• Take client-submitted files and clean them up, edit them, or rebuild the layout so they’re production-ready• Lay out and edit text-heavy documents such as patient guides, HIM forms, training manuals, and productcatalogs - for clarity, consistency, and correct formatting• Match client design/brand standards so their materials don’t look like they were made by three differentpeople (even when the source files suggest otherwise)• Build and maintain templates within our storefront catalogs so clients can order consistent, on-brandmaterials without needing a design degree• Catch the small stuff - kerning, alignment, orphaned words, wrong shade of blue - before it becomeseveryone’s problem• Take completed layouts and hand them off clean to prepress for final production - no back-and-forthneeded if the file’s done right the first timeCompensation & Benefits$48,000–$55,000/year, based on experience.• Health insurance• Dental and vision insurance• 401(k)• Paid time off and paid holidaysWhat You Bring• Strong layout and copyediting instincts - you can take messy text and make it read clean and lookintentional• Solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign especially - you’ll live in it)• An eye sharp enough to spot a font substitution from across the room• Ability to follow brand guidelines to the letter, even when your own taste says otherwise• Comfort managing multiple projects and file versions without losing your mind (or the file)Bonus Points (Not Dealbreakers)• Experience with Docket Manager, PageDNA, or similar print MIS/order management platforms• Familiarity with ecommerce platforms such as Wix, Shopify, or WooCommerce/WordPress• A high tolerance for last-minute copy changes and a low tolerance for widow linesWhy ExaltNo corporate fluff, no egos, and no fifteen layers of approval to fix a typo. We’re an independently owned printshop in Carrollton that moves fast, works hands-on, and gives people the opportunity to work across a lot morethan one type of project. You’ll touch print, promo, apparel, signage, and everything in between - and your workwill end up in hospitals, airports, offices, and businesses across the country.