Production Artist

ADG Creative; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ADG Creative, a trusted IDS subsidiary, seeks a talented Production Artist to craft high-quality assets across presentations, social graphics, and marketing materials for government and commercial clients.

You will extend brand standards, create flexible templates, and prepare production-ready files for digital and print. The role requires meticulous typography, layout, and visual hierarchy with strong collaboration with marketing stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required; four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
• 7+ years of professional graphic design experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating typography, layout, presentation design, and visual hierarchy skills.
• Experience designing within established brand systems and adapting creative across multiple formats and channels.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality assets across presentations, social media, marketing collateral, digital campaigns, templates, and branded communications.
• Extend and apply established brand standards across new deliverables while maintaining visual consistency.
• Create, maintain, and improve PowerPoint, Word, Canva, and Adobe templates that are flexible, editable, intuitive, and visually polished.
• Prepare graphics and visual assets for websites, digital marketing initiatives, presentations, print materials, and internal communications.
• Adapt, resize, and reformat existing creative for multiple audiences and channels while preserving design integrity.
• Manage multiple projects and quick-turn creative requests while delivering work that meets quality standards.
• Ensure layouts, typography, imagery, spacing, hierarchy, and overall design execution align with brand guidelines.
• Prepare production-ready files and apply technical specifications for digital and print distribution.
• Conduct thorough quality assurance reviews prior to final delivery.
• Collaborate with marketing and business stakeholders to translate concepts into deliverables.

Skills

Typography

Layout

Presentation design

Visual hierarchy

Brand standards

Attention to detail

Production awareness

Education

BFA or BA degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop/Acrobat)

PowerPoint

Canva

Microsoft Office

Figma/Sketch/Adobe XD

Job description

ADG Creative, an IDS subsidiary, is seeking a talented and detail-orientedProduction Artistto support the development of high-quality creative and branded communications across multiple formats and channels. This role is ideal for a design professionalwho can create polished, high-quality work within established brand systems, produce presentations, digital assets, social graphics, marketing materials, branded templates, and other visual communications for government and commercial clients.

• Produce high-quality creative assets across presentations, social media, marketing collateral, digital campaigns, templates, and branded communications.
• Extend and apply established brand standards across new deliverables while maintaining visual consistency and attention to detail.
• Create, maintain, and improve PowerPoint, Word, Canva, and Adobe templates that are flexible, editable, intuitive, and visually polished.
• Prepare graphics and visual assets for websites, digital marketing initiatives, presentations, print materials, and internal communications.
• Adapt, resize, and reformat existing creative for multiple audiences, platforms, and delivery channels while preserving design integrity.
• Manage multiple projects and quick-turn creative requests while delivering work that consistently meets quality standards.
• Ensure layouts, typography, imagery, spacing, hierarchy, and overall design execution align with established brand guidelines and best practices.
• Prepare production-ready files and apply technical specifications required for both digital and print distribution.
• Conduct thorough quality assurance reviews to ensure accuracy, consistency, usability, and technical readiness prior to final delivery.
• Collaborate with marketing and business stakeholders to translate concepts into visually compelling deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree required. Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree.
• Minimum seven (7) years of professional graphic design experience, preferably within an agency, consulting, professional services, or in-house marketing environment.
• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional typography, layout, presentation design, and visual hierarchy skills.
• Experience designing within established brand systems and adapting creative across multiple formats and channels.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
• Working knowledge of digital and print production best practices.

Technology

• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills, including experience creating polished presentations, master slides, and editable templates.
• Experience designing and developing content within the Microsoft Office suite.
• Familiarity with Adobe XD, Sketch, or Figma is preferred.