Production Artist

Red Line Editorial, Inc.; Mendota Heights (MN); Hybride; USD 30 000 - 40 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

401K

Casual work environment

Résumé du poste

Red Line Editorial, Inc. is seeking a full-time Production Artist to join our team of publishing professionals. The role focuses on book production, layout in InDesign, image editing in Photoshop/Illustrator, and collaboration on templates and page turns.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in graphic design and experience with multi-page publications. Location is hybrid, with on-site days at Mendota Heights, MN.

Qualifications

• Professional communication with different departments, vendors, and clients.
• Attention to detail and consistency across templates and files.
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple tasks.

Responsabilités

• Book production using established templates and styles.
• Book layout using InDesign with InCopy workflow, including text formatting and image placement.
• Input changes into InDesign files from marked-up PDFs.
• Manipulate and color-correct images and graphics using Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Create charts, maps, or other graphical elements as assigned.
• Create marketing images and materials as requested.
• Collaborate with other members of our production team on templates and page turns.
• Potentially design new book covers and book series, depending on the candidate.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Meeting deadlines

Strong organizational skills

Formation

Graphic design degree

Outils

Adobe InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Description du poste

Red Line Editorial is looking for a full-time Production Artist to join our staff of print and online publishing professionals.

RLE creates high-quality books for publishers on a variety of subjects. Most of our books are nonfiction titles created for students in grades K–12, but we also work in several other genres. We are seeking a Production Artist to fill an essential role on our staff.

Duties will include:

• Book production using established templates and styles
• Book layout using Adobe InDesign with an InCopy workflow, including text formatting and image placement
• Input changes into InDesign files from marked-up PDFs
• Manipulate and color-correct images and graphics using Photoshop and Illustrator
• Create charts, maps, or other graphical elements as assigned
• Create marketing images and materials as requested
• Collaborate with other members of our production team on templates and page turns
• Potentially design new book covers and book series, depending on the candidate

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications:

• A two-year or four-year degree in graphic design or like field
• One year of experience working on page production projects, particularly books or other multiple-page publications
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with different departments, vendors, and clients
• A tremendous attention to every last detail, including the ability to adhere to style and layout guidelines within a template, and maintain consistency across multiple files
• Talent to handle a wide variety of tasks without sacrificing quality
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Proficiency with Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Knowledge and experience with CMYK printing process
• Knowledge and experience with color correction/photo aesthetics
• Familiarity with basic edit/proofreader marks
• Strong organizational skills

We offer a competitive starting salary, benefits including a health insurance plan and 401K for full-time employees, a casual work environment focused on cooperation, and the ability to grow both in your career and with the company.

Location: Hybrid, with at least two days per week working onsite in our Mendota Heights office

Compensation: upper 30Ks to low 40Ks, DOQ, plus benefits