Production Designer for Impact Campaigns (Print & Digital)

Kada Recruiting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Disability & life insurance

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Job summary

Kada Recruiting partners with a purpose-driven agency in Austin, TX, seeking a Production Designer to blend design expertise with precise production execution. You will contribute to both creative and production processes, ensuring high-quality deliverables while bringing fresh ideas when needed.

The role requires 3+ years in a related field, proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, PowerPoint, Word, and Canva, and a strong eye for design.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a creative or production role within advertising, marketing, or print.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office (PowerPoint & Word), and Canva; video editing/motion graphics a plus.
• Strong eye for design with understanding of production techniques, pre-press, and four-color process printing.
• Advanced photo retouching skills and familiarity with best practices for digital and print design.
• Excellent time management and ability to handle multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare final working files from designer specs with meticulous attention to detail.
• Collaborate with creative directors and art directors to develop designs for print ads, collateral, environmental graphics, social media, and digital assets.
• Resize and format digital ads, banners, and print materials to meet various specifications.
• Ensure design files are clean, organized, and adhere to brand and technical requirements.
• Create mechanicals with precise live areas and properly sized images for different media formats.
• Prepare files for offset, digital, large-format, and specialty printing, ensuring high quality.
• Retouch, balance, and resize photos, including compositing images as needed.
• Lay out proposals and presentations, from short documents to book-length reports.
• Assist with stock photography searches and create photo comps.
• Build additional creative assets and make edits to campaigns.
• Support new campaign ideation with fresh design concepts.
• Maintain meticulous organization of all files for easy access and updates.

Skills

Eye for design

Attention to detail

Time management

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

PowerPoint

Word

Canva

Job description

Kada Recruiting partners with a purpose-driven agency in Austin, TX, seeking a Production Designer to blend design expertise with precise production execution. You will contribute to both creative and production processes, ensuring high-quality deliverables while bringing fresh ideas when needed.

The role requires 3+ years in a related field, proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, PowerPoint, Word, and Canva, and a strong eye for design.