Production & Product Development Designer

Galison • Mudpuppy • Brass Monkey; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid vacation and holidays

Sick time and paid winter break

Job summary

Galison seeks an experienced production designer to join our team in NYC. You will prepare preflight artwork, apply designs to templates, review proofs and packaging, and translate customer concepts into production-ready files.

You’ll collaborate with Sales, Creative, Sourcing, and Production, while coordinating with overseas manufacturers and vendors to resolve issues. You will maintain product specifications and renderings, support renderings and pitches, and contribute to workflow

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in production design, product development, print production or related field.
• Strong understanding of commercial print production, prepress, packaging and manufacturing processes.
• Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).

Responsibilities

• Prepare preflight artwork files to ensure accuracy.
• Apply artwork to product templates and production-ready files.
• Review proofs, packaging artwork, and production samples.
• Translate customer concepts into production-ready files.
• Create and maintain product specifications and renderings.
• Coordinate with overseas manufacturing partners and vendors.
• Collaborate with Sales, Creative, Sourcing and Production.
• Organize and maintain digital assets; support workflow improvements.

Skills

Production design

Print production

Prepress

Packaging

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Project management

Communication

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include preparing preflight artwork files to ensure they are accurate, applying artwork to product templates, performing prepress functions including artwork review, and translating customer concepts, artwork, and specifications into production-ready files. You'll create and maintain product specifications, and review proofs, packaging artwork, and production samples. Supporting the development of custom and proprietary products, communicating directly with overseas manufacturing partners, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to resolve technical artwork issues, and reviewing factory engineering recommendations will also be part of this position. Lastly, the position needs someone to collaborate closely with Sales, Creative, Sourcing, and Production, organize and maintain digital assets, support the creation of product renderings and contribute to workflow improvements and process initiatives. Please note that this description does not cover all the responsibilities in this role.

Qualifications

Applicants will need 3-5 years of experience in production design, product development, print production, prepress, packaging, or a related field, with a strong understanding of commercial print production, prepress, packaging, and manufacturing processes. Experience preparing production-ready artwork and files for commercial printing and manufacturing, along with an advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign is also needed. A working knowledge of commercial printing processes, color management, packaging production, dielines, and manufacturing specifications is required and experience working with overseas manufacturing partners and production vendors is preferred. You should have effective organizational and project management skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. An ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, capacity to balance creative objectives with technical and manufacturing requirements, and strong presentation, documentation, and file organization skills are also needed. Experience creating product renderings, presentations, and pitch decks is also strongly preferred.

Requirements

Applicants will need 3-5 years of experience in production design, product development, print production, prepress, packaging, or a related field, with a strong understanding of commercial print production, prepress, packaging, and manufacturing processes. Experience preparing production-ready artwork and files for commercial printing and manufacturing, along with an advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign is also needed. A working knowledge of commercial printing processes, color management, packaging production, dielines, and manufacturing specifications is required and experience working with overseas manufacturing partners and production vendors is preferred. You should have effective organizational and project management skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. An ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, capacity to balance creative objectives with technical and manufacturing requirements, and strong presentation, documentation, and file organization skills are also needed. Experience creating product renderings, presentations, and pitch decks is also strongly preferred.

Hiring Salary Range

$73,000 to $84,000. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the expected salary for this position and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, an applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. This position is eligible for our profit share plan.

Benefits

Galison offers a full suite of benefits, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, a profit share plan, three weeks of paid vacation to start, two weeks of sick time per year, and company holidays, including a paid winter break between Christmas Day and New Year's Day, paid family, maternity, and paternity leave, commuter benefits, long-term disability insurance, annual tuition assistance, annual wellness stipend, and more.

Schedule

Employees at Galison follow a regular hybrid schedule in our New York City office of at least three (3) in-office days per week and up to five (5) in-office days per week, depending on project and business needs.

About Us

Galison creates puzzles, games, home office stationery, and gift products to bring art into people's lives. Mudpuppy creates toys, puzzles, and games that delight kids with color, design, and ideas about the world, sparking imagination and creating experiences that engage the whole family. Brass Monkey offers products that ride the line between roadside souvenirs and fine china, creating well-designed products that just happen to have a sense of humor.