Senior Production Designer: Precision for Print & Digital

Athena Global Advisors; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental benefits

401K matching

Parental leave policy

Job summary

Athena Global Advisors in Philadelphia seeks a Senior Production Designer who thrives in the final stages of creative execution. You will ensure assets are technically sound, visually flawless, and optimized for print, digital, social, web, out-of-home, or experiential channels.

This role partners with creative directors, designers, project managers, account teams, and external vendors to preflight, adapt, package, and deliver production-ready artwork across formats, maintaining brand integrity

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production design experience in an agency, in-house creative team, studio, publisher, or similarly fast-paced environment.
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
• Experience using data merge workflows to efficiently personalize, version, and produce templated creative assets at scale.
• Strong design fundamentals, including typography, layout, composition, color, spacing, and visual hierarchy.
• Deep understanding of print production processes, including color management, file setup, bleed, trim, die lines, spot colors, proofing, and press-ready file preparation.
• Strong knowledge of digital production standards, including asset optimization, file formats, image compression, responsive layouts, and platform-specific requirements.
• Experience preparing files for a wide variety of outputs, including print, digital advertising, social media, websites, presentations, email, large-format, and environmental graphics.
• Exceptional ability to resize, adapt, and version creative assets across multiple dimensions, aspect ratios, and channels while maintaining design quality and visual impact.
• Ability to make informed design decisions when adapting layouts for varying formats, content requirements, and user experiences.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout systems, image resolution, color spaces, and production best practices.
• Working knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design principles, including color contrast, typography, readability, and accessible digital asset preparation.
• Experience working within established brand systems and applying brand guidelines consistently across diverse deliverables.
• Experience working directly with vendors, printers, developers, and production partners.
• Ability to identify technical issues quickly, troubleshoot effectively, and develop practical solutions.
• A refined eye for detail and craft, with the ability to identify subtle inconsistencies in layout, alignment, spacing, imagery, typography, and production quality.
• Understanding of how creative ideas translate across print, digital, social, environmental, experiential, and emerging media.
• Ability to balance creative excellence with technical precision and production requirements.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across creative, strategy, account, and project management teams.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, organize, and deliver production-ready assets across print, digital, social, web, out-of-home, environmental, experiential, and emerging channels.
• Preflighting files for technical accuracy, accessibility, and production specifications before release.
• Build final artwork and production files that meet vendor, printer, platform, and channel requirements.
• Adapt campaign creative, brand assets, and marketing materials across multiple formats, dimensions, and aspect ratios while maintaining visual hierarchy and brand consistency.
• Apply strong design fundamentals, including layout, spacing, typography, composition, and information hierarchy, to ensure every adaptation is polished.
• Manage version control, file organization, naming conventions, and packaging of final deliverables.
• Collaborate with designers, art directors, and creative teams to refine layouts, solve production challenges, and preserve the original creative vision.
• Coordinate with printers, fabricators, developers, media partners, and other vendors to ensure successful production and deployment.
• Review proofs for color accuracy, typography, image quality, accessibility considerations, and technical specifications before final approval.
• Prepare and optimize assets for wide outputs, including large-format graphics, print collateral, social media, digital advertising, websites, presentations, email, video, and environmental graphics.
• Troubleshoot production issues, identify risks, and resolve technical challenges before assets are released.
• Stay current on evolving production standards, platform specifications, accessibility requirements, and industry best practices.
• Serve as the agency's final quality-control checkpoint, ensuring every deliverable meets high standards of craft and execution.

Skills

Production design

Adobe Creative Cloud

Data merge workflows

Typography

Layout & composition

Brand systems

Vendor coordination

Attention to detail

Project management

Communication

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Acrobat

Job description

Athena Global Advisors in Philadelphia seeks a Senior Production Designer who thrives in the final stages of creative execution. You will ensure assets are technically sound, visually flawless, and optimized for print, digital, social, web, out-of-home, or experiential channels.

This role partners with creative directors, designers, project managers, account teams, and external vendors to preflight, adapt, package, and deliver production-ready artwork across formats, maintaining brand integrity