Assistant Production Design Manager

Assistant Production Design Manager

Requirements

• BA/BS in Graphic Design or similar degree
• 8 years of production experience
• 3 years of production management experience
• Highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign on a Mac platform
• Strong portfolio of production work
• Robust understanding of digital printing, offset printing, and preparing color profiles for the web
• Strong sense of urgency, and ability to maintain creative excellence while meeting fast-paced deadlines
• Self-starter with proven ability to balance multiple projects at once
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional project management skills

Responsibilities

• Foster collaboration and build strong relationships with project managers, designers, copywriters, external partners and vendors
• Manage and mentor a Production Designer, and train where needed
• Review complex projects at input stage to ensure we have everything we need, and review at the final art stage for accuracy and quality
• Establish standards and create guideline documents for successful production-ready artwork
• Troubleshoot problems as they arise and provide solutions and guidance to team members
• Conduct training for team members in production areas as needed to address knowledge gaps, ensuring the entire team is equipped to flow to the work
• Manage the organization and upkeep of file libraries, including (but not limited to) fonts, photos, graphics, logos, style guides, templates, etc. This will be in collaboration with the Asset Manager
• Lead the ongoing maintenance of retailer media templates, both optimizing and adapting templates to specification changes
• Create templates as needed to address gaps in files and eliminate redundant work
• Apply existing style guides to various tactics, adapting the work for various retailers and versioning
• Work with dielines and understand how they translate to 3D structures and displays
• Prepare final files based on supplied specifications and package them for release to media partners
• Keep abreast of the latest production techniques and software advancements
• Assess ongoing advancements in artificial intelligence and explore their potential to enhance efficiencies
• Leverage expertise to spearhead the implementation of innovative methods that enhance efficiency and elevate the creative product—continuously evaluating, testing, and learning
• Provide image retouching, manipulation and enhancement as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Animation skills, proficiency in After Effects
• Prior agency experience
• Familiarity with consumer-packaged goods, especially food, beverage and pet brands
• Professional expertise in retouching
• Proficiency with Adobe’s advancements in artificial intelligence