Company: A leading large format graphics and installation specialist.
Benefits:
- Work for a successful business within the printing industry
- Work for global brands on international projects
- Learn the latest large format print and finishing techniques
- Chance to work on prestigious creative projects
- Great opportunity to progress within the company in your field and all aspects of the print industry
- Warm friendly family atmosphere
- Regular team social events
- Company pension contributions
Role: An excellent opportunity has arisen for an artworker to join our growing client in Basildon.
Your role will be to create print ready files and it's production docket from a mix of newly supplied client artworks of various formats, and amendments to previous projects held on the internal system.
- Creating large format print artwork following brand guidelines and/or design requirements
- Developing artwork in line with print production constraints
- Producing installation visuals
- Creating cutter guides
- Setting up white ink layers
- Entering manufacture details for the production department
- Completing delivery paperwork
- Preparing accurate packaging artwork from approved designs and briefs
- Working on predominately food and packaging accounts
- Working across a range of both creative and technical projects
- To ensure all files are complete and ready for printing according to printer specification
Requirements:
- Experience creating artwork
- Previous experience in signage, retail graphics, POS, exhibition and displays sector
- Good understanding of the large format print and production processes
- Able to follow brand guidelines with excellent eye for detail and typography skills
- Experience of production installation techniques (advantageous)
- Adobe Creative Suite skills
- Capable of fast preparation of print ready files from artworks supplied by clients
- Proactive and self motivated and able to work to multiple deadlines whilst under pressure
- Careful and methodical, with good attention to detail
- Able to support account managers, overseeing jobs from start to finish i.e. Artwork processing, through the production department and ensuring dispatched on time
- Booking jobs onto job production system
- Willing to support paid overtime hours when needed
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organisational skills
Apply:
Please email your full CV details to us. All applications are strictly confidential, and your details will not be shared without your consent.
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