Production Designer - EAB

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The Role in Brief:

Production Designer

The Production Designer is responsible for successfully preparing files for press across the Advancement Marketing Services division. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of offset and digital print process supported by strong project management skills to maintain timelines while meeting partner schedules. This role reports to the Associate Director, Art Direction.

This role may be based in Richmond, VA or Washington, D.C.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prepare electronic design files with the correct technical requirements for our offset and digital print vendors.
• Support the Art Director team in file set ups, creation of art specs, revisions to art, preparing files for print, print collections, adhering to brand color standards
• Troubleshoot pre-press issues as they arise
• Adhere to established job priority and workflow trafficking to meet vendor schedules and partner deployment timelines
• Adhere to company standards of file organization and naming conventions so that all work is done in a consistent manner to allow for coverage
• Create PDFs for print and partner review
• Collaborate closely with art directors and Mailing Operations team as requirements and timelines evolve

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with thorough knowledge in InDesign functions and tools
• 2+ years of relevant experience producing files for offset and digital printing

Ideal Qualifications:

• Experience working in a team environment, as well as independently and autonomously
• Experience in variable data printing
• Understanding of USPS postal requirements
• Commitment to valuing diversity, practicing inclusive behaviors, and contributing to an equitable working and continual learning environment in support of EAB’s DE&I Promise

If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome diversity of background and experience. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day.

Compensation:

The anticipated starting salary range for this role is $55,000 - $63,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role.

Benefits:

This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard.

To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.