Sr Studio Artist

Senior Studio Artists at WongDoody support many phases of campaign development and execution and develop best practices for efficient workflows. Our team is responsible for daily production of print- and display-ready layouts for retail collateral and print and outdoor advertising, plus presentation work for existing and prospective clients. We are responsible for ensuring accuracy, and campaign and brand alignment for all print deliverables and campaign toolkits.  

Senior Studio Artists are ready to jump in with storyboarding or other tasks to support creative teams. We take approved concepts through pre-production, build-out, prepress and delivery. We are comfortable with light-to-moderate retouch tasks and provide asset support and quality assurance for motion graphics deliverables. We provide training across departments on client brand, agency process and standards and consult on design software issues.  

As the needs of the agency grow, Studio Artists learn new technologies and techniques to match them. We find or create tools to support client work, including documentation and template systems. When we search for people to join the team, we look for detail-oriented individuals with curious streaks, solid judgement and a sense of humor. The most successful members of the team love to dig into software and processes to find new ways to do our best work. 

REPORTS TO: Director of Production Design Studio 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Work independently and collaboratively within the Integrated Production department, collectively responsible for thousands of deliverables each year 

• Create accurate and brand-aligned mechanicals and digital files, working primarily with Adobe Creative Suite (approximately 80% of our production work is done in Adobe InDesign) 

• Build projected and physical presentation materials using a variety of tools, including online collaboration platforms.  

• Develop, preflight and deliver electronic files for print and static digital, evaluate assets and prepare color-managed proofs  

• Identify and resolve production issues related to asset quality, production specs and schedule expectations 

• Evaluate large-format production proofs for quality and brand consistency 

• Participate in creative internals and QCs, provide input that maintains high-quality and accurate mechanicals, train team members on QC process and expectations and provide quality oversight for team projects 

• Estimate time required to complete any given set of tasks and prioritize across multiple projects and partners; refine project workflows on an ongoing basis 

• Maintain strong software and print/digital production knowledge and skills to ensure quality of work, with awareness of industry changes as well as software updates and innovations; troubleshoot and resolve technology issues 

• Share learnings and provide mentorship and skills development support to teammates across disciplines 

• Ingest, organize and summarize client- and partner-supplied brand, workflow and technology reference materials and provide training to others, including Studio teammates and project partners 

• Develop and maintain file-naming conventions, project structure templates and their documentation 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: 

• Five or more years’ professional experience producing and delivering print-ready mechanicals using Adobe Creative Suite 

• Strong presentation-building skills with understanding of software, operating system and font issues, plus experience in developing interactive files 

• Strong understanding of the concept and brand development processes  

• Experience with the evaluation of digital assets for issues, including retouch, licensing or other production requirements to ensure quality output 

• Organized, detail-oriented and comfortable in a high-volume production environment with aggressive timelines 

• Attention to detail and knowledge of printing processes, pre-flight software and design applications 

• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro) and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)  

• MAC OS X proficiency and Windows familiarity 

• Experience with creative concept development and brand standardization 

• Solid understanding of cmyk, spot and rgb color and accomplished in producing tight mechanicals with correct color profiles and appropriate assets 

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: 

Ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of these areas: presentation design, packaging design, asset management, UX design, retouch, motion graphics 

Studio is/does: 

• Print mechanicals 

• Quality control 

• Presentation design 

• Creative design support 

• Photo retouch 

• Digital asset development and management 

TO APPLY: For full consideration please upload both a resume and cover letter.

THE PERKS

We’ll pay you to come work here, because we’re generous like that. Our salary range for this role is Posted COMP Range (in JD), but on top of your paycheck, you’ll receive a whole lotta benefits to help keep you healthy, secure, and balanced. You’ll get great medical, dental and vision insurance (paid in full), 401K with company match, extended holidays, flexible summer hours, and volunteer time off to name a few.

ABOUT US

We are WongDoody. 2000 innovators, creators and designers in 22 studios across the world. 

We create human experiences. Tell big stories for bold clients. Use design to save lives. For the past 30 years, WongDoody has been recognized as one of the most creative and innovative companies by Cannes Lions, Fast Company and EY, among others.

Since our founding, we have won hundreds of global awards for advertising, branding, experience design and strategy, while building a culture that consistently makes WongDoody one of the “Best Places to Work”. We recognize that our people and our values are paramount to our success. Now an Infosys company, our culture remains the same—open, inclusive and curious—rooted in Creative Democracy formed by our founders, Tracy Wong and Patrick Doody.

We're just getting started.

See how we're making an impact: https://www.wongdoody.com/work

Join our global team: http://www.wongdoody.com/careers/

WongDoody is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity employer where we are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive workspace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are intentional about creating a space that celebrates, embraces, and also reflects the diversity of the world we live in. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

All candidate information is kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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