Lead Graphic Production Artist

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.  Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 100,000 talented people dedicated to doing extraordinary work for our clients. We operate in over 100 countries, with corporate headquarters in New York, London and Singapore. WPP is a world leader in marketing services, with deep AI, data and technology capabilities, global presence and unrivalled creative talent. Our clients include many of the biggest companies and advertisers in the world, including approximately 300 of the Fortune Global 500. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow.  

A Hybrid working model

We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

What does a Lead Graphic Production Artist do at Hogarth?

 We are looking for a Graphic Production Lead to oversee teams of production artists responsible for web graphic creation for product launches and updates. The ideal candidate will have project management skills, along with graphic design experience,Photoshop expertise, web or HTML email production experience, organizational and leadership skill, and an eye for detail.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate the workloads of graphic production artists, ensuring they have all the information they need, and all project work meets Hogarth’s and the client’s quality standards
• Communicate with other Team Leads to ensure optimum use of resources
• Work closely with producers, traffic, design, development, content management, and international teams to deliver on project goals and timelines, and ensure efficient file handoffs for localization
• Structure Photoshop comps to optimize efficient production and localization workflows using slices, smart objects, and layer comps
• Maintain version control system and manage team QC process
• Review final deliverables with an exacting eye, ensuring that layout, images, text, and links are flawless
• Identify and help implement opportunities for process, automation, design, file format, and technical improvements
• Responsible for writing, updating and delivering training materials for existing and flex resource

Requirements

• 6+ years experience in a hands-on, high-volume interactive web production environment (or equivalent)
• Proven track record of effectively partnering with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to build and deliver creative tech experiences to be used in animations and webpages
• Deep understanding of web-production workflow, best practices as it relates to design, dev, QA, GEO localization and transcreation
• Experience in a management or leadership role for web or graphic design
• Strong project management, time management, written and verbal communication skills
• Highly detail oriented, with a drive for perfection down to the last pixel
• Ability to handle multiple projects within tight deadlines, effectively problem-solve, and manage expectations accordingly
• Able to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders and collaborate to ensure project goals are met and ensure efficient handoffs carried out
• Ability to develop and optimize workflows, as well as establish and enforce cross-functional frameworks and standards
• Photoshop expertise, including creating files for web production with strict adhesion graphic design standards
• Excellent design, typography and art-working sensibilities a