Sr. Production Designer, Graphic Design - Temporary to Staff

Working within the Visual Experience Design team, and with a high level of typographic and general graphic design expertise, the Senior Production Designer is responsible for taking a visual direction already established within a project’s Concept phase and bringing it to life within a Design Development phase, systematically, across print, media, and UI applications within physical environments.

During a project’s Production phase, the Senior Production Designer applies their expertise and experience in print production specifically; and prepares all files with a deep understanding of processes, structure, and effective vendor dialogue. Please include link to your portfolio/website in your cover letter.

This role requires:

• Ability to work on-site within our NYC Studio (Hybrid)
• Applicant must hold primary residence in NY/Tristate or Washington DC area
• Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States

• 7+ years of relevant professional production + design experience
• Travel (domestic and global)

Requirements

Responsibiities

General / Interdisciplinary:

• Expand and refine an established visual direction; systematize and apply graphics across a range of design deliverables: print, UI, motion, and linear media.
• Work closely with Project leads and Art Directors to establish clear visual guidelines and documents that convey design systems to guide internal and/or external teams within future phases. 
• Maintain close and highly collaborative communications with Project Managers, vendors, and other teammates throughout design development and production phases.
• Manage and maintain complex labeling systems, asset tracking systems, and presentation decks.
• Exercise a high degree of quality control within the proofing and prototyping stages of a project while adhering to tight timelines.
• Flag stumbling blocks and offer solutions in a timely and proactive manner to project leads. 
• Proactively convey accurate time estimates and expectations for yourself on projects; notify project leads as established allocations change.

Print Production:

• Prepare a range of files for print production, from wall labels to large-scale graphic murals; printed vinyl to physical graphics — elevations, typicals, guidelines, decks, and templates.
• Convey ways to refine design solutions and processes informed by your expertise in print production techniques and best practices.
• Generate a range of elevations, typicals, and templates while maintaining a highly organized file structure and working methodology.

Requirements: 

• Highly generative, detail-oriented, and iterative design methodology.
• Excellent typographic and overall graphic design skills
• Expertise and experience in print production — file organization and preparation.
• Design portfolio that includes clear examples of cohesive design work that expands a visual identity across print, UI, and media applications with clear sets of guidelines across a range of physical environments.
• Ability to systematize and articulate cohesive graphic applications across motion, media, and UI designs.
• Experience in working closely with Project Managers and vendors to meet schedules and budgets.
• Excellent Photoshop skills: generate render-view comps in collaboration with Physical Design teammates. 
• Strong photo-retouching skills and expertise in preparing images for large-scale applications across media and print murals.
• Able to apply design systems within Figma — generate templates and guidelines.
• Highly collaborative while also able to work autonomously
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign — After Effects a plus.
• Strong familiarity with working within Figma, fluency preferred.
• Fluency in Keynote and Google Slides
• Self-motivated, ambitious, and proactive 
• Excellent technical, organizational, and time management skills while being able to manage multiple projects and deliverables with changing priorities
• Strategic problem solver
• A design degree in graphic design is strongly preferred 

Salary: $75 to $100 per hour (commensurate with experience)

Benefits

Local Projects offers to its Full-Time staff Health/Dental/Vision, FSA, 401k, access to short-term and Long Term Disability Insurance and Life Insurance as well as a generous PTO package.

Local Projects is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our collaboration with each other and the experiences we create together greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from