Digital and Print Graphic Designer

Aquent is partnering with a leading organization renowned for its commitment to excellence and innovation in delivering essential services to a vast community. This company is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of visual communication, ensuring every piece of collateral resonates with clarity and impact. By joining this team, you will play a crucial role in upholding these standards, directly influencing how their brand is perceived and experienced across diverse platforms, making a tangible difference in their creative output.

Are you a detail-oriented design enthusiast eager to kickstart your career by ensuring visual perfection across all platforms? We are thrilled to invite a Junior Production Designer to join a dynamic creative team, where your technical prowess will be instrumental in bringing design visions to life. This is an incredible opportunity to hone your skills, master cutting-edge software, and contribute directly to the visual integrity of a prominent brand, ensuring every asset shines with precision and consistency.

What You'll Do:

• Execute precise asset resizing and reformatting, adapting master design files into various digital formats (banners, social media graphics, web assets) and print dimensions with meticulous attention to detail.
• Prepare flawless production art, including setting bleeds, accurate color modes, crop marks, and optimizing image resolution for print-ready mechanicals, as well as exporting perfectly optimized digital files.
• Act as a guardian of brand consistency, strictly adhering to established brand guidelines, typography systems, color palettes, and grid structures across all resized and reformatted assets.
• Conduct thorough quality assurance checks on all files, meticulously looking for typos, ensuring correct formatting, verifying links, and organizing layers before final delivery or handoff.
• Maintain impeccable file management, implementing clear naming conventions, logical folder structures, and contributing to efficient digital asset management (DAM) organization.
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration, working closely with senior designers, project managers, and marketing teams to meet challenging production deadlines and deliver high-quality visual content.

What You'll Bring:

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on professional experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in production design, graphic design, or relevant internship experience, demonstrating a foundational understanding of design principles and technical execution.
• Proficiency across the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• A solid understanding of digital display specifications, print pre-press setup, color spaces (RGB vs. CMYK), and image resolution (DPI/PPI).
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with a keen eye for precision.
• Demonstrated ability to handle repetitive tasks efficiently without compromising on quality or accuracy.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Figma or Sketch.