Senior Repro and Graphic Artist

SUMMARY:
Technically strong Repro and Graphic Artist required to join Manufacturer based in Ballito.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:

• Ranging of artwork for each season
• Artwork conception
• Product artwork
• Packaging Artwork
• Dyelines
• Preparing Product and Packaging artwork to print ready standards
• Inhouse Photography
• Managing Product Sampling
• Managing Artwork Sampling materials and supplies
• Rendering product designs using existing render and digital mockup software.
• Creating company product catalogues
• Preparing Company promotional material
• Preparing Product planograms/in shelf renders and displays.
• Managing Colour standards and swatches
• Pre-print signoffs
• Creating Print job bags for Litho print operator
• Manage Print proof sign offs
• Facilitate Actual Print sign offs
• Ordering of Printing plates

• Generating packaging and Product artwork
• Generating packaging and Product artwork based on design briefs and purchased stock files/designs.
• Creating Dyelines for product and packaging
• Ordering Cutting-Dyes for print department
• Managing and creating printing schemes for best printing yield according to paper size.
• Rendering all product designs using render/mockup software for presentations to clients and catalogues.
• Physically Sampling approved packaging and designs.
• Photography of sampled products
• Photography of product contents
• Manage the colour drawdown process with ink suppliers
• Prepare all selected artwork to a print ready stage
• Manage artwork signoff procedure
• Manage preprint signoffs
• Manage on-press print sign offs
• Check all artwork according to the specifications and checklist verifying that all is correct.
• Order printing plates for Litho printing
• Generate product catalogues
• Generate marketing material
• Create company mailers for sales administrator

• Extremely Proficient in all Adobe creative cloud programs.
  • Illustrator
  • Indesign
  • Photoshop
• Proficient in CAD programs for Dyeline creation
• Competent in preparing artwork for lithographic printing
• Experienced in using render and digital mockup techniques
• Technically very strong
• Competent Photography skills.
• Strong time management skills
• Well versed in preparing artwork for lithographic printing.
• Understanding of commercial printing equipment, papers and inks.

• Conscientious and thorough
• Detail focused
• Perfectionist
• Reliable

• Extensive experience in Repro and Graphic design
• Experienced in preparing artwork for Litho printing.
• Experience working in the Printing Industry advantageous

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