Production Artist

Production Artist - ( 2200029J )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that accomplishes operational excellence. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our 25,000 team members in over 400 locations worldwide are vital to making our Company stronger.

Your Opportunity

Are you ready to wake up every day feeling inspired, excited about your job, and do you like to be part of a winning team? Are you looking for an opportunity where you can work with and be inspired by amazing creative colleagues, make an impact on your community, gain valuable experience, and build your career? Meet Stantec. Ranked as one of the most sustainable companies in the world, the people we work with are cool, and we want you to have a future here.

Our people are at the core of everything we do. Driven by a culture of inclusion, we offer dozens of employee resource groups, growth opportunities, and flexible work arrangements. We understand that the tools for success look different for everyone, and we're committed to providing each employee with the support and flexibility they need to thrive.

We're looking for a full-time Production Artist to join our team. With a keen eye for detail along with technical knowledge the production artist is an indispensable - and in-demand - part of the creative team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for nitty gritty details -an energetic team player who can communicate effectively, manage multiple projects at the same time, and thrive in a deadline-driven environment.

If this sounds like your perfect role, we would love to hear from you.

Role Overview

The Production Artist is a production powerhouse that applies practical knowledge to create properly executed design materials from templates and resources. With meticulous attention to detail, strong task management, file organization, and archiving skills the Production Artist collaborates closely with our team of designers. The heart of this position consists of the following three core responsibilities. Brand Application: Produce branded materials from templates and resources; Design Discipline: Implement design best practices across tasks; and Task Management: Organize daily tasks and production schedule.

The role also includes working with a larger Stantec team of Marketing, Business Development, Public Relations, and Communications professionals to build our brand awareness through client-facing brand materials and campaigns.

Your Key Responsibilities

Brand Application:

• Follow established standards, policies, procedures, and guidelines to complete entry-level, routine assignments

• Exercise judgment to carry out assignments comprised of clearly defined tasks within a limited scope

• Prepare final "press or post ready" files based on supplied specifications for print / digital mediums

• Adjust existing designs to various formats

• Create organization charts and data visualizations using existing templates in Creative Suite or MS Office

• Provide image retouching, close cropping, color correction and additional image manipulation services

• Work in PPT to produce presentations based on existing templates

• Work within layout templates to produce marketing collateral

Design Discipline:

• Troubleshoot technical problems as they arise, engaging others when assistance is required

• Ensure brand standards are consistently applied across colors, fonts, production quality, etc.

• Archive files as team resources

• Share brand and template updates with marketing team

• Establish a strong connection to Director, Brand & Design and Manager, VCD to enhance production productivity through software innovations.

• Partner with Director, Brand & Design and Manager, VCD to streamline templates to enable efficient delivery of marketing collateral

• Conduct ongoing benchmarking to remain fully informed of design technologies and software

Task Management:

• Manage and complete all work on time, and error-free

• Seek input proactively from internal partners, designers, and team members

• Juggle multiple projects and priorities, linking short timeframes with good quality work

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Detail oriented and organized, with exceptional prioritization skills

• Ability to effectively balance conflicting priorities

• Commitment to client service and ability to work in a team-oriented environment

• Ability to effectively communicate with supervisors and peers

• Ability to work effectively within a group as well as independently motivated with minimal supervision

• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs

• Awareness that ongoing training may involve professional development courses in the evenings or on weekends

• Available to work overtime to meet project deadlines on an as needed basis

Education and Experience

• Post-secondary education in graphic design

• 1 to 3 years production experience in a medium- to large-sized organization or design agency

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Primary Location : United States-Massachusetts-Boston

Other Locations : United States-Massachusetts-Burlington, United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia, United States-Maine-Portland

Job : Graphic Designer

Organization : BC-1996 Marketing & Communications-US Northeast

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jun 21, 2022, 12:28:37 PM

Req ID: 2200029J

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans