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TEKsystems Packaging Print Production Designer in San Francisco, California

Our client is looking for a talented PRINT PRODUCTION DESIGNER to join their packaging design team. This team sits in their innovation hub where some of their most well-known and well-loved products are engineered and brought to life. Packaging for home devices, tablets, consoles, etc.

Hybrid required - 3x per week San Francisco, CA by Salesforce Park

Top Skills' Details

  1. 4+ years of experience as a Print Production Designer supporting packaging - experience with device packaging is a strong plus

  2. Online portfolio of work (no PDF, no Dropbox, no Google Slides, etc.) showcasing extensive print and packaging work

  3. Strong experience working with Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign

Description:

Our client is looking for a talented PRINT PRODUCTION DESIGNER to join our packaging design team for a 12-month contract. The ideal candidate will have the ability to deliver clean, print-ready artwork following our packaging guidelines in a fast-paced production environment. This position requires strong organizational skills, print expertise, adaptive design ability, typesetting skills, and acute attention to detail. The ability to undertake multiple projects and communicate with key stakeholders is essential.

Online portfolio of work for print is REQUIRED.

Qualifications:

  • 4+ years’ experience in a design/production environment

  • Significant experience with print and/or packaging

  • BA/BS in Design or equivalent (will consider Associate’s with strong industry experience)

  • Excellent Adobe Illustrator and InDesign skills

  • Proficient in Photoshop

  • Excellent attention to detail

  • Strong communication skills

  • Self-motivated and capable of working independently

  • Ability to create and maintain scalable solutions

  • Multi-language artwork experience a plus

  • International packaging experience a plus

  • Color correction skills a plus

  • Illustration skills a plus

Responsibilities include:

  • Producing and adapting packaging artwork

  • Creating and editing presentation decks

  • Assisting with soft-proof/hard-proof reviews

  • Coordinating with external production vendor

  • Optimizing digital images and assets for print

  • Helping build and update packaging style guides

  • Completing multiple tasks while meeting tight deadlines

Daily Schedule:

• Print understanding

• Packaging experience

• NOT UX/UI digital

• Heads down work in Adobe

• Working with team member and 2 production designers

• Limited meetings aside from projects

• 1 Weekly team meeting

• Work environment – 3 FT designers, 1 contractor, creative director, 2 production designers, 1 project manager

• Rike – task system (PM software)

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Preferred:

• Able to navigate ambiguity

• Photoshop retouching

• Press Checks – going on press where packaging is printed

• Automation, scripting, generative AI experience

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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