Production Artist and Proofing Specialist

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Production Artist and Proofing Specialist
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2 days ago Requisition ID: 1087

Salary Range: $8.00 To $12.00 Hourly

About the Role
This is a technical production artwork position—not a traditional marketing graphic design role. The specialist will create accurate customer proofs, manage revisions, and prepare production-ready artwork for UV printing, engraving, vinyl cutting, and other customization methods. Expert Adobe Illustrator and vector-artwork skills, meticulous accuracy, and consistent responsiveness are essential.

Key Responsibilities
Customer Proofing & Artwork Creation

Create accurate digital proofs from customer-supplied logos, graphics, text, and personalization instructions.

Clean up, recreate, modify, and vectorize artwork as needed; check legibility, spelling, alignment, colors, placement, and scale.

Ensure proofs represent the actual product dimensions and available customization areas.

Complete customer-requested revisions promptly and coordinate with sales to clarify requirements.

Prepare accurate AI, EPS, SVG, and PDF files for UV printing, laser engraving, vinyl cutting, and other in-house processes.

Build and validate vector paths, outlines, masks, layers, spot colors, sizing, and equipment-specific production settings.

Prepare correct separations or layers for white ink, color, gloss, engraving, and cutting when required.

Confirm production files match customer-approved proofs before releasing them to the production team; resolve technical questions with the Head of Production.

Workflow Management

Own the assigned artwork queue in internal workflow management software: monitor incoming requests, manage deadlines, and update card statuses accurately.

Upload the correct proof versions and final production artwork to the appropriate project cards.

Communicate proactively with sales and production about questions, outstanding approvals, revisions, and timing.

Product Templates & Shopify Maintenance

Create and maintain standardized proofing templates for existing products, with correct dimensions and customization areas.

Organize reusable vector assets, artwork libraries, file names, and version history.

Upload, update, and organize product photos supplied by others on existing Shopify listings; associate images with the correct products and variants.

Quality Control

Check each proof and production file for incorrect dimensions, missing elements, outdated versions, spelling errors, or incomplete changes.

Maintain consistent quality control and file-version procedures; flag issues before they cause production rework.

Identify recurring problems and recommend improvements to proofing accuracy and turnaround.

Required Qualifications

Expert-level Adobe Illustrator proficiency and substantial experience creating, editing, and preparing vector artwork.

At least 3 years of relevant experience in production artwork, prepress, print production, or closely related work preferred.

Advanced ability with AI, EPS, SVG, and PDF formats; strong understanding of vector paths, layers, outlines, scaling, and print specifications.

Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail, including names, measurements, alignment, and version control.

Ability to manage concurrent deadlines independently, communicate clearly in written English, and work remotely with U.S. teams.

Reliable internet, suitable computer hardware, and availability for consistent U.S. Central Time business-hours overlap.

Highly Preferred Experience

Hands-on Basecamp experience for tracking tasks, comments, approvals, and status updates.

Production artwork for UV printing, engraving, vinyl, signage, awards, promotional products, or customized merchandise.

Experience with Roland printers or comparable professional production equipment.

Adobe Photoshop, Shopify product listing maintenance, and remote collaboration with U.S. businesses.

What Success Looks Like

Customer proofs and revisions are returned accurately and on time.

Approved artwork is consistently ready for production without avoidable correction or rework.

Product templates, Basecamp cards, and final artwork versions remain current and organized.

Sales and production receive proactive communication about status, risks, and open questions.

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