Production Artist

Gopher Sport

(Edina, Minnesota)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Gopher Sport

Top quality equipment for physical education and athletics professionals.

Responsibilities

Gopher Sport is currently seeking a Catalog Production Artist responsible for creating high-quality catalog page layouts in a creative, deadline-driven environment, ensuring all files are correct and adhere to our standards and guidelines.

Produce on-time catalog pages that adhere to Gopher Sport standards and guidelines
Responsible for completing projects on-time and according to project workflow
Ensure all multi-channel content is accurate and adheres to set standards
Ensure all page files are the correct quality and file type for print

Ideal Candidate

- Degree in design or related field
- 5 to 7 years of experience with design processes, graphic production, file preparation and printing processes
- Expert knowledge/technical expertise in current version of Adobe Creative Suite (CC2015): InDesign and Acrobat
- Strong skills in other related Adobe Programs
Photoshop and Illustrator
- Expert use of keyboard shortcuts, actions, and high-level of efficiency in Adobe Programs.
- Excellent layout, design, and typography skills
- Expert knowledge of creating and working with templates and style sheets; producing multiple page versions
- Database driven page production experience (PIM System)
- Able to pre-flight, package, proof, and prepare press-ready files
- The ideal candidate will have a creative mindset, positive attitude; ability to handle multiple projects, meet deadlines and turn projects around quickly; a true team-player, self-motivated, high-energy; 
- Excellent communication and organizational skills;

- Thrive in a deadline-driven environment; 
- skills and meticulous attention to detail; 
- capable of multi-tasking, prioritizing, and managing time efficiently; 
- communicate clearly and effectively and the ability to listen carefully and to ask questions in order to drive toward requirements of the design;  
- comfortable wearing many hats in a fast-paced, creative and flexible environment.

Degree in design or related field
5 to 7 years of experience with design processes, graphic production, file preparation and printing processes
Expert knowledge/technical expertise in current version of Adobe Creative Suite (CC2015): InDesign and Acrobat
Strong skills in other related Adobe Programs Photoshop and Illustrator
Expert use of keyboard shortcuts, actions, and high-level of efficiency in Adobe Programs.
Excellent layout, design, and typography skills
Expert knowledge of creating and working with templates and style sheets; producing multiple page versions
Database driven page production experience (PIM System)
Able to pre-flight, package, proof, and prepare press-ready files
The ideal candidate will have a creative mindset, positive attitude; ability to handle multiple projects, meet deadlines and turn projects around quickly; a true team-player, self-motivated, high-energy;
Excellent communication and organizational skills;
Thrive in a deadline-driven environment;
skills and meticulous attention to detail;
capable of multi-tasking, prioritizing, and managing time efficiently;
communicate clearly and effectively and the ability to listen carefully and to ask questions in order to drive toward requirements of the design;
comfortable wearing many hats in a fast-paced, creative and flexible environment.