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Job Title: Print Production Artist (Contract) Location: Onsite – Roswell, GA Area Schedule: Monday – Friday, 40 hours/week Duration: 3–6 Months (Ongoing Contract)
Position Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented, highly skilled Print Production Artist for an onsite contract opportunity in the Roswell, GA area. In this role, you will work directly with our marketing and creative teams to support a major manufacturing and retail client. You will be responsible for taking existing design files and prepping them for print, ensuring perfect pre-press execution, color accuracy, brand consistency, and precise pre-flight formatting across a high volume of packaging, retail collateral, and promotional materials.
Key Responsibilities
- File Preparation & Pre-Press: Build, format, and prep mechanical files for commercial printing, including dielines, bleed, trim, traps, image resolution, and color modes (CMYK, Pantone/PMS).
- Retail & Packaging Execution: Apply existing design assets and templates across multiple product lines, sizing variations, packaging formats, and point-of-sale (POS) retail displays.
- Quality Control & Proofing: Review final proofs for typography, layout accuracy, color consistency, specs, and strict brand guidelines before release to print vendors.
- Asset Management: Organize, maintain, and archive high-resolution art assets, fonts, image libraries, and final print-ready PDFs.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with creative directors, graphic designers, copywriters, and production managers to keep print pipelines running smoothly and on schedule.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: 3+ years of professional print production, pre-press, or production artist experience (retail or manufacturing industry experience preferred).
- Technical Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro).
- Print Knowledge: Deep understanding of commercial printing processes, dielines, pre-flight checks, color separation, and large-format/packaging specs.
- Detail Orientation: Exceptional eye for typography, alignment, kerning, color correction, and proofreading.
- Workstyle: Ability to manage high-volume deliverables, tight deadlines, and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Availability: Ability to work 100% onsite 5 days a week (40 hours/week) at our facility in the Roswell, GA area.
Work Environment & Details
- Type: W-2 / Independent Contract (3 to 6 months with potential for extension)
- Hours: Standard business hours, 40 hours per week
- Location: Onsite in Roswell, GA area (Reliable transportation required)