Digital Operator / Graphic Designer 2yr

Do you like challenges and love to learn? Join us at IMPRENTA to gain hands training, experience, and skills!

Job Overview:

• Company: Imprenta Printing
• Base Pay: Hourly
• Employee Type: Flexible Full Time
• Industry: Printing – Publishing
• Job Type: Digital and Print Production
• Required Education: Degree in design or minimum 2 years of experience
• Required Experience: Minimum three years of experience in graphic design or talented fresh college graduate
• Location: Southwest Little Rock
• Contact: Miguel Fuentevilla
• Phone: 501-570-0333
• Fax: 501-570-0770

General Description: This position requires a highly motivated person in the designing field. There must be a flexibility to work up to 40 hours a week and the desire to strike for satisfactory performance. You will also be responsible for designing products according to the client’s needs and instructions, and Imprenta’s expectations.

Typical Work Activities:

• Transition Digital products to Print products (ie. banners, business cards, notepads, invoices, etc)
• Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work
• Designing of various products
• Working on layouts and art working pages ready for print
• Using innovation to redefine a design brief within the constraints of cost and time
• Contributing ideas and design artwork to the overall brief
• Prepares final layout by marking and pasting up finished copy and art
• Creative flair, originality and a strong visual sense
• Select colors, images, textures and shapes to create the layout
• Select the size and arrangement of the different elements
• Use computer software to create electronic versions of designs
• Employ color, type, illustration, photography, and various print and layout techniques when designing project
• Design logos for products and businesses.
• Design projects that include but are not limited to business cards, menus, signs, banners, flyers and forms.

Job Requirements
Skills:

• Creativeness, attentiveness, innovation, and accuracy
• The ability to grasp client needs and consider practical solutions
• The ability to pay attention to detail
• Strong computer skills
• Originality, creative flair, and innovator
• Flexibility; fixes mistakes and increases productivity
• Accuracy and a strong visual sense
• Confidence to present and explain ideas to colleagues and team members
• The ability to balance work on several projects at a time
• Must work well as a team member, contributing, communicating and be a good team player
• A matter-of-fact approach when ideas or designs are rejected
• An awareness of the competitive business environment in which they work
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• The ability to grasp client needs and consider practical solutions
• Following policies and procedures is a MUST
• An understanding of the latest trends and their role within a commercial environment
• Following templates and meets required standards
• Common sense

Qualifications:

• Candidate must have excellent skills with design and photo-editing software such as Photoshop, other design software as InDesign and Illustrator
• Follow Imprenta Printing systems
• Following procedures and instructions as well as orders’ notes
• Open to constructive criticism
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Professional approach to time, costs, and deadlines
• Ability to function as a team member as well as individually

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing jobs and ensure the layout and design is done as requested by client
• Responsible for ensuring jobs are out in a timely manner
• Responsible using the correct templates
• Responsible for correct grammar on jobs
• Responsible for making sure images and other files are in the correct resolution to print to Imprenta Printing standards.
• Responsible for maintaining area clean and organized
• Responsible for keeping with and correctly organize file that belong in the server
• Responsible for following directions provided by Customer Service Representatives

Secondary Responsibilities: As a team member of Imprenta Printing contribution to improve your department is expected.

• How to improve in more efficient ways to design
• Continue expanding on your designing knowledge
• Continue the contribution on the Design Manual with new notes authorized by art director
• Upholding and maintaing protocols

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $13.00 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Experience:

• Graphic design: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Little Rock, AR 72209 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Little Rock, AR 72209: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person