Graphic Designer/Production Artist

Graphic Designer/ Production Artist & Sales Support

Fort Wayne, Indiana (Please read all details of the is job)

Are you a fun-loving, hard-working graphic artist with great attention to detail? Would you love to utilize your Mac based graphic design skills, to support our current customer base?
Do you like interacting with customers and doing some phone sales as well?

We are looking for a candidate to join our team. We are a small tight-knit group, that values happy open and honest people. If you have good written and communication skills, with collaborative support towards providing excellent customer service, to current and future clients. The applicant should be excited to learn about other areas of the business and open to cross-training with our plate making process. NOTE: Must be able to help lift boxes up to 60 lbs.

This position would be approximately 75% Graphic Design and Art File Production, 25% Order Entry/Sales Support, Price Estimating and Plate Making Dept. support. This is where the lifting part comes in.

The ideal candidate will be customer-service orientated and a fast learner, able to quickly understand what needs to be done, and then take the initiative to get it done. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are key, as you will often be the point of contact between our customers and print brokers.

You should also have strong computer skills and experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat on a Mac based platform. We need someone with excellent customer service skills who is organized, with great attention to detail and a solutions-based mind set. If you describe yourself as efficient, professional, able to follow tasks through to completion, and a team player, who would love to surround yourself with fun-loving people, please apply.

Full time: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Responsibilities:
Graphic Design & Plate making Support

Setting up and Emailing Proofs

Logo mockup & design

Vectorizing art

Visualize & understand complex design ideas and convert into vector art

Follow brand guidelines

Understand and apply basic design principles, layout, typography, and color theory

Understand Printing and Trapping Concepts

Website & social media content management

Sales Support

Placing, managing and following up on orders

Order Entry and Estimates

Answering the phone

Occasional local pick up & deliveries

General office duties (Light Cleaning Duties)

Qualities & Skills Required:

Administrative work experience within a professional work environment preferred
Experience with graphic design software
Experienced in customer service
Adept with Adobe Suite software: Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat
Adept with Microsoft Office tools: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
Very comfortable with computers & basic math
Ability to work quickly, accurately and meet deadlines under pressure
Strong data entry experience – order entry system experience preferred
Highly effective and clear communication both verbal & written
Exceptional organizational and time management skills
Excellent follow through skills and high attention to detail
Ability to solve problems and juggle multiple projects at once
Curious and open to learning new things
Team player
Sense of humor
Flexible
Drug Free/Smoke Free work environment. Background check and drug test required

Details:
Annual compensation: $35,360 to $41,600 + DOE
Vacation and Holidays paid, IRA match
90 day trial period
To apply, E-MAIL resume and examples of prior design work in PDF format.

Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $35,360 to $41,600 + DOE

Experience:
Customer Service: (Preferred)
Graphic Design: (Preferred)
Work Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

One location

Send resume, and samples of work, in PDF format.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $20.00 per hour

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Graphic Design: 1 year (Preferred)
• Adobe Illustrator: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person