Job Description:

A leading retail design and manufacturing specialist is seeking an experienced Contract Artworker to join their fast-paced studio team. This role focuses on preparing flawless, production-ready artwork for high-profile point-of-sale (POS) and retail display projects.

You will translate creative concepts and client assets into accurate, technical artwork files. You will work across multiple formats, sizes, and substrates, ensuring every file strictly meets print-manufacturing specifications before output to the factory floor.

Key Responsibilities

• Artwork Creation: Adapt and amend artwork for structural POS and retail display units.
• Brand Compliance: Apply strict brand guidelines covering typography, colour palette, and logos.
• Technical Application: Correctly implement cutter guides, bleeds, and print-free zones.
• Image Optimisation: Retouch, resize, and asset-manage images for optimal print quality.

Quality Control & Workflow

• Preflight Checking: Audit resolution, colour spaces, fonts, and structural alignments against technical drawings.
• Proofing Management: Issue accurate proofs for internal and client sign-off, tracking version status.
• Cross-Team Liaison: Partner with Design, Planning, and Production to resolve manufacturing queries.
• Milestone Tracking: Manage multiple live jobs calmly to hit tight, live manufacturing deadlines.

Essential Experience

• Industry Background: Proven track record in artwork or pre-press roles within print or POS.
• Software Expertise: Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
• Production Knowledge: Deep understanding of print production principles, substrates, and structural layouts.
• Quality Focus: Exceptional eye for detail with a disciplined approach to technical checking.