Associate Production Designer (Contractor)

About KiwiCo: KiwiCo is an innovative eCommerce company dedicated to sparking creativity and curiosity in kids (and kids at heart!). Through both online and offline materials, we provide fun and engaging ways for kids to explore, create, and learn. Our primary offering is a subscription service where we deliver "whoa awesome," hands-on projects to kids. We also manage an eCommerce storefront and a content platform to inspire and educate. We take great pride and ownership in the products we build and in the community of parents and kids we serve.

About the role

The Associate Production Designer assists our sourcing, graphic design and product design teams in creating and delivering print-ready files across our product lines in a fast-paced and collaborative work environment. This role is remote eligible with occasional in-office visits.

Responsibilities

• Quickly, accurately and efficiently execute complex page compositions and corrections on printed product collateral using Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign and Illustrator.
• Execute print-ready files for simple graphics applied to our products such as product labels and kitting boxes.
• Create final mechanical files for production with stellar attention to detail.
• Demonstrate ownership of formatting, naming conventions, preparation of files for final delivery and file proofing.
• Implement the product design, editorial and graphic designer’s requests and revisions.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of design guidelines and process and look for opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure projects are completed on time and in line with design specifications.
• Own and maintain a comprehensive library of design assets for reusable, systematic designs.
• Provide support on additional design and production tasks.
• Perform simple illustration editing and photo retouching tasks.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a Production Designer, Graphic Designer or similar role
• BA in Graphic Design or related field
• Outstanding portfolio