Freelance - Senior Production Designer

Responsibilities

• Manage workload to timelines set by Producer or Project Manager.
• Monitor progress and make necessary adjustments to ensure on-time delivery.
• Aid in defining and executing production standards on a project.
• Address production challenges, troubleshoot, and find solutions.
• Quickly grasp and apply design intent.
• Ensure technically sound file construction.
• Adhere to client brand standards.
• Manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Collaborate effectively across VSA’s departments.
• Maintain Production Team and VSA standards and conventions by:
• Keeping a professional, positive, proactive and solutions-oriented mentality.
• Striving for excellence in execution of all assignments.
• Maintaining accurate naming conventions and file standards.
• Ensuring on-time and accurate time entry in Workamajig.

Qualifications

• 5+ years minimum working experience in a creative production role; agency experience is a plus.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite, with an emphasis on InDesign and Illustrator.
• Expertise in presentation production (PowerPoint and Google Slides).
• Experience using Figma.
• Experience with Google Cloud applications: Slides, Docs, Sheet, etc.
• Experience with interactive PDFs and HTML is a plus.
• Excellent design, color and typographic skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Adept at preemptively identifying problems and devising solutions.
• Commitment to high-quality work.
• Ability to maintain positive and productive relationships with clients, team members, peers and managers.
• Versatility and the ability to handle multiple projects and re-prioritizations.
• Ability to organize information, prioritize, have attention to detail and accurately follow procedures.
• Ability to maintain self-motivation and work independently.