Production Artist Jobs

Do you have the unique combination of technical skills and creative eye to fill a critical role on our creative team?

If so, you may want to keep reading!

The Production Artist is responsible for supporting the graphic design team with design production. In this role you will make text revisions, resize advertisements, crop photos, prepare files for print and archive finished creative. This will also include editing and preparing files for a variety of mediums such as brochures, posters, print and online ads, event displays and other content.

Other Responsibilities Include

• Prepare files for print production ensuring accurate colour, separations, image resolution and bleeds
• Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
• Manage and archive project files and digital assets
• Completion of a high school diploma or equivalent GED, supplemented by graphic design and desktop publishing courses
• Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City’s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City’s leadership competencies, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a production artist, working in a creative team or a prepress department
• Accommodate a wide variety of individual and group working styles in a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional environment
• Work collaboratively with project and production management team to ensure workflow requirements are met
• Balance the wants and needs of a diverse stakeholder group, working in a collaborative manner across City departments
• Considerable knowledge and skills using industry standard graphic design software, including Adobe products (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat)
• Recommend and help define creative concepts that fit with the visual identity, creative concepts, and design directions
• Work collaboratively with project stakeholders in a high performance, tight deadline, in house creative agency, team environment
• Applicants may be tested
• Knowledge of print production processes
• Considerable knowledge and application of graphic design, typography and print production techniques
• Print and build physical mock ups for creative presentations
• Demonstrated ability to prepare files for production
• Adaptable to work with last minute alterations and change and within firm deadlines

The City of Edmonton is committed to inclusive, respectful and equitable workplaces that represent the communities we serve. We continuously improve our systems, policies and practices to remove barriers and ensure our employees, in all their diversity, can succeed. We value applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies and encourage you to apply. To learn more, see the Art of Inclusion: Our Diversity and Inclusion Framework here: https://bit.ly/3hd2d95 .

The City of Edmonton strives to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the application and selection process. If you would like to request an accommodation at any stage of the process, please contact [email protected]

1 temporary full-time position up to 11 months

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday. Hours of work may be subject to the terms and conditions of variable hours of work program.

Salary: $25.448 - $31.909 (Hourly)

Recruitment Consultant: RD/JF

Classification Title: Composing Equipment Operator

Posting Date: Jul 7, 2023

Closing Date: Jul 21, 2023 11:59:00 PM (MDT)

Number of Openings (up to): 1

Union: CSU 52

Department: Communications and Engagement

Work Location(s): 11th Floor Edmonton Tower, 10111 104 Avenue