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JOB DESCRIPTION: Production Artist Salary: Meeting Commitment: 10% Updated: 7/8/2013 Position Description The primary responsibilities of the production artist is to support the creative team during all phases of the production and execution process (mechanical & file production) of print and online materials and preparation of Adobe Creative Suite files for digital projects. The production artist prepares accurate pre-press and web-ready files, resulting in the timely, high quality and cost effective output. The production artist will also transition to take on a partial trafficking role within 6 months of joining Toolbox Creative. In this capacity the production artist will construct and track, on a daily and big-picture basis, project and staff/resource schedules by entering all necessary data to track this information and issuing frequent reports. Responsibilities Production (60% of time) Layout and produce all Toolbox Creative projects based on concepts developed by creative team and/or clients existing brand/style guidelines. In this role, production artist will: create necessary templates (including those in Microsoft Word), master files, style sheets, etc. make edits and manage edit-rounds manage version control check artwork for completeness and assure adherence to any available brand standards research and modify images/assets (including photo retouching) prepare proofs or prototypes for clients generate Creative Suite files, any necessary artwork and guidelines for digital projects conduct pre-flight quality assurance of files Ensure all electronic files are built responsibly (smallest size, proper naming conventions, error free), and achieve 95% error-free work; conduct quality checks on all files Maintain expertise in appropriate and latest design and production software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office, Adobe Reader, Acrobat Pro Extended and Macromedia Dreamweaver or basis HTML capabilities). Stay updated on the latest tools, trends, updates, shortcuts and techniques and continually expand knowledge to streamline production process. Communicate execution/production obstacles and improvement opportunities and recommend solutions within workflow processes to project manager. Organize, monitor archive, and maintain files on the server. Prioritize and schedule project tasks to meet budgets and deadlines 95% of the time Assist creative team to: develop printing and web development specifications attend press checks assist in the collection and distribution of assets for preparation of production artwork as necessary

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JOB DESCRIPTION: Production Artist (continued) Schedule Management (30%) Construct and distribute flexible, responsive project schedules within 24 hours of project initiation, including consulting with either partner on realistic budgets and time frames and inputting the project schedule into the workflow/studio management system. Maintain an accurate and up-to-date daily record of all project schedules and staff availability/assignments and their status using workflow/ studio management system. Update and maintain revised project schedules as needed, based on input and feedback from clients or Toolbox partners. Ensure open and complete visibility into the status of project schedules. Communicate scheduling obstacles to partners and recommend improvement opportunities and solutions. General Studio Responsibilities/Administration (10%) Enter all hours (billable and non-billable) accurately in time-keeping system (completed daily by end of day). Participate in weekly staff meeting. Check and respond to phone and email messages daily (all written communication, including emails, should be professionally written and without spelling/grammatical errors). Support Toolbox Creatives overall culture, values and mission. Contribute to environment that is efficient, professional, proactive, and team oriented.

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