What are the responsibilities and job description for the Junior Production Artist position at tms?
About Us
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With 1,200 employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
What Matters The Most
Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.
tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.
The Production Artist’s primary focus area is to support the North American (and at times Global) Studio with producing artwork files for a variety of deliverables: packaging, POP, retail, omni-channel, etc. As a Production Artist, it often means you will be the last person to see artwork before it goes out the door. The ideal candidate must be highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
The ideal candidate should already have a knack for design and visual detail. They should possess a strong understanding of typography, layout, composition and color.
Responsibilities
tms unites technology, marketing, and sourcing to drive transformational change for the world’s leading brands. With 1,200 employees across 26 countries, we offer an impressive range of solutions – from inspiration and innovation to category management and delivery.
Operating as a creative agency, a strategic consultancy, a sourcing business, and a technology provider, we engage with over 110 million customers every single day for our clients, including McDonald’s, T-Mobile, O2, Starbucks, and adidas.
Most importantly, we're a place where you can achieve great things, and be recognized as the best.
What Matters The Most
Breakthrough, business-driving ideas come from extraordinary people with the freedom to be their most authentic selves at work. Authenticity and diversity are critical elements of our business. They can only be realized when we create access and equity for all. We foster a culture of inclusion and belonging and aspire to be ever-evolving.
tms is a place where brilliant people are better together. If you want your ideas to be heard and to contribute to a culture of inclusion and authenticity, bring us your voice! Visit us at tmsw.com.
The Production Artist’s primary focus area is to support the North American (and at times Global) Studio with producing artwork files for a variety of deliverables: packaging, POP, retail, omni-channel, etc. As a Production Artist, it often means you will be the last person to see artwork before it goes out the door. The ideal candidate must be highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
The ideal candidate should already have a knack for design and visual detail. They should possess a strong understanding of typography, layout, composition and color.
Responsibilities
- Client service mindset and fantastic interpersonal skills with internal/external Teams and Partners
- Collaborates closely with other Studio Team members, Account, Production, Creative
- Create production-ready artwork files using Adobe softwares: Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign (Sketch, Abstract, Zeppelin experience a plus)
- Properly organizing files and following Studio standards for: file structure, naming conventions, layers, color, etc.
- Applying creative artwork to vendor templates and at times, creating new templates for final delivery channels
- Packaging and releasing final artwork to media partners and properly backing-up files on DAM
- Participates in all applicable Studio status meeting and always strives for continuous improvement opportunities
- 1 – 3 year’s experience in Production Artist role, or similar position
- Proficient with Microsoft apps (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Adobe Creative Suite softwares (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
- Knowledge of templates, bleed, live, crops and optimizing for print processes
- Clipping/outlining images and compositing layouts
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, client service mindset
- Collaborative by nature and strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to multi-task multiple projects, prioritize appropriately and problem solve
- Highly organized and meticulous attention to detail
