Lead Graphic Designer and Print Production Manager

We are a small, family-owned print shop in Franklin. We serve primarily businesses, schools, and non-profits by designing and producing marketing materials including signs, banners, brochures, booklets, business cards, postcards, direct mail service, trade show graphics, books, apparel, promotional items, and so much more. If you can put words or images on it, we produce it and that provides many opportunities for exploration and creativity.

We're a hands-on shop, with everyone in the business working on just about every aspect of the business, creating opportunities for personal and professional growth in and beyond your area of expertise.

We are customer-focused, solution-oriented, and driven to do the best work possible at the best prices for our customers. We are growing and have plans to expand into more areas of printing and more locations.

We prize our culture and are dedicated to creating and keeping a fun, safe, creative place to work, with the attitude of doing what it takes to get the job done as a team. We are looking for teammates who a creative, resourceful, independent, hard-working, dedicated, curious, and intrinsically motivated to make their work the best it can possibly be regardless of how big or small the job.

We are looking for a lead graphic designer and production specialist to create engaging and on-brand graphics for a variety of media and customers. The graphic designer's job includes the entire process of defining requirements with customers, visualizing and creating graphics including illustrations, logos, layouts, and photos. You’ll be the one to shape the visual aspects of brochures, books, product packaging, signs, posters, exhibit graphics, logos, and more. Your graphics should capture the attention of those who see them and communicate the right message. For this, you need to have a creative flair and a strong ability to listen to customers to create winning designs. If you can communicate well and work methodically as part of a team, we’d like to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Work with customers to capture requirements
• Conceptualize visuals based on customer requirements
• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas
• Develop illustrations, logos, and other designs using software or by hand
• Amend designs after feedback
• Prepare customer files to a production-ready state
• Schedule projects and assist with production
• Process jobs for digital printing and finishing

Skills

• Proven graphic designing experience
• A strong portfolio of logos, illustrations, or other graphics
• Adept with design software and technologies (such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign)
• A keen eye for aesthetics and details
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently, methodically, and meet deadlines
• Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus
• Print production experience is a major advantage

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Adobe Illustrator: 1 year (Preferred)
• Graphic design: 1 year (Required)
• Print Production: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person