Print Designer Job Description
Print designer
provides the Art Team Adobe Illustrator pattern files for use in Art Files.
Print Designer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Manage projects from concept to creation, working independently, on teams, and with internal customers
Conceive and design network print and online material including advertising campaigns collateral pieces, logos, presentations and other pieces as necessary
Oversee select staff and freelance designers, outside agencies
Contribute to overall brand print and specific artwork trend for each season
Collaborate with the Senior Designer and Design Director each Season
Create original artwork for the UO brand across all of Women’s apparel
Designing The MR PORTER Post, the brand’s print publication
Designing the MR PORTER Paperback
Working with wider Marketing team to design event invitations for brand events
Working on editorial and marking print assets, such as direct mail and leaflets
Print Designer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Print Designer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: UX, CAD
Education for Print Designer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the print designer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Graphic Design, Design, Textile Design, Education, Fashion Design, Fashion, Art, Textiles, Fine Arts, Advertising
Skills for Print Designer
Desired skills for print designer include:
Historical art and textile influences
Pre-press and experience in editorial
Illustrator
Print production process
Represented sports is helpful
Creative software and market trends
Ned Graphics
Adobe
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
Animation
Desired experience for print designer includes:
Experience working for financial services or professional services firms desired but not required
Must be detail oriented and willing to review and check work carefully
Must have 3 years print and/or online design experience in advertising
Experience in print (4 color, spot colors, PDF and printer ready files) and print production techniques
Must be willing to work in Location Name
Expertise in design tools such as Creative Suite
Print Designer Examples
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Print Designer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of print designer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for print designer
- To create mood boards and put together concepts for photo-shoots
- Maintain an awareness of trends and new ideas and should be able to interpret those into fantastic creative
- Supporting the Art Director on larger projects to meet business goals and continually improve user experience
- Collaborate with Digital Art Director and Sr
- Encompass style, color/print, fit and fabric for new/existing product lines
- Apply a solid working knowledge of fashion trends and consumer needs to product designs
- Demonstrate a passion for the brand, inspire individuals and rely on limited experience to plan and accomplish goals
- Design compelling in-store signage
- Research and participate in creating seasonal design looks pertaining to typography, layout and design
- Liaising with copywriters, merchandisers and store teams to maintain consistent brand messaging
Qualifications for print designer
- 3-5 years experience in the graphic design field, working with internal or external clients
- Working collectively with the Design Director on seasonal color palette and print stories
- 3+ years of solid production, design experience and marketing skills preferably in an entertainment related company
- The ability to recognize and accurately forecast fashion and cultural trends in relation to print, art and color
- Ability to research and report on industry print and art related trend direction, color direction, and technique innovations approximately 9-12 months ahead of season
- Ability to hand render artwork
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Our growing company is hiring for a print designer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for print designer
- Work with Art Director to improve existing, and develop new, print strategies
- Clean up and prepare files for offset and digital printing
- Keep shared files organized and updated
- Establish and maintain good relationships with vendors and industry contacts
- Research all mens knits print and pattern being mindful of technique, color, fabric and silhouette direction
- Collaborate with creative / design directors and mens concept team to generate print and pattern direction for initial seasonal conceptual presentations
- Be fully integrated with the mens knits designers to identify the key pattern trends for the season and work together to apply them to the in house knits product line
- Collaborate with the mens wovens print and pattern designer to ensure alignment of ideas and balance of pattern trends for the season across all categories
- Create seasonal print and pattern mood boards and present to design and buying teams
- Design original artworks and repeat layouts appropriate for the concept direction and iconic to the Urban Outfitters brand
Qualifications for print designer
- Understanding of basic print processes
- Knowledge and ability to CAD up print repeats as final artwork, edit, color separate, recolor and match color from the seasonal palette
- Keep up with new technology in the print industry
- Ability to provide leadership to employees and peers and, foster an environment of continual training and development
- 3-5+ years working in fashion industry, Designing and reworking prints and patterns
- Strong print design background
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for a print designer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for print designer
- In-depth knowledge of print design process from sketch concept to completion
- Providing vendors and printers with production ready files
- Active participation in brainstorming sessions
- Strong project management, organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills
- Ability to juggle many priorities at the same time, while paying extreme attention to detail
- Strong communication skills (written and oral) for effective interaction with all levels within the departments
- Must be resilient to feedback
- Lead production of magazines and news tabs
- Design beautiful web experiences, logos and print pieces for our clients
- Collaborate with our team to determine project scopes and timeframes
Qualifications for print designer
- Strong editorial design background
- High knowledge of paper stock, print techniques and general print production
- Sophisticated sense of typography and an understanding of its relevance to great design, both online and offline
- Proven Art Direction skills
- Ability to work from concept creation to finished product
- Proven ability of working within a fast-paced environment
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a print designer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for print designer
- Place print artworks into industry standard repeat layouts utilizing Abode Photoshop and Illustrator
- Participate in the fulfillment of assigned graphic design projects
- Work on the layout of catalog layouts, email marketing graphics and social media graphics
- Communicate directly with clients to ensure accurate and acceptable output and doing so in a timely, professional manner
- Research current marketing trends to ensure designs are appropriate for the target audience
- Present design concepts to clients for approval
- Proof each assigned project for quality and accuracy prior to submission for proof or approval
- Style patterns into dynamic layouts, re-color prints, create repeats and rework vintage or bought original artwork into fashion prints for the Urban Outfitters customer
- Collaborate with the Designer and Design Director each season to develop conceptual direction for the total artwork assortment
- Set up Tech Packs for artwork on deadline
Qualifications for print designer
- Ability to put forward ideas and use initiative to constantly improve the editorial quality of the site
- Organised and detail focused designer
- A great eye for typography and design to create unexpected and original layouts
- Plenty of enthusiasm
- To be confident and fast in creating both clean or busy, but always beautiful layouts
- A hard worker, with a willingness to learn and contribute to the whole editorial department
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a print designer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for print designer
- Attend and present concepts to management as needed
- Work closely with category team to become familiar with products and customers to develop appropriate strategies and designs for each demographic
- Assist others in the department and cross-train within graphic design to understand various processes to help different areas as needed
- Assist Art Director and Designers with designs for Art Department projects based on their creative direction, adjusting as needed based on criticism and advice
- Prepare and organize weekly development packages to be sent to the vendors
- Assist the Designer by CADing colorways to the seasonal color palette
- Create original artworks relative to the seasonal concept as directed by the Print Designer
- Update Web Pdm by uploading artwork images and print placements
- Support the Print Designer in researching seasonal print & color trends appropriate to the concept
- Organize and review incoming strike-offs in partnership with the Design Coordinator
Qualifications for print designer
- Work with the art director an art editor on the style guide and conceptual development, based on creative and design direction
- Supportive in evaluating the creative process and work to improve the design team
- Support management with the development of more junior members of the team
- A passion for creating work that resonates on an emotional level
- Experience of design for web/digital/ipad interfacE
- Background in design for fashion magazines