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Company DescriptionRRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry's most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.Job DescriptionThis position will be part of a creative services in-house team and will help to execute the design and creative direction efforts. The creative team develops a variety of print and internal/external marketing collateral for the retail industry. All creative efforts are coordinated with the client to maintain the integrity of the approved designs and themes. The Production Artist must thrive in a professional, fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects within a corporate setting.ResponsibilitiesExecutes creative and graphic concepts in collaboration with the assigned teamProduces technically correct, print-ready mechanicals for releaseFollows projects throughout all stages of print production and/or online deploymentInteracts regularly with designers and other team members as needed for the completion of assigned projectsSolves business challenges through smart productionTakes ownership, leads initiatives, and successfully executes through all stages of production development on target, on time, and on budgetMaintains and enhances the client's identity by working within the corporate BrandManages the execution of the work, ensuring that creative projects are completed, meeting budget and schedule targetsUnderstands the client's design needs and methodologyCommunicates effectively with peers, senior management, and clients across all topics from business to creativeOther duties as assignedQualificationsEducation4 Year / Bachelors Degree in a discipline-related field (preferred)4+ years of relevant work experience OR demonstrated ability to perform job duties through equivalent years of experienceSkills and CertificationsRetail, agency, or in-house corporate design experience preferredMust be highly proficient in industry-standard design software (Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, and MS Office) and other applicable programs on the Macintosh platform. Flash and HTML are a plusThe ability to prepare projects for print is essentialAbility to build strong, technically tight, problem-free mechanicalsAbility to set up and organize clean template files that can be adapted to many uses and streamline the production processProficient knowledge of prepress and printing standardsProficient knowledge of CMYK, RGB, color modes, conversion, tone structure, memory colors, flesh tones, and multitone filesAbility to produce independently in a team environmentStrong attention to detail and willingness to learn existing and new workflowsOrganizational skills, adaptability, and composure under fire are equally importantExcellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build and maintain strong and effective customer and internal relationshipsExcellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customer's needsStrong project-management skills, organizational skills, and time-management skillsAdditional job requirements may be listed on the staffing requisition.Additional InformationRRD's current salary range for this role is $51,900 to $75,700 / year. The salary range may be adjusted based on