Junior Production Designer at Publicis Groupe ANZ in US-IL-Chicago

Summary: Publicis Groupe is a leading shopper and retail agency focused on making brands irresistible. The Junior Production Designer will create graphic assets, ensuring alignment with brand aesthetics and production processes, while supporting cross-functional teams with design skills. Responsibilities: - Extend and translate established creative concepts into production-ready digital, web, and print content - Follow development timelines to ensure projects are completed on time - Handle assignments with speed, accuracy, efficiency, and make design choices and recommendations based on provided direction - Ensure approved layouts conform to brand guidelines and that internal deadlines and approval procedures are met for assigned project phases - Ability to work accurately within retailer templates and/or retailer platforms - Ensure precision and consistency across all final digital assets - Demonstrates a collaborative, partnership-oriented mindset and a positive attitude when working with cross-functional teams - Prepare final press-ready files based on the supplied specifications - Package, preflight and press check files for release to printers or media partners - Support the development of tools and processes that increase efficiency and impact client deliverables Required Qualifications: - Requires minimum 1+ years of experience as a production artist, graphic designer, or similar role - Portfolio of high-quality professional looking work and project samples - Knowledge of design principles, including layout, typography, color, composition, and current design trends - Solid grasp of Adobe Creative Suite - Strong analytical, time management, and multitasking skills - Pre-press, mechanical building, and printing knowledge - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to concept ideas Preferred Qualifications: - Associate's, Bachelor's, BFA, degree preferred, majoring in art, graphic design, production art, or advertising - Knowledge of iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects (a plus) - Knowledge of Sketch, XD and Figma as well as digital (email/web) executional processes (a plus) - Experience with Keynote and PowerPoint (a plus) Required Skills: Adobe Creative Suite, Pre-press, Mechanical building, Printing, Graphic design, Layout, Typography, Color theory, Composition, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Sketch, XD, Figma, Keynote, PowerPoint Benefits: Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more, Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility, Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption, Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance, Tuition Assistance, Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more, Matching Gifts programs, Flexible working arrangements, 'Work Your World' Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility), Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances, Medical and voluntary benefits to our freelancers and temporary employees, Voluntary benefit options include supplemental medical insurance, transportation, and parking benefits, legal benefits, pet insurance, and auto and home insurance, Publicis 401(k) Plan