Junior Production Designer

DSS Games is a leading creator of irreverent, one-of-a-kind social games. As a Junior Production Designer, you will be involved in every stage of game production, working closely with the Creative team to translate designs into print-ready files and digital assets.

Responsibilities

• Preparing files for print in Indesign and Illustrator (digital production paste-up)
• Building physical prototypes and pre-production dummies for playtesting and sales pitches
• Reviewing print-ready files and ensuring that everything is ready for production (art checklist)
• Checking production proofs against original artwork
• Creating digital 3D mockups of game boxes in Photoshop
• Building social media content, ads, and other digital and print promotional material in Adobe Express
• Creating Amazon PDP assets and storefront images for new and existing products
• Retouching lifestyle and product images in Photoshop
• Maintaining an up-to-date version of the DSS catalog in InDesign
• Creating, updating, organizing and maintaining digital assets in Creative Cloud libraries
• Creating and editing pitch decks in Google Slides
• Helping with file organization, tracking, and archiving

Skills

• Intermediate to advanced capabilities in Adobe CC, specifically Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe Express
• Understanding of packaging design and print production best practices
• Experience creating digital assets for social media and online retail applications
• Extreme attention to detail (Actually though. You will need to be able to spot the difference between rich black and true black both in print and on a screen, tell when there is an extra space between words, when margins are off, when font sizes are mismatched, etc.)
• Curiosity and motivation to learn new things
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• A portfolio that exhibits a great eye for color, typography, and layout
• Is no stranger to FUN
• Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Familiarity with Figma, Google Suite, Monday.com, Slack, Klaviyo
• Product photography experience
• Animation/ motion graphics experience
• Video editing experience
• Experience with the Pantone matching system

Benefits

• Insurance
• 401K with up to 4% company match
• Half-day Fridays year round
• 10+ paid holidays per year
• Company-wide profit sharing

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