Role: Production Artist
Department: Marketing
Reports to: Creative Director

JOB OVERVIEW:

The Production Artist at Magnolia Bakery works with creative teams to execute a creative design across a variety of mediums and channels.

The Production Artist is the final checkpoint in a creative design process at Magnolia Bakery. They review final copy, layouts, and content in print or digital form prior to delivery. They ensure brand standards across color, font, production quality and more. The Production Artist scales and crops, retouches, changes layout and eliminate redundancy in copy. They put the finishing touches on the design and art that really matters in establishing and maintaining our brand.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the execution of monthly email and social asset/mechanical creation across always on content and seasonal campaigns.
• Application and execution of creative concept(s) across various channels including, but not limited to: OOH, digital ads, seeding cards, packaging, marketing collateral, labeling, in-store signage, sampling events, retail displays and internal documents.
• Receive and interpret creative concepts and briefs into asset delivery any channel.
• Maintain strong final create asset file organization and naming conventions.
• Participate as needed with the design team in creative brainstorming.
• Consistently meet project deadlines and maintain a high level of work.
• Stay up to date on Design industry news and trends.
• Actively contribute to the development of the Magnolia Bakery's culture and standards of quality.
• Minimal retouching as needed across photography.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience working as part of a studio or design team.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in a design execution focused role
• Proficient knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Must know both digital and print formats
• Should feel comfortable receiving, interpreting, and implementing design feedback provided by team
• Meticulous and goal oriented with a keen eye for the smallest details.
• Can move a concept from a paper sketch to a graphics design, print ad or video.
• Excellent communicators and inter-departmental collaborators.
• Skilled listeners who can execute a concept.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, coworkers, and management.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• Position requires standing and walking for period of 3-5 hours without a rest break.
• Occasional moderate to heavy lifting and carrying, bending, and reaching overhead may be required.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment

ABOUT US:

Magnolia Bakery, the world's most famous bakery, opened our first location on a quiet street corner in the heart of New York City's West Village in 1996. From then to now, Magnolia Bakery has been cherished for offering fresh-made classic American baked goods and for our warm inviting atmosphere. With locations in New York City, LA and Chicago, a D2C business shipping nationwide and international locations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, Magnolia Bakery is beloved across the world.

Magnolia Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Base Salary range of $60,000 - $70,000