Associate Production Designer

ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION DESIGNER

KSV is seeking a motivated designer with a strong focus on production design, execution, and collaboration to join our creative team. Reporting to the Associate Design Director, this role is key to finalizing and preparing creative assets for various platforms, ensuring they meet technical and brand specifications. You will be involved in resizing, breakouts, layouts, deck building, and social media projects, while also having the opportunity to support broader creative initiatives and contribute to campaigns.

Key Responsibilities

• Asset Creation and Adaptation: Resize, format, and adapt creative assets for different platforms and media, including print ads, digital banners, social media posts, and websites.

• Design Execution:
  Implement and execute design ideas into final layouts, ensuring all visual elements align with the agency’s creative direction and the client’s brand guidelines.

• Quality Control:
  Review design work for consistency, color accuracy, and technical specifications, ensuring files are print-ready or optimized for digital use.

• File Preparation:
  Prepare and package final design files for delivery to printers, media buyers, or digital platforms, ensuring all elements meet technical specifications and industry standards.

• Collaborate with Creative Team:
  Work closely with art & creative directors, designers, copywriters, and account managers to execute creative campaigns and materials from concept to completion.

• Image Search and Organization:
  Act as the primary resource for image sourcing and asset organization for various projects.

• Manage Multiple Projects:
  Oversee and juggle multiple projects, ensuring deadlines are met and quality is maintained across all deliverables.

• Contribution to Creative Ideas:
  Participate in brainstorms and creative sessions, bringing insights that add value to campaigns through a design lens.

• Adaptation and Feedback:
  Revise designs based on feedback from creative leads, clients, and account teams, ensuring the final output meets the strategic goals of the project.

Qualifications

• 0–1+ years of relevant experience

• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

• Portfolio demonstrating versatility and strong design production skills

• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work across all platforms

• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively within a creative team

• Adaptability and willingness to take direction and adjust designs as needed

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Proactive mindset and openness to learning new skills and design techniques

Bonus Points For

• Proficiency with web design, CMS platforms, Figma, or basic video editing.

• Familiarity with project management tools like Asana, Monday, or Wrike.

About KSV

KSV is certified B Corp and a women-owned and led collective of creative and strategic thinkers who are committed to a more sustainable existence. As part of our team you’ll have the daily opportunity to be part of something bigger than just yourself, because everything we do is filled with a purpose. And that’s enough to fill us up with all types of good stuff. 

Employee Benefits:

• 401k

• Health, dental, and vision coverage

• Parental leave

• Flexible PTO

• Paid holidays include the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, MLK, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the following Friday

• Summer half-day Fridays

• Flexible work environment

KSV is a signer of the equal pay compact and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

KSV’s Core Competencies 

Core competencies are the ‘price of admission’ to being part of the KSV team and are expected of all team members regardless of role or seniority.

Customer Focus

Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions. 

Decision Quality

Makes good, informed, and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. 

Action Oriented 

Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm. 

Drives Results

Is focused on and consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. 

Collaborates

Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. 

Values Differences

Recognizes the value that different perspectives, life experiences, and cultures bring to an organization. 

Communicates Effectively

Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. 

Instills Trust

Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity. 

Self Development 

Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels. 

Being Resilient 

Keep positive, stay calm under pressure, and believes there is a way forward, even when it can’t immediately be seen.