Production Artist - Adfarm

You don’t make it 40 years in this business without good people behind you. At AdFarm, we are driving the evolution of agriculture, and it starts with hiring the right individuals.  

We are the bridge between farmers and the brands that serve them. Companies come to us for strategic planning, creative services, public relations, media planning, marketing science, content creation and research. If you’re ready to be a part of a team that does these things, and does them well, we should chat.  

We partner with everyone from crop protection, nutrition and seed companies to technology, sustainability, food and animal health brands. If you’re in that space, or want to head that direction, this role will be a great fit.  

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As the**Production Artist, you’ll love coming to work every day if you Get, Want, and have the Capacity to be accountable to the following things:

• Final File Preparation
• Proofing and QC
• Design layout

You’ll have success here if you value clear processes and feel qualified to do the following things:

• Contribute solutions for technical executions.
• Research and recommend visuals that can convey project messages or themes.
• Experiment with different approaches and techniques to achieve desired outcomes.
• Primary focus is the technical aspects of design and production of final digital and print files and execute Art or Creative Director's concepts into multiple files and formats.
• Color Management, ensuring accurate color reproduction across different devices and print mediums.
• Prepress and Printing Processes, Familiarity with printing techniques, color profiles, and print production workflows.
• Optimizing images for web and print, including resizing, cropping, and sharpening.
• Creating and formatting layouts for print and digital materials (brochures, advertisements, websites, etc.).
• Preparing files for output, including proofing, trapping, and imposition.
• Checking for errors in typography, grammar, and image placement.
• Organizing and archiving design files for easy access and future reference.

We train our team to help them succeed, and everyone on our team helps with our success. In this role, you’ll need to come to the table with the following skills and qualifications:

• Mastery of core Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat) and production best practices
• Knowledge of additional CC software (Premier, AfterEffects) an asset.
• Stay up-to-date with design tools/software and adapt them to specific projects.
• Maintain files according to AdFarm processes and structure.
• Ability to work seamlessly with a group as well as individually.
• Self-motivated with the ability to multi-task.
• Capability to meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced, exciting environment.
• Artistic ability and a passion for creativity.
• Extreme attention to detail, file organization and time management of multiple projects each day
• Find innovative solutions to design challenges, such as limited budget or time constraints
• Strong awareness of client brand standards
• Respond quickly to client changes and be comfortable in fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills: must be able to work closely with designers, art directors, account managers and suppliers both verbally and in writing.
• An eye for design and layout, including video, music and animation.
• Thorough understanding of design, color theory, layout, typography and best design practices.
• Excellent time-management and multi-tasking skills.

All employees will receive Equitable Life benefits (health, dental, vision,) that we can put you on right away, a 3% RRSP Contribution to the employee on an annual basis, Health Spending Account, Health and Cell Phone Reimbursements, and we can offer a Hybrid working environment with a wonderful group of top talent individuals. Culture is everything for us and so we do our best to hire according to alike values and mutual respects.

We are a**TEAM and we are looking for like-minded individuals that are eager to contribute as such.