Production Artist - Apparel
hace 2 días
Ronkonkoma
Job Description Who We Are Nassau Candy is a premier importer, manufacturer, and distributor of specialty confections, fine foods, and promotional products. With decades of industry expertise, we take pride in providing high-quality products and exceptional service to retailers nationwide. Our commitment to innovation, integrity, and excellence has made us a leader in the industry. At Nassau Candy, we foster a collaborative and dynamic workplace where growth and teamwork are at the core of our success. What We Stand for and Where You'll Come In We are seeking a Prepress Production Artist - Apparel with knowledge color separation experience for our exciting promotional products division in our Ronkonkoma, NY office. Must be able to successfully complete projects and thrive in a very faced-paced, time-line driven environment. The Prepress Production Artist will be responsible for: • Receiving customer artwork for modification and reproduction in a manufacturing environment, • Coordinating with Order Entry and Customer Service to ensure customer approval., • Ensuring the highest level of quality of products, • Expediting/ setting up customer orders; will spend time liaising with all departments in Production/ Factory, • Sending artwork proofs to customers, • Supporting factory staff supply needs ie: wrappers, labels, • Perform color separations for screen printing, digital printing, and other print production processes., • Ensure accurate color matching and consistency across different substrates., • Use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or other industry-standard software for high-quality separations., • Prepare and optimize artwork for halftones, spot colors, CMYK, simulated process, and index separations based on print specifications., • Work closely with designers, production teams, and clients to ensure print-ready files meet expectations., • Troubleshoot artwork issues, including resolution, trapping, and registration concerns., • Proven experience as a Color Separation Artist or in a related prepress role., • Strong knowledge of color theory, ink properties, and printing techniques., • Expertise in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, (or similar software)., • Understanding of screen printing mesh counts, dot gain, and press setups., • Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under tight deadlines., • Experience working in a screen-printing environment., • At least 2 - 3 years of experience using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Excel in a Production Artist role., • Experience printing on a variety of packaging including bags, tins, labels, etc., • Experience with retail packaging, • Solid understanding of the Pantone Color Matching System., • Knowledge of digital, flexographic, pad printing. ???? Competitive Pay ???? Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, AFLAC, Pet Insurance! ???? Vacation & PTO ???? 401(K) Retirement Plan ???? Family-Oriented Company Culture – Business casual attire, team collaboration ???? Employee Discounts on Products ???? Opportunity to grow within a thriving Long Island company We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity in our workplace.