Merchandising Graphic & Production Designer

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Merchandising Graphic & Production Designer to support permanent merchandising initiatives across multiple retail accounts and formats. This role is responsible for translating Art Director-approved concepts into accurate, production-ready artwork while ensuring consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards.

The ideal candidate has a strong print production background, exceptional file preparation skills, and the ability to manage high volumes of work within fast-paced retail and merchandising environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate approved creative designs into pre-production artwork across a variety of permanent merchandising formats and sizes.
• Adapt and resize layouts while maintaining visual consistency and brand integrity prior to mechanical house handoff.
• Execute simple layout and bullnose design work as needed.
• Prepare mechanical production files and finalize artwork for external vendor handoff.
• Organize, manage, and maintain creative assets within a shared cloud-based server environment.
• Support retouching, color matching, and print proof review processes to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Partner closely with Art Directors and cross-functional teams to execute print-ready artwork aligned with creative direction.
• Manage multiple projects and production timelines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Required Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud, including:
  
  
  
  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Photoshop
  • Acrobat
  
  
  
  
• Strong print production and mechanical file preparation experience.
• Proven ability to execute production artwork within high-volume retail or merchandising environments.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, photography, and visual consistency.
• Experience collaborating closely with Art Directors and creative teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple deadlines and adapt quickly in fast-moving environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Beauty, cosmetics, retail, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry experience preferred.
• Experience supporting permanent merchandising or in-store retail displays.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is detail-driven, collaborative, and solutions-oriented with a strong eye for print execution and production accuracy. They thrive in deadline-driven environments, communicate effectively across teams, and are comfortable managing multiple projects while maintaining high production standards.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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