Graphic Designer – Printing & Packaging
Role Overview
The role is for an experienced Graphic Designer specializing in printing and packaging, with strong graphic design, prepress, and print production knowledge.
This is a production-focused design position; artwork must be prepared correctly for printing and finishing.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The role is for an experienced Graphic Designer specializing in printing and packaging, with strong graphic design, prepress, and print production knowledge.
This is a production-focused design position; artwork must be prepared correctly for printing and finishing.
Responsibilities
- Design artwork for food packaging, takeaway boxes, paper bags, labels, stickers, brochures, flyers, menus, business cards, and other commercial print products.
- Create and adjust packaging dielines and prepare artwork accurately to box dimensions.
- Prepare print-ready files for offset and digital printing using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat.
- Check CMYK colors, resolution, bleed, trim, fonts, overprint, and other prepress requirements.
- Prepare files for die-cutting, foiling, embossing or debossing, lamination, spot UV, and other finishing processes.
- Review customer artwork for technical problems before production; create mockups and presentations for approval.
- Coordinate with production, make customer artwork corrections, and maintain accuracy in dimensions, layouts, colors, and specifications.
Requirements
- Minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience in a printing press, packaging company, or similar production environment.
- Strong Adobe Illustrator skills are essential.
- Good understanding of packaging dielines, offset and digital printing, prepress, and finishing processes.
- General or social-media graphic design experience without printing or packaging production knowledge may not be suitable.
Location
- The role is listed in Ajman, UAE.
Employment
Employment is full-time.
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