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Studio Artworker/Typesetter
Ref: 10504
Location: Birmingham
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £18K to £20K
Start Date: ASAP

Overall purpose:

- To support client service in the delivery of quality artwork on day-to-day advertising.

- To be proactive and enthusiastic in supporting Studio/Creative teams.

- To work with the studio team, providing additional support where appropriate.

- To contribute to team and company objectives.

 Primary duties:

- To follow housestyles applicable to the clients

- To take a thorough brief and produce artwork to a high standard

- Sets up documents to brief and printer specs

- Deals with technical aspects of document, such as size, bleed, printing process, CMYK/Spot, cutter guides

- To format copy in the most effective way whether cost or via instruction from client service

- Quality control of your own work and interest in others

- Maintain complete understanding of operating systems, hardware and software

- Liaising with supervisor for workload and scheduling

- Taking responsibility for artwork dispatch to the media and ensuring correct methodology for dispatch

- Ensuring all files are filed and backed up

- Full knowledge of despatch

Qualities Expected:

- Friendly and approachable

- Can do attitude

- Willingness to advice and assist both within creative and client service

- Punctuality and flexibility in relation to workload of the agency

- Good knowledge of punctuation and grammar

- Keeping desk area tidy and organised - ensuring colleagues can find work required

- Scheduling your work load daily and ensuring supervisor aware if issues arise

- Perform other duties as deemed necessary by supervisor

Measurements:

- Breadth and depth of client understanding in relation to day-to-day advertising

- Product knowledge

- Quality of adverts produced

- Feedback from supervisor and teams internally on behaviour as outlined above

- Accuracy of adverts

For the above role, you are expected to demonstrate the following attributes:

To be able to work independently, prioritising own workload in order to meet deadlines

To be aware of budgets and to work within them

To respond productively to changing deadlines and priorities

To identify practical solutions when faced by potential problems

To provide practical, hands-on help for colleagues

To appreciate new developments and enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done