Photography jobs in Penang

Primary responsibilities:

• Produce artwork in accordance to client's and technical specifications.
• Develops accurate and high-quality artwork for basic to complex Production assignments to incorporate in final layout.
• In coordination with the client project team incorporates branding guidelines (e.g. photography, text,legal requirements, etc.) into artwork layout (e.g. packaging, circulars, etc.) per client’s technicalspecifications.
• Apply pre-press printing knowledge in daily routine such as colour separation, trapping, stepping, high-resolution image replacement, barcode replacement.
• Ensures accurate, consistent, and timely completion of high quality basic to complex level Artwork, effectively using industry standard software, tools, and Print techniques.
• Performs assigned tasks within the overall Production workflow and assigned budget, according to:

• Work order specifications

• Industry and Company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)

• The Company’s high-quality standards, and

• The client’s brand guidelines and standards

• Ensures client project team has most current information about the status of the assigned project(s) bylogging and maintaining in project tracking system’s accurate records of:

• Project plan (sub-project or task) information

• Time dedicated to specific project(s)

• Quality issues

• Meets quality standards at all times for all assigned deliverables and makes recommendations to Management for improvements in reports, tools, processes and assigned tasks.
• Produce high quality work that meets or exceeds global industry standards.
• Assist in reviewing all artworks with production team.
• Proactively anticipate and resolve issues with limited direction.
• May provide direction to other production colleagues (e.g. Premedia/ Production/ Prepress Artists).

Job Requirements:

• Secondary School/ Diploma/ Degree in Art & Design, Graphic Art, Printing Technology, Advertising, Interior Design, Multimedia or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job.
• At least 2 years of working experience in a Pre-press, Printing, Packaging and Advertising industry is preferred.
• Required skills: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat.
• Desirable skills: Adobe InDesign, Esko.
• Languages required: English written and spoken.
• Ability to interpret concept and/or brand guidelines through to artwork execution (e.g. digital, photographic, etc.).
• Possess good understanding of effective Print, Photo Studio, and/or Digital production, processes, roles, tools (digital and conventional) and workflow practices and trends.
• Knowledge in Pre-media and/or Creative Services and solutions.
• Mature, hardworking and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• On-the-job training will be provided.