Designer - Production (Web and Digital)

Title: Designer - Production (Web and Digital)

Location: Alameda, CA

Duration: 6+ months

Summary:

• As a Design Production Artist, you will have the opportunity to provide graphic production and digital support for packaging and labeling and other materials.
• This position will help ensure that project deadlines can be met in a timely, cost effective manner, while maintaining consistent high quality according to corporate and production standards.

Responsibilities:

• Support department with other graphic production work, convert software file formats, provide mechanicals, prepare dummies etc.
• Assist in preparing graphic files for outside suppliers; Transmit files electronically as needed.
• Coordinate and manage the maintenance of production files, image library, and server backups.
• Works in a electronics workflow system
• Partners closely with project coordinator/project manager and cross functional team to produce mechanical files, with all specifications needed for print and digital and deliver on time and on budget.
• Responsible for finishing and providing layouts and final mechanical files for print and digital mediums.

Qualification:

• Proficient in the use of Adobe Creative Suite specifically Illustrator and InDesign. 
• Requires at least 3 years of relevant work experience, such as graphic production, design, packaging etc.
• Computer literacy with Mac.
• Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat.
• Experience with HTML and CSS is a plus.
• Experienced producing packaging and labeling artwork, preferably in consumer or medical packaged goods.
• Understanding of legal issues involved in packaging: trademarks, copyrights, etc. useful.
• Understanding of regulatory issues and labeling requirements for medical device products useful.
• Knowledgeable in a variety of digital, print materials and methods.
• Knowledge of printing standards and methods of prepress production.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, and strong proofreading skills a must.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills, excellent time management skills,, works with a sense of urgency and ownership
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills.

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High-Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.