Mechanical Artist

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world's top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.

The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.

Our global team of over 6,000 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today's content experience.

A Hybrid working model

Now offices are fully open we have embraced a hybrid working model, which allows our employees to split their time between the office and other locations, something we hope will provide everyone much more flexibility to their working week. The expectation is that working life at Hogarth will involve working from the office for about 50% of the time for most people. Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team to find out more information.

What does a do at Hogarth?

As a Mechanical Artist, you will be producing mechanicals for our client to be viewed by the world. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of all aspects of print production design and be working alongside a talented team that consists of technical and creative Mechanical Artists, Designers, and Project Managers. Daily, you'll be working in a fast-paced, fun environment, producing print-ready mechanicals. This is a role for a collaborative individual who is highly organized, extremely detail-oriented, and capable of working with high expectations within flexible and demanding deadlines

Key responsibilities:

• Work with Studio Project Managers and Production Design to accurately implement content across a range of mechanicals
• Practice meticulous attention to detail and follow instructions precisely
• Provide multiple layout solutions when necessary
• Manage a high-volume workload
• Complete relevant checklists for all assigned tasks to ensure the highest level of quality and accuracy
• Create and update mechanical templates with new specifications
• Maintain strict server structure and file organization guidelines
• Manage files and processes (incoming/outgoing, naming, archiving, etc.)
• Consistently adhere to file naming strategies
• Perform quality-control measures on individual and peer work
• Abide by (and enforce) the client's strict confidentiality policies
• Communicate articulately with the team, sharing and documenting any issues or knowledge to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Contribute to a continuous improvement work philosophy

Requirements:

• 5+ years' experience in mechanical production, printing, and technology
• BA in Graphic Design/Print Media or equivalent
• Prepress background a plus
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat); working knowledge of Photoshop a plus
• Proactive in keeping skills up to date and driving self-improvement
• Ability to prioritize workload and work both independently and with a team
• Ability to navigate complex processes and tools
• Effective time manager
• Meticulous attention to detail
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Communicate fully, effectively, and diplomatically
• Proactive, solution-oriented thinker
• Comfortable working in a high-pressure, confidential studio environment
• Adapt easily to shifting priorities/timelines
• Calm demeanor under pressure
• Exceptional interpersonal and written communication and follow-up skills
• Flexibility during high-volume periods (some longer hours)

At Hogarth California, the base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $56000 to $88000 Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here(opens in a new tab)for more details.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hogarth is an equal-opportunity employer. That means we believe in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion for everyone through our ideas, our people, how we behave and how we conduct ourselves. We strive to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and support them to achieve long-term success. This not only makes Hogarth a better company and place to work, but an environment where everyone can give their point of view, experience connection, enjoy opportunity and feel a sense of belonging.

We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As part of our commitment to making our hiring processes as equitable as possible, we are currently rolling out a policy which ensures that hiring managers review CVs only after they have been processed through an automated anonymisation system. This aims to ensure that all candidates are considered for interview based solely on their experience and what they can bring to the role. The solution, provided by MeVitae, scans and redacts CVs to reduce potential reviewer bias.

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