DESIGNERS - COMPOSITION ARTISTS - PROOFREADERS

Element is growing once again to meet market demand. We seek to expand and strengthen our creative and production service teams in order to sustain our success in the markets we serve. We provide a dynamic and broad range of services to our clientele for print and online product needs, with a specific expertise in the education and instructional materials marketplace.

You can learn more about our company by visiting our website at www.elementllc.com.

We currently seek talented, energetic, and enthusiastic people for the following positions:

SENIOR DESIGNER
A Senior Designer is responsible for leading and facilitating creative print and online product design from point of concept through design execution on projects they are assigned. A Senior Designer is able to lead and coordinate internal and external creative resources, offering direction and motivation to the creative team throughout the development process. The Senior Designer will participate in a broad range of product development areas, generating conceptual layouts and final designs using a variety of creative tools and programs such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, and Quark. The Senior Designer will interact extensively with client contracts throughout the creative development process, and will direct the design team, illustrators, art buyers, photo researchers, stylists, and photographers assigned to their projects through completion and to meet the desired results.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
• Five to 10 years of experience in creative design and layout functions
• Able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Able to work with variety of network, internet, and electronic communication systems
• Proficient skill with Mac OS and MS Office Suite programs
• Proficient skill with a variety of creative development tools and workflow process
• Experience using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Macromedia, Quark, etc.
• Experience with integrated workflow solutions (Adobe InCopy-InDesign)
• Diplomatic approach in working with internal and external clients
• Creative and adaptive approach to serving client expectation and needs
• Candidates must offer strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to interpret and communicate client instructions and needs to others effectively
• Extensive knowledge of design principle and color theory
• Experience in stylist functions, photography, art rendering, and graphic design
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Role requires leadership qualities and strong motivational skills
• Extensive knowledge of print and technology product development processes
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COMPOSITOR - PRODUCTION ARTIST
A production artist is responsible for constructing file matter that satisfies the desired technical specifications of the product, from approved design templates through final file deliverables. Candidates should offer 3 to 5 years of experience in electronic file preparation for print and online products developed for educational, advertising, and commercial products. Candidates to offer high level capability using layout programs such as Adobe InDesign & Quark. A degree or equivalent in graphic arts is preferred but not required.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of electronic page layout and composition experience
• Able to prepare technical, production-ready materials from point of approved design
• Proficient with Adobe CS (notably InDesign & Acrobat), Quark, MS Office & Filemaker Pro
• Able to work with complex network configurations and folder systems
• Ability to execute throughout preflight, templating, composition, & prepress
• Position require attention to detail and technical production capability
• Applicants to offer effective organization and communication skills
• Able to understand and execute multiple and diverse development workflows
• Able to apply highly structured development functions (style sheets, UMC, XML, etc.)
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PROOFREADER / QC LEAD:
The role functions as part of Element's Quality Control group. The QC Lead is responsible for assuring organizational performance for quality and specification standards aligned with client product requirements and expectations. The QC Lead is responsible for monitoring, checking, and assuring all aspect of quality and compliance to product specification. The QC Lead owns and manages product specifications and materials including visual specs, global change and visual mark-up material/records, tracking of product elements via book maps and other similar tracking devices, file naming conventions, graphic libraries, color spec and pallet criteria, hard-copy proof and schedule management of quality control status.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in print and online product development;
• Knowledge of product development workflow for commercial and educational publications;
• High-level competency in typography, grammar, spelling, and o/a proofreading functions;
• Thorough knowledge of proofreading, quality assurance, and quality control processes;
• Ability to understand and participate in workflow process developments;
• Must be able to internalize product specs and follow complex customer change orders;
• Proficient with print product and technical specifications for layout-validation functions;
• Candidate must be detail-oriented and offer effective communication and organization skills;
• Experience in soft-proofing (Acrobat PDF) and integrated workflow a plus.
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GROWTH FORECAST:
Element plans to expand our Client Services team (Project Management/Client Services) in the near future. If you would be interested in pursuing a role in this area please submit a resume in advance of our advertising for this position and we will contact you once we post the opening.
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All responses to this advertisement should be sent to:
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Element offers competitive compensation aligned with experience, skills, and overall capability. The company offers employees a broad range of benefits, flexible work periods, personal skill development, and career growth opportunities based on performance.
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Element, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Academic/education achievement depending upon role and responsibilities
• Experience in creative design, production, and quality control functions
• Able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Able to work with variety of network, internet, and electronic communication systems
• Proficient skill with Mac OS and MS Office Suite programs
• Diplomatic orientation in working with internal and external clients
• Offer a positive, enthusiastic approach to foster a team-based work environment
• Often needs to be creative, responsive, and adaptive in meeting client needs
• Effective analytical and problem-solving capability
• Ability to interpret and communicate instructions effectively
• Adequate knowledge of print/online product development processes
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Leadership qualities and strong motivational skills a big plus
• Knowledge of technology use and function in today's marketplace