Production Artist
Hlk Agency
Chicago, United States
October 12, 2025
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Chicago, IL / St. Louis, MO
Creative – Creative /
Full-time /
Hybrid
At HLK, as a Production Artist, you'll get to be a part of a tight-knit creative department and studio team. You’ll use your expertise and design abilities to produce the final output of a wide range of communications, including print advertising, digital, collateral, comps and presentations. You’re the last hands to touch the work before it sees the world, ensuring all materials are delivered to precise quality standards, adhering to brief requests and following internal approval processes.
If you’re someone who:
Has exacting standards and a passion for detail
Is rooted in process
Is excited about emerging technologies
Is nimble and adaptable in ways of working
Thrives in a fast-paced environment
This is the place for you.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with art directors, designers and developers as well as other team members throughout the agency to deliver high-quality work for a wide range of clients
- Prepare final, press-ready files (including print, online, web and mobile applications) based on supplied specifications for several types of production
- Digitally manipulate, enhance and resize images for comps, ads and artwork
- Create files for client review and electronically deliver/upload artwork for final reproduction and web usage
- Review files prior to releasing/delivering to ensure adherence to standards of the agency, clients and, when applicable, vendors
Qualifications
- A minimum of two years of experience, preferably within an agency or production studio environment
- Proficient in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Figma, PowerPoint and Google Workspace
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks at one time and easily switch from one task to another seamlessly and effectively
- Solid knowledge of the printing process and preflighting tools as well as a willingness to continue to grow, learn and contribute
- Meet deadlines, set and follow priorities, maintain a high level of personal responsibility, and have a willingness to go above and beyond to meet clients’ needsAn exceptional eye for detail and strong organizational skills
- Strong portfolio of produced work
- Retouching and/or animation experience is a plus
- Location: Chicago or St. Louis. We are not accepting remote applicants at this time.
$57,000 - $73,000 a year
The individual salary within this range is determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to experience, knowledge, skills and location.