Creative Artworker

Who are we?

Marks is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum from brand design and packaging to content and consumer connections. Rooted in a deep understanding of human behaviour, we are uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change.

A super-charged experience powerhouse - 700 people strong, with subject matter experts working collaboratively across 12 studios and 8 countries - we have helped some of the worlds biggest brands connect to their audiences and tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities of todays consumer landscape.

About the team

The Mumbai team is a multi-disciplinary group constructed to service some of North America and Europes biggest brands. This team lives and breathes packaging adaptation and production across a versatile collection of brands and categories from food & beverages to household essentials and health. Youll work alongside a team of graphic designers, project managers, proofreaders, quality-check specialists, and schedulers to bring packaging extensions, adaptation and updates to life.

This role is designated working from our studio in Mumbai.

About the Role

This position calls for a Creative Artworker who has technical packaging knowledge and skills. You have a good understanding of Consumer-Packaged Goods and know the dos and donts when building a sound art file. Youll be the technical proficient, working alongside Directors and creative peers in developing new packaging extensions from line to format extensions, die line changes, and updates. You are excited to tackle any size of project working on simple pack updates to large packaging program rollouts. You are focused and thorough in ensuring the quality of the work is high.

A collaborative and communicative team member, you keep your Creative Controller informed of your progress. Team-oriented you are willing and excited to pitch-in and partner with your creative team members.

On any given day you might

• Work on adaptive packaging projects ranging from packaging category & line extensions
• Follow brand standards and guidelines across a various number of brand portfolios
• Build secondary or back panel layouts
• Adjust layouts based on die line updates and/or regulatory changes
• Update, review, refine layouts based on feedback from Design Directors
• Finalize artwork so it is Production Ready (not incl. pre-press)
• Review work with a critical eye for layout and detail
• Monitor your own output and workload timings
• Communicate and report progress and challenges to Team Leads, Senior Creative Artworkers and QA team

The ideal person

• Has a good understanding of technical Packaging Production
• Has an eye for design, layout, typography, spacing, and color
• Has a good understanding of how to interpret brand concepts and/or brand standards into packaging artwork execution
• Ensures accurate, consistent, and timely completion of artwork
• Through training, learns and executes artwork for legal and regulatory compliance
• Has great interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Has the ability to work in a fast paced and highly dynamic environment
• Has a collaborative approach to working within the team
• Has a positive and open attitude to working and learning

You Bring

• Diploma/Degree in Graphic, Packaging Production Art (or related field)
• 2-5 years (minimum) working in a Design and/or Production role within the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry
• A well-rounded portfolio showcasing your abilities in building packaging art solutions
• A solid understanding of Mac OS, Adobe Creative Suite (knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign), Microsoft Word, and Excel.