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 7,500 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.

The Role:

The Studio Artist (Mechanical Artist) is responsible for creating print mechanicals. They will develop accurate and high quality artwork for production assignments to incorporate in final layout. They will need to be able to work in a high paced environment with tight deadlines whilst still delivering work to the highest standards.

Key Responsibilities: Responsible for building and prepping print and digital mechanical files for release to production using Adobe Creative Suite software Liaise with Project Management and Print Production teams on print preparation While honoring the design intent as much as possible, the mechanical artist will be responsible for the iteration and versioning of localized and original artwork files, solving for unique re-formatting needs as required Act as a brand QC/Guardian – always ensure brand guidelines, QC checklists and procedures are followed Manage a high-volume workload, including foreign language versions, if required

 

Requirements: A degree or diploma in packaging, printing technology, graphics arts is preferable or at least 3-5 years of equivalent experience providing production support (print and digital) to art directors and designers within an in-house creative team or studio Experienced in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop Good knowledge of print, colour retouching, and digital artwork production A good team player and able to work accurately under pressure and be committed to regularly updating skills through training Proficiency in OS & iOS software is a plus Ability to adapt to the company’s way of working after training Able to adhere to a consistent graphic production and checking process, while also identifying opportunities for improvement Resourceful, adaptable, creative, and results-oriented with high energy and a positive attitude Ability to work in a fast paced, demanding creative and production environment Attention to detail and a strong design sensibility are essential Good awareness of current and emerging technologies Good communication and interpersonal skills Proficiency in written and oral English is strongly preferred Must be able to travel as required, sometimes several weeks at a time

#LI-YU1 #LI-On-site

 

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.

Please contact careers@hogarth.com if you need the job advert or form in another format.

Data

We rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing personal information under the GDPR for purposes of recruitment and applications for employment. 

When you click the "Submit Application" button at the bottom of this page, this will send all the information you have added to Hogarth WW. Before you do this, we think it's a good idea to read through our Privacy statement. This explains what we do with your personal data when you apply for a role with us, and, how you can update the information you have provided us with or how to remove it.