Studio Designer

You’re the person who makes sure beautiful ideas leave the building flawlessly. You love the details, file names, specs, color profiles, bleeds, versions, all of it. When something goes to a media partner or print vendor, you want it buttoned-up, on spec, and on time. At Zimmerman Agency, we’re looking for a Studio Designer with strong technical and production design skills to be a key part of our creative process.

Responsibilities

Prepare and finalize production-ready files for print, OOH, digital, and social; Handle pre-press tasks: setting up bleeds, crops, color profiles, imposition needs, and printer requirements; Version, resize, and adapt existing designs across multiple formats and specs; Ensure all deliverables meet technical requirements for print shops, media partners, and digital platforms; Maintain organized file structures, naming conventions, and version control; Collaborate closely with the design and creative teams to ensure work is accurate, consistent, and on-brand; Perform quality control checks on files before they go out the door; Problem-solve with vendors and internal teams when specs change or issues arise

Requirements

Proven technical design / production design experience; Strong abilities in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat for pre-press checks); Solid understanding of pre-press and print production (CMYK vs RGB, resolution, bleeds, safety, etc.); Solid understanding of digital file prep for web and social (sizes, formats, compression, platform specs); Detail-obsessed and highly organized; Comfortable working with templates, guidelines, and brand systems; Accountable and reliable, deadlines matter and you don’t let things slip; Strong communicator who can work with designers, project managers, and vendors to get files right; Positive, collaborative attitude

Nice to have

Agency or in-house studio experience

Benefits

Central to getting the work out into the world; Tight, collaborative creative team that values the studio role; Fun, travel-focused agency environment with varied clients and formats; Working shoulder-to-shoulder with designers and creatives; Stable role with room to grow skills in both print and digital production