Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

Why Great Northern:

Privately held, Great Northern Instore, a division of Great Northern Corporation, is a Multi-Million Dollar, Designer, Engineering, and Manufacturer of Custom Permanent Point Purchase Displays and Retail Fixtures.

Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred to by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.

The Benefits of Great Northern:

• Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
• Paid Time Off and IL Paid Leave after 30 days of employment
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Medical PPO, HSA, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Wellness Program
• Life Insurance, Short Term and Long-Term Disability available
• Health Fitness, Safety Prescription Glasses, and Safety Shoes Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement available after 1 year of service
• Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level
• Annual increases

Pay/Schedule:

• Weekdays 5:45 a.m. -2:15 p.m.
• Salary $55,000-$75,000 USD

Job Description:

Candidates should have expert knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign software as well as experience developing print ready production art for large format digital printing. Experience in the Point-of-Purchase display industry is a plus but not mandatory. This is a full-time, in-person position with a competitive salary, benefits package, and opportunity for growth in a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of creative layouts and production art following direction from customer contacts, style guides and graphic design manager
• Decoration of prototypes including creation of artwork and hand application of graphics to various materials and retail structures  
• Recommendations of substrates, printing methods and techniques to best hit quality and cost requirements of project
• Create imposition layouts of artwork for best yield
• Create, review and manage proofs and customer approvals to ensure quality and accuracy
• Maintain artwork files
• Organize and maintain files on the network
• Keep print queues free from outdated files
• Perform color matching to PMS color or provided sample
• Make color corrections to existing art
• Expertly work in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign Software
• Provide prepress support for: Fuji Film Acuity Large Format Flatbed UV Printer, Kongsberg CNC Cutter, Roland Eco-Solvent Printer/Cutter
• Operate Kongsberg Precision Cutting Console, Esko I-Cut, Color gate Production Server, and Roland Versa works software
• Assist and occasionally direct Print Operators

Requirements:

• 3-5 years’ experience working as a Graphic Designer or Pre-Press Technician.
• Associate or Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design or appropriate industry experience.
• Must be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Highly motivated and willing to learn printing techniques for retail displays
• Detail-oriented, organized, and a team player with strong interpersonal communication skills
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus

Opportunities for Growth:

You will have the opportunity to gain experience, and new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay. Furthermore, you can grow your career with Great Northern through advancement opportunities available at our facilities locally and nationally.

Expectation:

To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.

Great Northern is an equal opportunity at-will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Contact Information: Email resume to Jeff Hultgren jhultgren@greatnortherncorp.com

Great Northern is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.