Production Graphics Designer (Temporary Contract)

Edmonton - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Patterson isnt just a place to work its a partner that cares about your success.

One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first always advancing and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the diverse talents and experiences our employees bring to Patterson and believe that they build a stronger and successful organization.

Job Summary

Were looking for a Production Designer with strong technical skills in Adobe Creative Cloud and exceptional attention to detail. The role focuses primarily on updating and producing large promotional books (80100 pages) using existing templates. Most of the work involves importing organizing and formatting product data from Excel updating pricing and ensuring layout accuracy. Creative design work is part of the role but the emphasis is on precision consistency and efficient production in a fastpaced environment where accuracy cannot be compromised.

This is not an entrylevel role. The successful candidate should be comfortable working with long documents structured data and production workflows.

Responsibilities

Document Production & Layout

Update and maintain large multipage promo books (80100 pages) using established templates.
Import and format product data pricing and descriptions from Excel.
Ensure layout consistency across all pages including typography spacing and alignment.
Prepare final files for print and digital distribution.

Technical & DataDriven Tasks

Work with Excel files to clean organize and prepare product data for layout.
Use datamerge or similar workflows in InDesign to automate repetitive layout tasks.
Maintain version control and track changes across multiple revisions.
Troubleshoot formatting issues broken links missing assets and template inconsistencies.

Graphic Design Tasks (20%)

Update graphics banners and promotional elements within the established brand style.
Create simple visual assets when needed (icons product callouts small layout adjustments).
Ensure all design work aligns with brand guidelines.

Quality Control

Perform thorough proofreading and visual checks for accuracy in pricing product codes and descriptions.
Validate that all imported data matches the source Excel file.
Ensure color resolution and formatting meet print and digital standards.
Maintain accuracy and consistency even under tight deadlines and rapid turnaround cycles.

Required Skills

Technical Skills

Strong proficiency with Adobe InDesign (longdocument workflows styles master pages data merge).
Solid experience with Photoshop and Illustrator for asset editing.
Strong Excel skills (sorting filtering cleaning data basic formulas).
Experience working with structured data and templatebased production.
Ability to manage large files and complex document structures.

Experience Level

25 years in production design prepress or technical graphic design.
Experience producing catalogs brochures manuals or other longform documents.
Comfortable working in a fastpaced environment with high accuracy expectations.

Soft Skills

Exceptional attention to detail.
Strong organizational habits and file management.
Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
Comfortable with repetitive precisiondriven tasks.
Clear communication and ability to follow structured workflows.

Additional Skills Considered an Asset

Fluency in written French for bilingual content review or production.
Professional experience in IT support such as resolving user issues troubleshooting hardware/software problems managing file systems or supporting internal teams. This is highly valued as the role may evolve into a hybrid Graphics IT Support position after the maternityleave coverage period and may be reflected in overall compensation.
Experience with print production or prepress.
Ability to quickly spot inconsistencies in data or layout.

Required Experience:

Patterson isnt just a place to work its a partner that cares about your success.One of the distinguishing marks of our company is the talented people who embrace the people-first always advancing and results-driven culture. Professional growth abounds in this motivating environment. We value the div...