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Production Graphic Artist
About Bardach Awards
Bardach Awards designs and produces distinctive crystal, acrylic, and metal awards for corporate customers. Our work recognizes achievement, celebrates excellence, and creates meaningful moments for the people who receive it.
We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Production Graphic Artist who can transform customer ideas, logos, and information into artwork that becomes a finished physical product.
The focus of this position is creating accurate, attractive, production-ready artwork for awards, plaques, recognition products, signage, and related custom pieces.
Position Overview
The Production Graphic Artist works closely with our sales and production teams to prepare customer artwork for engraving, printing, laser cutting, sandblasting, and other decoration processes.
The ideal candidate combines strong graphic design skills with technical accuracy, organization, and an interest in learning how artwork is translated into physical products. This position requires creativity, careful proofreading, and the ability to manage multiple customer orders in a fast-paced production environment.
Responsibilities
- Create attractive award layouts using customer logos, text, branding, and design concepts.
- Transform customer ideas and instructions into clear visual representations and production-ready artwork.
- Prepare and optimize vector and raster files for engraving, printing, laser cutting, sandblasting, and other production processes.
- Review customer-supplied artwork and make necessary corrections, conversions, or improvements.
- Design layouts for crystal, acrylic, metal, plaques, trophies, signage, and other recognition products.
- Select and arrange typography, logos, and graphic elements to create balanced and professional designs.
- Prepare digital proofs for customer review and make requested revisions.
- Proofread names, titles, dates, logos, and other order information before production.
- Communicate clearly with sales team members regarding artwork requirements, questions, and production limitations.
- Operate design software and output files to production equipment and printers.
- Consider material size, production methods, media usage, and equipment requirements when preparing artwork.
- Manage multiple projects while meeting customer deadlines and maintaining quality standards.
- Organize and maintain customer artwork, templates, fonts, and production files.
- Help minimize material waste by arranging artwork efficiently and understanding the overall production process.
- Learn the capabilities and limitations of our production equipment and decoration methods.
- Collaborate with coworkers to resolve design and production challenges.
Required Qualifications
- Professional experience in graphic design, production art, prepress, sign production, engraving, printing, or a related field.
- A portfolio demonstrating strong typography, layout, illustration, or production design skills.
- Proficiency with vector and raster graphics.
- Experience using CorelDRAW or comparable professional design software.
- Strong understanding of typography, spacing, alignment, composition, and color theory.
- Ability to prepare accurate files for physical production.
- Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to read a ruler and work accurately with dimensions, measurements, and proportions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize multiple customer orders.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented production environment.
- Proactive, dependable, self-motivated, and willing to learn.
Software Skills Preferred
- CorelDRAW on PC or Mac.
- Microsoft Word and Excel.
Helpful but Not Required
- Adobe Illustrator.
- Adobe Photoshop.
- Other print, engraving, or production software.
Production Experience
Experience with any of the following is beneficial but not required:
- Laser engraving and cutting.
- UV or digital printing.
- Sandblasting or glass etching.
- Large-format printing.
- Sign production.
- Awards, trophies, plaques, or recognition products.
- Prepress and print production.
- Color management.
- Operating printers, engravers, cutters, or other production equipment.
Training will be provided on our specific equipment and production processes.
What Makes This Opportunity Unique
You will have the opportunity to see your artwork become a finished product that recognizes meaningful achievements. Instead of creating work that remains only on a screen, you will help produce physical awards that corporate customers present to employees, leaders, partners, and organizations.
You will also have the opportunity to work with specialized equipment, including:
- Large-format laser engraving and cutting systems.
- High-end digital and UV printers.
- Sandblasting and glass-etching equipment.
- Equipment used to decorate crystal, acrylic, metal, and other materials.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate enjoys both creative design and precise production work. You take pride in getting names, dates, logos, measurements, and layouts exactly right. You are comfortable receiving feedback, making revisions, solving problems, and working collaboratively to produce an exceptional finished product.
If you enjoy turning customer ideas into beautiful, tangible awards that celebrate excellence, we would like to hear from you.
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Production Graphic Artist
About Bardach Awards
Bardach Awards designs and produces distinctive crystal, acrylic, and metal awards for corporate customers. Our work recognizes achievement, celebrates excellence, and creates meaningful moments for the people who receive it.
We are seeking a talented and detail-oriented Production Graphic Artist who can transform customer ideas, logos, and information into artwork that becomes a finished physical product.
The focus of this position is creating accurate, attractive, production-ready artwork for awards, plaques, recognition products, signage, and related custom pieces.
Position Overview
The Production Graphic Artist works closely with our sales and production teams to prepare customer artwork for engraving, printing, laser cutting, sandblasting, and other decoration processes.
The ideal candidate combines strong graphic design skills with technical accuracy, organization, and an interest in learning how artwork is translated into physical products. This position requires creativity, careful proofreading, and the ability to manage multiple customer orders in a fast-paced production environment.
Responsibilities
- Create attractive award layouts using customer logos, text, branding, and design concepts.
- Transform customer ideas and instructions into clear visual representations and production-ready artwork.
- Prepare and optimize vector and raster files for engraving, printing, laser cutting, sandblasting, and other production processes.
- Review customer-supplied artwork and make necessary corrections, conversions, or improvements.
- Design layouts for crystal, acrylic, metal, plaques, trophies, signage, and other recognition products.
- Select and arrange typography, logos, and graphic elements to create balanced and professional designs.
- Prepare digital proofs for customer review and make requested revisions.
- Proofread names, titles, dates, logos, and other order information before production.
- Communicate clearly with sales team members regarding artwork requirements, questions, and production limitations.
- Operate design software and output files to production equipment and printers.
- Consider material size, production methods, media usage, and equipment requirements when preparing artwork.
- Manage multiple projects while meeting customer deadlines and maintaining quality standards.
- Organize and maintain customer artwork, templates, fonts, and production files.
- Help minimize material waste by arranging artwork efficiently and understanding the overall production process.
- Learn the capabilities and limitations of our production equipment and decoration methods.
- Collaborate with coworkers to resolve design and production challenges.
Required Qualifications
- Professional experience in graphic design, production art, prepress, sign production, engraving, printing, or a related field.
- A portfolio demonstrating strong typography, layout, illustration, or production design skills.
- Proficiency with vector and raster graphics.
- Experience using CorelDRAW or comparable professional design software.
- Strong understanding of typography, spacing, alignment, composition, and color theory.
- Ability to prepare accurate files for physical production.
- Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to read a ruler and work accurately with dimensions, measurements, and proportions.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage time effectively and prioritize multiple customer orders.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented production environment.
- Proactive, dependable, self-motivated, and willing to learn.
Software Skills Preferred
- CorelDRAW on PC or Mac.
- Microsoft Word and Excel.
Helpful but Not Required
- Adobe Illustrator.
- Adobe Photoshop.
- Other print, engraving, or production software.
Production Experience
Experience with any of the following is beneficial but not required:
- Laser engraving and cutting.
- UV or digital printing.
- Sandblasting or glass etching.
- Large-format printing.
- Sign production.
- Awards, trophies, plaques, or recognition products.
- Prepress and print production.
- Color management.
- Operating printers, engravers, cutters, or other production equipment.
Training will be provided on our specific equipment and production processes.
What Makes This Opportunity Unique
You will have the opportunity to see your artwork become a finished product that recognizes meaningful achievements. Instead of creating work that remains only on a screen, you will help produce physical awards that corporate customers present to employees, leaders, partners, and organizations.
You will also have the opportunity to work with specialized equipment, including:
- Large-format laser engraving and cutting systems.
- High-end digital and UV printers.
- Sandblasting and glass-etching equipment.
- Equipment used to decorate crystal, acrylic, metal, and other materials.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate enjoys both creative design and precise production work. You take pride in getting names, dates, logos, measurements, and layouts exactly right. You are comfortable receiving feedback, making revisions, solving problems, and working collaboratively to produce an exceptional finished product.
If you enjoy turning customer ideas into beautiful, tangible awards that celebrate excellence, we would like to hear from you.
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Staffing & Recruiting
- Education
- Manufacturing
- Fashion & Apparel
- Distribution & Wholesale
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in graphic artist jobs.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- A portfolio demonstrating a range of completed commercial or brand design projects
- Two or more years of professional graphic design or visual production experience
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
- Strong understanding of typography, color theory, and layout principles
Tips for Your Graphic Artist Job Search
Tailor your portfolio to each application
Graphic artist hiring managers look at your portfolio before your resume. Swap in work samples that match the industry you're applying to, package design for CPG roles, editorial layouts for publishing, and brand systems for agency jobs.
List software versions on your resume
Many graphic artist postings screen for specific Adobe Creative Cloud versions or motion tools like After Effects. Name the exact applications and versions you use fluently so applicant tracking systems don't filter you out before a human reads your file.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists graphic artist openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter by specialty to narrow your search
Graphic artist is a broad title. Search specifically for the sub-discipline you do best, such as brand designer, packaging artist, or digital illustrator, so you're competing against candidates with matching backgrounds rather than a general pool.
Prepare a process walkthrough for interviews
Interviewers for graphic artist roles consistently ask you to walk through one project from brief to final file. Prepare a two-minute explanation of your creative decisions, feedback rounds, and how you handled conflicting direction from stakeholders.
Negotiate around the full offer, not just base pay
Software license reimbursement, hardware stipends, and continuing education budgets are common at studios and in-house teams. Ask about these before accepting, since they directly affect your out-of-pocket costs as a working graphic artist.
Graphic Artist Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most graphic artists?
The companies hiring the most graphic artists right now include Ursus, University of Utah, and Unrivaled Teamwear, with the largest share of openings in New York, California, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is concentrated in advertising agencies, retail brands, and media companies with ongoing content production needs.
How many graphic artist jobs are remote?
About 26% of graphic artist openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more flexible creative roles in the job market. Digital illustration, brand identity, and social media design work tends to be the most remote-friendly, while print production and packaging roles more often require on-site access to proofing equipment.
How do you become a graphic artist?
Most graphic artists start by completing a degree or certificate program in graphic design, visual communication, or a related field, where they build foundational skills in typography, layout, and color theory. From there, building a focused portfolio of real or spec projects is the most direct path to getting hired. Many entry-level roles also accept candidates who are self-taught but can demonstrate strong work through their portfolio.
Can you get hired as a graphic artist with little or no experience?
Yes, entry-level graphic artist roles exist specifically for candidates with limited professional history, provided you have a solid portfolio. Internships, freelance projects, volunteer work for nonprofits, and spec redesigns of real brands all count as portfolio material. Focus your applications on smaller studios, startups, and in-house teams at regional companies, where hiring managers weigh creative potential more heavily than years on a resume.
What does the graphic artist interview process look like?
Most graphic artist interviews include an initial recruiter or hiring manager screen followed by a portfolio review meeting where you walk through two or three projects in detail. Some employers add a paid or unpaid design exercise to assess how you handle a real brief under time constraints. Final rounds typically involve meeting the creative director or team leads and discussing your process, software workflow, and how you respond to feedback.
Where can I find and apply to graphic artist jobs?
You can find and apply to graphic artist jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from companies across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your specialization and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits. No separate steps are required between finding a role and submitting your application.
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