Graphic Specialist

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P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we're the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We've spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship. The insight, innovation and passion of hardworking teams have helped us grow into a global company that is governed responsibly and ethically, that is open and visible, and that supports good causes and protects the environment. This is a place where you can be proud to work and do something that matters.

Dedication from Us: You'll be at the core of breakthrough innovations, be given exciting assignments, lead initiatives, and take ownership and responsibility, in creative workspaces where new insights thrive. All the while, you'll receive outstanding training to help you become a leader in your field. It is not just about what you'll do, but how you'll feel: encouraged, valued, purposeful, challenged, heard, and inspired.

What we Offer: Continuous mentorship – you will collaborate with peers and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager dynamic and encouraging work environment– employees are at the centre, we value every individual and support initiative, promoting agility and work/life balance.

The Graphic Specialist role reports through the Artwork Production team in the AW DTP Platform. The Graphics Specialist partners with Design Leaders and Brand to execute design development as envisioned by Design/Brand. This role is responsible for producing Digital Templates and graphic adaptations meeting Design Intent expectations. The Graphics Specialist’s execution meets quality standards and consistent visualization across all product forms and variants on shelf. S/he is a strong collaborator within the Artwork Production team closely working with the Color & Pre-Press specialists and the Artwork flow team.
This role requires a fundamental understanding of design, brand identity, design standards and regulatory style guidelines, combined with a deep understanding of graphic file construction.

Achieving Irresistibly Superior Printed packaging relies on graphic specialists to maintain the design intent when realized across different product forms, technical drawings. They are responsible for the design intent layout, proportionally scaled design intent elements.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

• Plans and manages design execution work and critical path schedule, owns elevating issues, with implications, to key business partners, at-the-right-time, to enable informed decision-making and effective resolution, and drive on-time/on-quality artwork file delivery
• Execute with excellence and on Design Intent graphics adaptations and Digital Templates
• Manages projects within WebCenter, a graphics lifecycle management tool. Provides low-level support regarding WebCenter to the multi-functional team.
• Deliver Design Intent Production KPIs on target: AW on Design Intent, On-Time Production, Qualitative In-Market Complaints, Quality Incident Rate
• Govern and manage asset library.
• Own the multi-functional approval process for Graphic adaptations and Digital Templates.
• Executes Quality Control checks.
• Adapt and produce minor graphic assets in-house in partnership with Brand and Design
• Ensures regulatory style guidelines have been applied.
• Implement Design Intent change management and resolve quality issues.
• Independently and collaboratively brings innovative ideas/search & reapply learning that drive continual improvements in quality, productivity and efficiency.
• Proactively explores both cost savings and cost avoidance opportunities. Able to accurately track all Design Delivery metrics on a quarterly/annual basis.
• Builds capability & mastery in self.
• Actively drives organization/company process transformation efforts
• Specialist with field-specific knowledge and skills.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead and influence.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong technical skills with a focus on compliance and quality assurance.
• Collaboration and Leadership: Ability to work effectively in a matrixed, team-oriented environment, demonstrating leadership and collaborative skills.
• Business Acumen: Understanding of business needs and consume sensitivity.
• Innovation and Technology: Engage with and leverage innovation and technology to improve processes. Effective presentation skills and knowledge of computers.

Job Qualifications

Qualifications

1. Degree in graphic design/related field and/or 2-3 years of experience in graphic and/or print production.

• Munsell Test score of ‘Average Discrimination’ minimum, ‘Superior Discrimination’ preferred.

2. Fluency in Graphic Design Tools

• Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe InDesign

3. Brand Equity & Design Understanding:

• Strong understanding of brand architecture, design language/identity systems, equity assets and application of design principles to achieve visual consistency.
• Ability to quickly assess design concepts
• Ability to adapt and apply design intent across variants, diverse product forms, substrates and various print processes through the approval process for representative artworks

4. PEAK Soft Skills

• Execute with Excellence
• Leads with Courage
• Champion Productivity

About us

We produce globally recognized brands, and we grow the best business leaders in the industry. With a portfolio of trusted brands as diverse as ours, it is paramount our leaders are able to lead with courage the vast array of brands, categories and functions. We serve consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ariel®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Herbal Essences®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Tampax® and more. Our community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

Visit http://www.pg.com to know more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.

At P&G, the hiring journey is personalized every step of the way, thereby ensuring equal opportunities for all, with a strong foundation of Ethics & Corporate Responsibility guiding everything we do.

All the available job opportunities are posted either on our website - pgcareers.com, or on our official social media pages, for the convenience of prospective candidates, and do not require them to pay any kind of fees towards their application.”

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