About the Role
At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping to transform the finance industry. This role requires in-office collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Build production files based on new files from art direction, collaborating with the art director to maintain design integrity.
- Update production files of existing pieces.
- Build new production files based on existing files or templates.
- Build and hand off files for programming into various template-based tools.
- Produce digital, fillable, and interactive PDFs.
- Ensure all files meet accessibility requirements.
- Make copy and layout edits to files during reviews, meeting deadlines.
- Check files for completeness and adherence to Schwab Brand standards and production specifications.
- Work closely with the print production manager to ensure accurate files are provided to the print vendor.
- Preflight approved files for final hand off to print production.
- Review soft and hard proofs as requested.
- Perform image adjustments such as changing resolution, resizing, cropping, and retouching.
- Proactively communicate with project team members to provide clarification or prevent issues.
- Ask for necessary information and come to meetings prepared.
- Produce logo files for Schwab Alliance/Advisor statements, Fixed Income reports, and Schwab Retirement Plan Services statements.
- Assist in organizing, monitoring, archiving, and maintaining files on the server.
- Maintain knowledge of C2 and studio team systems and processes and offer recommendations for improvements.
- Assist in creating or maintaining team process documentation.
- Learn about Schwab’s products, services, audiences, and resources.
- Keep skills and technical knowledge current.
- Share project and technical knowledge with the studio design team.
Requirements
- Expert level mastery of Adobe InDesign
- Basic to intermediate level mastery of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Basic to intermediate level mastery of Adobe Acrobat and creating interactive and fillable PDFs
- Basic understanding of accessibility standards in digital and print
- Experience working within strict brand guidelines
- Current Schwab working experience
- Strong print prepress knowledge
- Additional consideration given for experience in the print industry
- Basic knowledge of HTML tags is helpful
- Complete work in a responsible and detail-oriented manner.
- Practice good time management to meet all deadlines.
- Ensure the quality of work exceeds clients’ expectations.
- Adapt and remain productive when the scope of work changes.
- Work cooperatively with others to produce innovative solutions.
- Seek opportunities to share and develop experience and knowledge.
- Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude.
- Focus energy on solving problems and getting the work done.
- Engage in regular, consistent communication.
Skills
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Acrobat
- Interactive PDFs
- Fillable PDFs
- Accessibility standards
- Brand guidelines
- Print production
- Prepress
- HTML tags
Location
- On site
Work Type
- On site
Experience Level
- Expert
- Basic to intermediate
Benefits
- Bonus or incentive opportunities
About the Company
- Schwab empowers employees to make an impact on their career.
- Schwab fosters innovative thought and creative problem solving.
- Schwab aims to challenge the status quo and transform the finance industry.
