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GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PRODUCTION ARTIST

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Job Description:

A Graphic Designer/Production Artist is responsible for all elements of the creative and production art process. This may include, but is not limited to: brainstorming/conceptualization, vector/illustrator art creation/design, reviewing and/or revising customer-supplied artwork and preparing files for production. Capability in 3D design (Blender experience), apparel design, and web development considered assets.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL:

  • Possess the ability to read and understand written and verbal instructions and job dockets.
  • be able to handle criticism of their work.
  • be able to work in team environment.
  • Be meticulous with repetative tasks.

General hours of work are from 7:00-8:00am - 3:30-4:30pm, 5 days a week.

Shift work and overtime may be required.

SUBMIT YOUR COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO:
   Brant Nobel
   Premier.ca
   560 Marjorie Street
   Winnipeg, MB R3H 0S9
   Fax: 204-663-9202
   Email: brant@premier.ca

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Brant Nobel by email by April 26, 2024. Only applicants of interest will be interviewed.

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NOW HIRING STUDENTS FOR OUR SUMMER PRODUCTION SEASON!

The Project

Premier Printing must complete approximately 1/2 million agendas from mid June through August. Our team, with the help of a student-based workforce, has assembled agendas for over thirty years. An agenda is a time management tool designed for today’s students. The agendas are shipped to schools across Canada - you might even use an agenda made at Premier Printing! This is a challenging task – but we are proud of our past successes and look forward to improving this season!

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The Positions

Our summer positions include a range of tasks within our print and bindery environment. There are positions available in equipment operations, quality control, product binding, product packaging, and inventory control. We are looking to hire between 20-30 workers for this year.

The People

Every summer we build a team of both old and new acquaintances. We’re proud that many of our recruits come back to join us each year – and we’re always excited to get to know our new team members better.

Consider joining us! We’re looking for individuals whom:

  • Are 16 years of age or older
  • Believe in teamwork
  • Are enthusiastic
  • Are committed to working through the summer
  • Possess integrity
  • Have a positive attitude

The Hours

We hope to have our first group of students (from post secondary schools) working by the middle of June. The rest of the team starts in the beginning of July when school is finished.

We typically work forty hours a week per shift. Applicants should be aware that the season start, and finish are subject to change based on available production volumes.

Due to our tight timeframe, it’s important that we build a committed workforce. We ask our team members to take no more than three working days off during the summer and do not end their employment prior to August 26, unless mutually agreed upon. We encourage you to strongly consider your holiday plans and school start before applying – this will be a topic discussed during the interview process.

The Pay

We offer competitive wages! Please feel free to inquire more specifically about wages in the interview process.

To Apply

Download our application below and mail, email, fax or drop it off. Only applicants of interest will be interviewed. You are encouraged to apply no later than June 7th, 2024.

Contact info is as follows:

   Stefanie Stockes
   Premier Printing Ltd.
   One Beghin Avenue
   Winnipeg, MB R2J 3X5
   Fax: 204-663-9202
   Email: stefanie@premier.ca

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us - email your inquiry to Stefanie at the email address above.

We look forward to reviewing your application!

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PROMOTIONAL GOODS

Did you know we sell promotional goods? Everything from hats and cups to pens and ponies. Well, maybe not ponies, but we do have an extensive network of suppliers for all your promotional requirements. Supply your logo or tagline, pick your products and you're off to the races. Promotional items are a great way to keep your brand fresh in the mind of customers.

We specialize in creating the best products for your brand. From corporate events to club functions, fundraisers to grand openings, conferences to sports tournaments, employee recognition to educational functions, we've got you covered.

Browse through our catalogs or check out our showrooms for quick inspiration. Have a specific product in mind? Take advantage of our in-depth search tool. Want to save a little money? Comb through our latest specials!

Whether your event is large or small, we have the perfect product for you. Look around and enjoy! If you don't see exactly what you are looking for, contact us today and we'll be happy to help you.

Print Resources

Having the right resources makes the printing process that much easier. Here's some helpful information to get you going:

Production Related Documents

Company Policies, Etc.

Premier.ca Logo

Consistently transforming your ideas into engaging printed products is a complicated process. We reliably simplify your sourcing and printing experience so that your designs and communications impress.

premier.ca Brand Refresh

For sixty years, Premier Printing has been a printing service vendor for thousands of customers and countless impressions. From humble beginnings in a garage on the east side of Winnipeg to two bright and clean buildings totaling approximately 90, 000 square feet, we continue to chart a course to more comprehensively meet the needs of our primarily business-to-business relationships.

LOGO

For decades our logo has maintained various implementations of the double-P – representing the Ps in Premier Printing, and graphically representing unwinding rolls of printing substrate. Our new logo continues to carry the motion of most printing processes, notably paper and fabric. At the same time, we have modernized the look and feel, removed the need for a circular bug and have added an angular element in a nod to the most recent branding of our Valley dye-sublimation and sewing facility.

WORDMARK

Today, we are thrilled to update the branding of our company to better represent our current and future services. While our legal name remains Premier Printing Ltd., by name we are most readily recognized as simply ‘Premier’. Because we offer more than print services (though this is still what we’re most busy with), ‘Printing’ has been removed from our brand wordmark. Further, in light of plans to significantly increase our online, e-commerce capabilities, we have simply made our primary website our new wordmark: premier.ca.

COLOURS

 
 

Perhaps the most recognizable part of our branding for many years has been the ‘Premier’ orange and yellow. It represents legacy and recognition that we can’t throw away! And, so, although we have made some slight colour modifications, we will continue to proudly fly these company colours.

VALLEY

Valley Apparel and Display Logo

Twelve years ago this month, Premier Printing purchased in whole the design, dye-sublimation and sewing operations of Valley Fashions Inc. For twelve years it has continued to operate and sell under the ‘Valley’ brand, most recently as Valley – Apparel & Display. Moving forward, however, the use of the Valley brand will officially be deprecated and our dye-sublimation operation at 560 Marjorie Street will continue great work under the premier.ca brand. Still the same excellent staff, products and services as before, but now flying the same colours as the head office and paper facility at 1 Beghin Avenue.

TAGLINE

Simply – Occam’s razor? K.I.S.S.? We are constantly finding the most efficient, least complicated way to deliver your products and our services. We reliably simplify to ensure your ‘simply.’

Making – Factories? Yes. Automation? Yes. But craftsmanship still matters! We creatively and productively use current equipment and technology!

Great – Making sure this is how your experience working with us should always be... after all, it’s in our name.

Impressions – Image. Reputation. Integrity. Yours and ours. We deliver timely and quality impressions all round so that you and yours can impress.

DID YOU KNOW WE ALSO…

Icon bar of Premier.ca's services

Finally, this rebranding attempts to rectify an all too common remark we receive while servicing existing accounts or prospecting for new ones: ‘I didn’t know you also…

  • provided promotional product sales and service; or
  • designed and manufactured fully-customized apparel; or
  • could print and mail my catalogue; or
  • can store and fulfill my collateral from your warehouse, or
  • etc.

Yes, we can. Paper, Promo, Apparel, Display, Fulfillment are well within our wheelhouse. Talk to us today to relieve or improve on some of your sourcing and supply chain challenges!

Dye Sub Artwork Preparation and Guidelines

To ensure the highest quality output please keep the following guidelines in mind when submitting your artwork.

Vector-based graphics

Scaled to any size without the loss of quality, this artwork is typically created with illustration software (such as Adobe Illustrator), and is the preferred format for logos because of its crisp lines and scalability.

Vector-based files should be supplied in one of the following formats (if applicable):

  1. Portable Document Format (.pdf)
  2. Adobe Illustrator (.ai)
  3. Encapsulated Postscript (.eps)

In general, submitting vector based artwork allows us to achieve the best results.

Raster-based graphics

Typically, these images are generated via camera or created with photo-editing software (such as Adobe Photoshop). Raster-based artwork cannot be increased in size without losing quality.

Please provide images separately instead of embedding them.

Native files are preferred (for example, layered Photoshop files – .psd or .tif) rather than flattened files such as .jpeg.

At print size, images must have a minimum resolution of 100 dpi.

Remember to use RGB

Please provide artwork in RGB mode. At Premier we use a process called late binding which give us a wider gamut (more colours) to work with and better control. The result is louder, more vibrant and lively colours.

Colour Matching

If your artwork requires matching, please provide specific Pantone numbers for us to match.

Although we cannot guarantee exact matching with our dye-sublimation process we will work with our clients to find the closest achievable colour.

Text

In order to avoid potential font issues please convert all fonts to outlines.

What type of artwork is acceptable?

Vector Artwork In general, vector-based artwork allows us to achieve the best results, as the artwork can be scaled to any size without any loss of quality. Examples of common vector artwork file types include Adobe Illustrator (.ai), Encapsulated Postscript (.eps) and Portable Document Format (.pdf). When providing artwork it would be best to send those file types first if possible.

Non-Vector (Raster) Artwork If vector artwork is not available or for some reason inapplicable (ie. for photograph-based, raster imagery, etc.), we require images to have a minimum resolution of 100dpi at print size for best results. We would also prefer to work with native files (for example, layered Photoshop files) rather than flattened or compressed files such as jpeg.

Templates

If you would like to use one of our templates to prepare your artwork, just give us a call at 1.877.942.0595

Supplied artwork that does not meet our quality requirements may incur additional production time and cost. If you have any questions or concerns about do not hesitate to contact us.

Apparel Sizing

We want to ensure your garment is a perfect fit. To see how we size our apparel download our sizing guide document.

download our sizing guide.