What are the responsibilities and job description for the Separation Artist for Screen Printing position at 24 Seven Talent?
Job Description
Separation Artist for Screen Printing
Duration: approx 6-12 months
40 hours/week
Hybrid :Onsite in Tampa Tue-Thur, WFH Mon and Fri
Pay: $24/hr
Industry: Apparel
Job Summary
The Separations Artist is responsible for preparing, correcting, and optimizing production-ready color separations for licensed apparel and related products. This role ensures artwork meets print method, manufacturing, and licensor requirements while maintaining accuracy, efficiency, and consistency across high-volume seasonal programs. The Separations Artist plays a critical role in protecting print quality, reducing downstream errors, and supporting on-time production.
General Duties & Responsibilities
Separation Artist for Screen Printing
Duration: approx 6-12 months
40 hours/week
Hybrid :Onsite in Tampa Tue-Thur, WFH Mon and Fri
Pay: $24/hr
Industry: Apparel
Job Summary
The Separations Artist is responsible for preparing, correcting, and optimizing production-ready color separations for licensed apparel and related products. This role ensures artwork meets print method, manufacturing, and licensor requirements while maintaining accuracy, efficiency, and consistency across high-volume seasonal programs. The Separations Artist plays a critical role in protecting print quality, reducing downstream errors, and supporting on-time production.
General Duties & Responsibilities
- Create, edit, and finalize color separations for screen print, digital, and specialty print methods (including simulated process, spot color, and index where applicable).
- Ensure separations adhere to approved art, brand standards, and licensor guidelines (e.g., league rules, trademarks, color accuracy).
- Prepare production-ready files with correct line weights, trapping, underbases, overprints, halftones, and print callouts.
- Review incoming artwork for technical risks and proactively flag issues related to printability, color count, fabric type, or press limitations.
- Partner closely with Production Art, Manufacturing Art, Sampling, and vendors to troubleshoot print challenges and resolve issues quickly.
- Support sampling, pre-production, and bulk production timelines by meeting SLA and seasonal deadlines.
- Maintain consistency and accuracy across multiple styles, SKUs, and seasonal refreshes.
- Update or adjust separations based on revisions, corrections, or licensor feedback.
- Follow established workflows, naming conventions, and file management standards.
- Contribute to process improvements that reduce rework, errors, and production delays.
- 3 years of professional experience in color separations for apparel or related print manufacturing.
- Expert proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Strong understanding of screen-print production, inks, underbases, trapping, halftones, and fabric considerations.
- Experience supporting high-volume, fast-paced production environments.
- High attention to detail with strong quality control instincts.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting tight deadlines.
- Clear communicator with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
- Working knowledge of licensed or branded product workflows preferred.
- Experience with sports licensing (NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAA, etc.).
- Familiarity with overseas manufacturing and vendor handoff requirements.
- Knowledge of digital print, hybrid print methods, or specialty inks.
- Experience working within PLM or workflow management systems.
- Accuracy and quality of separations (reduction in print errors and rework).
- On-time delivery aligned to seasonal calendars.
- Adherence to licensor and brand standards.
- Effective collaboration with cross-functional partners.
- Continuous improvement contributions to workflow efficiency.
Salary : $24