Print Production Artist (Direct Mail)

Job Title: Print Production Artist (Direct Mail)

Location: Hybrid (In-office Mon–Thu, Remote Fri) | Englewood, CO 80112

Compensation: $52,000 – $57,000 / year

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

About direct2you

direct2you is a fast-paced direct mail marketing company based in the south Denver metro area. We specialize in driving measurable new business for multi-unit and franchise clients through targeted direct mail campaigns backed by demographic data and analytics.

The Role: 100% Execution & High-Volume Print Production

We are looking for a focused, detail-driven Print Production Artist who excels in speed, accuracy, and technical prepress discipline.

This is a heads-down, high-volume production role, not an open-ended concept or brand-development design position.

Your entire day is focused on flawless execution: assembling fast-turnaround postcards from provided client brand assets, adhering strictly to franchise style guidelines, managing bleeds, and postal clearances, and generating multiple accurate, press-ready proofs daily.

If you thrive on organizing files, mastering InDesign, hitting tight daily deadlines, and take pride in meticulous file prep and clean, press-ready output, this job is built for you.

What You Will Do Daily

• High-Volume Proof Generation: Build and revise dozens of direct mail postcard layouts per week within established client templates and brand standards.
• Prepress & Postal Compliance: Ensure every file strictly complies with print and USPS mailing specifications—including correct bleeds, safe margins, crop marks, spot/process colors, resolution (300 DPI), indicia placement, and barcode clear zones.
• Asset & Style Integration: Ingest raw client assets (logos, high-res photography, offers, disclaimers) and drop them cleanly into structured InDesign files without distorting aspect ratios or violating brand guidelines.
• Rigorous Quality Control: Self-proof every piece for typography consistency, phone numbers, disclaimers, alignment, and export settings before outputting client proofs.
• Pipeline Speed: Manage a continuous daily queue, rapidly turning around client revisions and packaging final, press-ready PDFs for print vendors.

Who You Are

• An InDesign Specialist: InDesign is your native environment. You navigate styles (character, paragraph, object), master pages, layers, and preflight tools effortlessly and rely on keyboard shortcuts to work fast.
• Process-Driven & Fast: You enjoy working in a systematic, structured rhythm. Switching between multiple template-driven client files across a single day energizes rather than drains you.
• Technical over Conceptual: You prefer taking provided elements and executing a balanced, error-free layout over staring at a blank canvas waiting for inspiration.
• Detail-Obsessed: You catch broken links, RGB elements hiding in CMYK workflows, missing bleed lines, and postal clearance infringements before anyone else does.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of dedicated print production, prepress, or high-volume publishing experience (e.g., commercial printer, sign shop, direct mail house, or catalog production).
• Advanced Adobe InDesign proficiency is required
• Demonstrated understanding of commercial offset/digital print workflows (bleeds, trims, color separations, CMYK, rich black vs. 100% K, high-res PDF export settings).
• Direct mail production experience (familiarity with USPS addressing areas, barcode clearances, and postal requirements) is strongly preferred.
• Strong organizational habits, clean layer/file naming conventions, and dependable time management.
• Reliable commute to our Englewood, CO office Monday through Thursday.

Benefits & Perks

• 401(k)
• Health insurance & Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dental insurance & Vision insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)
• Wellness benefit
• Weekly complimentary team lunches & quarterly team outings

Pay: $52,000.00 - $57,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Which best describes your core skill set? (Multiple Choice)

A) High-volume print production, prepress, and template execution

B) Creative direction, brand identity, and open-ended design concepts

C) Digital/web UI design and social media creative

Or a mix? Please explain

• What direct experience do you have formatting print pieces for USPS mailing guidelines (such as addressing panels, indicia placement, and barcode clear zones)?
• This role requires outputting multiple accurate, template-based print proofs per day rather than open-ended branding design. Does a high-volume, heads-down production workflow appeal to you?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Englewood, CO 80112

Salary : $52,000 - $57,000