Core responsibilities

• Prepare other artists' artwork for print - file setup, color, resolution, bleed, separations, and everything else the printer needs.
• Design and apply print finishes on top of existing artwork: selective gloss and varnish, metallic and holographic under-prints, textures, glow-in-the-dark layers.
• Retouch and refine small details - clean-ups, edge work, missing detail, contrast and color corrections, the small fixes that make an image work on metal.
• Prepare and evaluate print samples, then iterate - adjust the file, print again, compare, repeat until it's approved.
• Work daily with Print Technicians on the production floor - compare results against the file, diagnose why a sample came out the way it did, and agree on what to change.
• Keep production files, naming, and documentation in order.
• Support R&D and Production trials of new finishes, substrates and effects.

Areas of responsibility

Prepress & artwork preparation

• Take incoming artwork from artists, licensors and in-house creators to a production-ready state.
• Manage color, resolution, bleed and trim, overprint, and separations across our formats and substrates.
• Spot early when artwork won't hold up on metal, and propose fixes.

‍Finishes & creative detail

• Design the finish layer for Limited Edition (LE), Ultra Limited Edition (ULE), Textra and Shards releases.
• Build the masks, channels, and effect layers that drive selective gloss, metallic and holographic under-prints, textures, and glow layers.
• Refine detail inside the existing artwork so the finish has something to sit on, while keeping the artist's intent intact.

‍Samples & collaboration with the floor

• Plan, prepare, and assess print samples, and decide what to change and why.
• Work side by side with Print Technicians, R&D, and the production team through every iteration.
• Build up real know-how of what our machines and materials can and can't do, and feed it back into how we design.

‍Production files & documentation

• Maintain clean, consistently named, reproducible production files.
• Document finishes and settings so a release can be repeated exactly.
• Keep the Design Studio's shared standards in good shape as the product line grows.

❌ What is not part of the responsibilities

• Creating artwork or illustrations from scratch — the art comes from our artists, licensors and partners.
• Designing digital products, interfaces, websites or apps — this is not a UX or product design role.
• Branding, advertising or campaign design.
• Working in Figma or other digital product design tools.
• Choosing which artworks or licenses become Limited Editions.

📍 Where you'll work

• This is an on-site role, every working day, at our factory site: Okólna 45c, Marki.
• It isn't remote or hybrid. The printers, materials, samples, and technicians are all here. This is hands-on work with physical objects, and being next to them is most of the point.
• Public transport to Okólna 45c is limited, so check your commute before you apply. Most of the team drives or carpools.

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• Hands-on experience designing for print or for physical products - apparel, packaging, labels, large format, publishing, POS or similar. You have things in your portfolio that were actually manufactured.
• Working knowledge of design for print - color modes and profiles, resolution, bleed and trim, overprint, separations, and why a file that looks right on screen can print wrong
• At least a basic understanding of printing and print finishing techniques - spot varnish, foil and hot stamping, embossing, metallic and holographic layers, textures, special effects: what they are and roughly how they're produced.
• Confident in Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop and Illustrator above all, plus InDesign and Acrobat as needed.
• Precision and patience
• Communicative and comfortable working with production people, not only with designers. You can explain a file problem to a technician and understand printing problems.
• English good enough for your daily duties - most of our internal communication is in English. It doesn't need to be perfect; it needs to be usable.
• Able to be at our Marki site every working day.

Nice to have

• Experience working with production teams, print technicians, or a print house.
• Familiarity with sublimation, UV, or digital printing techniques.
• An interest in pop culture and collectibles - games, movies, comics. That's where our artwork comes from, and it helps to care about it.

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