Overview
Manager, Technical Art – New York, 10019, United States of America
Famehouse, a division of UMG, is the preeminent leader in D2C solutions in music, defining & delivering the industry’s best-in-class service to connect artists with their fans. Established & headquartered in Philly, Famehouse powers D2C for UMG’s labels, artists, and Bravado, along with a select roster of 3rd party clients. Our success & culture is fueled by collaboration—both within FH and with our partners. We are passionate about the impact of D2C & merchandise for artists, providing a full-service solution to grow an artist’s owned business including strategy, creative, storefront merchandising, fulfillment, customer service, technology, and more.
How We LEAD:
Universal Music Group is seeking a Manager, Technical Art to oversee the graphic execution on behalf of one of the most iconic artists in the world. This creative will bring vision, and clarity to a highly collaborative environment, working together with the artist’s creative director, internal design and product development team members, and UMG stakeholders. This candidate will ensure that all work meets the highest standards of print quality.
How You’ll CREATE:
- Create Tech Packs that include print techniques, PMS color selections, print sizing, graphic placement, and size grading.
- Prepare design files for print and production.
- Coordinate separations to in-house separators and printers.
- Review separations, pantone call outs, sizing, and all details before art files are shared with printers and outside vendors.
- Quality control and compare approved mockups to completed seps before sampling initiates.
- Execute art separations.
- Create neck label and woven label art files and add them to each product folder.
- Apply approved packaging patterns to packaging die-lines.
- Provide print scale specifications for approved all-over-print designs.
- Resize existing graphic art files for required print/production specifications.
- Work with clients, production team, and in-house design team to support the creative vision of a project, understanding design guidelines and requirements.
- Adapt and spec artwork for print on demand jobs.
- Make design adjustments to art files as needed for exceptional quality and best success in final completion.
- Size and set up files for hard goods and accessories.
- Build extensive knowledge of current blanks for speedy technical set ups.
- Liaise with partners to ensure program deadlines are met and product specs are accurate.
- Partner with product development on any pre-production alignment and tasks.
- Work and update final files and callouts in PLM.
Bring Your VIBE:
- 5+ years of experience managing and executing creative projects and sampling through production design tasks.
- Proven ability to thrive in multi-stakeholder, highly collaborative environments.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills — able to articulate ideas clearly to both creative and non-creative audiences.
- Knowledge of product sourcing and production, including cut & sew and custom Product Development.
- Deep understanding of: Music fandom and the fan-to-artist connection; and eCommerce trends and best practices that enhance fan engagement.
- Creative, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; capable of managing multiple high-priority projects at once.
- Calm, flexible, and accountable under pressure; maintains professionalism in all interactions.
- Highly skilled in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
- Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Graphic Design, or related field.
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