Print Production Specialist — Whippany, NJ

Job Title: Print Production Specialist / Graphic Artist (12-Month Contract)

Location: Whippany, NJ (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract (12 Months)

About the Role

We are looking for a detail-obsessed Print Production Specialist / Graphic Artist to join our team on a 12-month hybrid contract in Whippany, NJ. In this role, you will be the technical backbone behind our global consumer health packaging—covering OTC medicines, supplements, and personal care products.

If you thrive in fast-paced, highly regulated environments where precision, compliance, and technical mastery take center stage over open-ended creative ideation, this is the role for you. You will partner closely with Graphics Management, Regulatory, and Marketing to ensure every carton, label, and leaflet hits the press accurately, on-brand, and compliant with FDA/FTC standards.

What You’ll Do

Packaging Execution & Adaptation

• Execute the in-house creation, adaptation, and revision of packaging artwork and printed components, delivering print-ready files on strict timelines.

• Revise existing components across a wide variety of substrates, including cartons, primary labels, blisters, tubes, and Patient Information Leaflets (PILs).

• Accurately integrate critical regulatory updates, including Drug Facts, Supplement Facts, warnings, expiry dates, and lot codes.

• Adapt master layouts across multiple SKUs, sizes, and formats while maintaining strict brand integrity.

Pre-Press & Production

• Build clean mechanical files to printer die-lines with accurate color separations (Pantone/CMYK), trapping, bleeds, and technical layers.

• Generate and verify barcodes, QR codes, and regulatory symbols to ensure 100% scan compliance.

• Review printer proofs against master files for color accuracy, text placement, and structural alignment prior to mass production.

Collaboration & Asset Management

• Route artwork seamlessly through electronic approval workflows (such as Veeva, Blue, or Workfront) to secure Regulatory, Legal, and Quality sign-off.

• Maintain digital asset libraries with strict version control to guarantee only approved artwork is released.

• Partner directly with external print vendors to troubleshoot technical issues and align files with press specifications.

What You Bring to the Table

• Experience: 2–4 years of hands-on graphic production experience with strong exposure to CPG, pharmaceutical, or consumer health packaging.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Software Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, along with strong image retouching and manipulation skills.

• Technical & Print Know-How: Deep understanding of printing processes (flexography, lithography, digital), ink limitations, and color management.

• Micro-Typography Skills: Proven ability to set dense legal copy and micro-typography cleanly within tight structural footprints.

• Mindset: Hyper-attention to detail and a process-oriented approach. You understand that in consumer health, zero-defect accuracy is everything.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on household consumer health brands that millions of people rely on every day. You’ll work alongside a collaborative, cross-functional team in a flexible hybrid setup out of Whippany, NJ, bringing high-visibility packaging from concept to shelf.

Ready to bring your pre-press precision to our team? Apply today with your resume and a portfolio showcasing your packaging mechanicals and production work!