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Senior Design Production Artist
- 3M (Maplewood, MN)
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Job Description:
Senior Design Production Artist
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
The Impact You’ll Make in this RoleAs a(n) Senior Design Production Artist, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
Role Information:
+ Focus on creating a diverse array of projects from simple to highly complex global packaging artwork concepts into final print production art.
+ Ensures technical design specifications/contributions/structure/process/decisions align with business unit and design-function expectations.
+ Drive global artwork consistency and design content accuracy within brand guidelines, while effectively managing details and consistency within artwork.
+ Strong knowledge of preparing final art files for various media, including print, digital, and packaging.
+ Understand packaging artwork requirements, including working with die lines, net contents, regulatory and warning texts, color and printing methods.
+ Strong understanding of packaging and labeling systems and printing technology and their constraints for layouts.
+ Manage project timelines with internal project management team.
+ Ability to learn and adapt to new systems and processes as needed.
+ Build and maintain relationships with key internal partners.
Your Skills and Expertise To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
+ High School Diploma/GED or higher from a (completed and verified prior to start),
+ A minimum of 10 combined years of working experience in artwork production for packaging within corporate, creative, agency and /or printing industry.
+ Experience in consumer packaging and pre-press printing industries.
+ Effective organizational and time management skills to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
+ Proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; MS Office Excel, PowerPoint, Teams. Familiar with remote collaboration and cloud-based workflows.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
+ Experience in consumer branding, packaging and retail merchandising
+ Excellent visual design skills, layout, typography, and colors.
+ In-depth packaging design knowledge and experience with print production.
+ Knowledge of packaging regulation and uniform packaging laws is important.
+ Knowledge of consumer goods packaging industry.
+ Understanding of current print and pre-press industry processes (offset, flexo, digital,gravure, etc.).
+ Working knowledge of review tool software and Power BI applications.
+ Ability to manage high volumes, shifting priorities, and tight timelines.
+ Strong skills in communication, collaboration, time management and attention to detail.
Work location:
+ Hybrid Eligible (Job Duties allow for some remote work but require travel to 3M Center, Maplewood MN at least 1-3 days per week)
Travel: May include up to 10%
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well-being
3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $109,202 - $133,469, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en\_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 05/29/2025 To 06/28/2025 Or until filled
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Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Pay & Benefits Overview: https://www.3m.com/3M/en\_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/
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