Artwork Designer - Global Artwork

About the role

Amgen is looking for an Artwork Designer with a strong mindset for process improvements to join its team. You will create and/or review right-first-time artworks, manually or automatically, and provide technical support for daily execution. You will also help the Artwork team prepare artwork by building and reviewing brand and design templates, and by reviewing print proofs and artwork produced by Amgen partners.

Key responsibilities

• Create artwork templates (design and brand templates) and review them, including technical layout templates.
• Design and review artworks for all Amgen products across test, mock-up and master stages, in line with Amgen's Standard Operating Procedures.
• Review supplier print proofs and approve artworks created by Amgen partners.
• Assess artworks that are not right first time and carry out root cause analysis on a subset based on error criticality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to incorporate feedback and revisions, and work with printer suppliers to meet their technical requirements.
• Provide technical support to the artwork team and outsourced service providers, and contribute to cross-functional projects.
• Give input to improve artwork processes and quality, and take part in team meetings.

Required profile

• Master's degree in graphic design, fine arts or a related field, or Bachelor's degree in graphic design with 2-4 years of packaging/labeling experience in a GMP environment.
• Proven experience as an Artwork Designer in a highly regulated industry or cGMP pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with print production processes and knowledge of prepress requirements.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Graphic Arts, Packaging or Life Sciences, and 2+ years of packaging/labeling experience focused on artwork creation.

Required skills

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and other relevant tools.
• Solid understanding of design and packaging principles.
• Preferred: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), visual tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Google Charts) and document management systems (e.g. Veeva Vault).
• Excellent communication, attention to detail, independent and collaborative work, creativity and problem-solving, flexibility, and a continuous improvement mindset.