[Hiring] Production Graphic Designer @20four7VA

Role Description

20four7VA is seeking offshore independent contractors to deliver remote services to clients worldwide, with a primary focus on developed markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. An established Maryland-based signage, printing, and promotional products company is seeking an experienced Production Graphic Designer to support a high-volume operation serving both individual customers and major commercial clients.

This is not primarily a Canva or template-based social media design position. The company needs a designer with practical experience creating, modifying, and preparing professional artwork for physical production, including signs, apparel, promotional products, storefront graphics, and other large-format applications.

The ideal candidate understands vector graphics, print-ready file preparation, scaling, resolution, and the practical differences between artwork that looks good on a screen and artwork that can successfully be produced at commercial scale.

The objective of each engagement is to assist the client in improving business efficiency, enhancing service delivery, or supporting operational functions through high-quality, task-specific services rendered by a qualified contractor.

Scope of Services

• Graphic Design & Artwork Preparation
  • Create and modify customer artwork using Adobe Illustrator and/or CorelDRAW
  • Develop production-ready vector graphics
  • Recreate, clean up, and properly format customer-provided artwork
  • Prepare designs for signs, apparel, promotional products, storefronts, and related applications
  • Ensure artwork is appropriately sized and formatted for its intended production method
  • Convert unsuitable customer files into usable production artwork
• Customer Design Requests
  • Review incoming design and quote requests
  • Interpret customer instructions accurately
  • Create initial concepts and proofs based on provided requirements
  • Revise artwork based on feedback
  • Prepare finalized files for production after approval
  • Maintain efficient turnaround for time-sensitive and rush requests
• Production Design Support
  • Verify dimensions, resolution, file type, and other artwork requirements before production
  • Understand when raster artwork must be recreated or converted into vector format
  • Maintain organized working and final production files
  • Follow established naming, storage, and approval processes
  • Learn and follow the company's specific production standards and workflows
• Workflow & Communication
  • Communicate clearly with the owner regarding design requirements and questions
  • Learn the company's design style and customer expectations
  • Work from incoming requests with increasing independence as processes are established
  • Prioritize projects according to production deadlines
  • Complete client revisions accurately and efficiently

Qualifications

• Professional graphic design experience required
• Adobe Illustrator and/or CorelDRAW proficiency required
• Strong understanding of vector graphics required
• Experience preparing print-ready or production-ready artwork strongly preferred
• Signage, large-format printing, apparel, promotional products, print shop, or related production design experience strongly preferred
• Understanding of raster versus vector artwork, resolution, scaling, and file preparation required
• Strong written and verbal English communication required
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant professional design work required
• Formal graphic design education is preferred but practical production experience is more important

Requirements

• A true graphic designer with strong fundamentals beyond template-based design
• Highly proficient with vector artwork
• Understands commercial print and production requirements
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Able to interpret instructions accurately without excessive back-and-forth
• Strong communicator who asks intelligent questions when requirements are unclear
• Fast learner willing to complete the client's industry-specific training
• Comfortable receiving direct feedback and making revisions quickly
• Reliable and capable of eventually owning a consistent flow of incoming design requests

Work Schedule

• Contracted Hours per Week: 20 Hours
• Scheduled Working Days: Monday through Friday (unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing)
• Daily Working Time: Flexible EST Business Hours

What we offer

• Competitive rates
• Weekly payments
• Various open roles are available
• Free training and upskilling
• Constant support and guidance
• A vibrant community always ready to support you
• And more!