Production Designer (Freelance, Part-Time)

Remote (Boston area preferred) | Ongoing Contract | Part-time (16–20 hrs/week)

We’re working with a well-known consumer products brand looking to add a mid-level Production Designer to their creative team. This is a long-term, part-time freelance role focused entirely on print production work — manuals, packaging inserts, and other printed collateral.

The ideal person is meticulous with layout, understands how to prep files for print, and is comfortable managing production-heavy work in InDesign and Illustrator. This is not a conceptual design role — it’s about execution, precision, and maintaining brand consistency across a large volume of detailed materials.

What You’ll Do:

• Handle print layout updates for manuals, inserts, and product collateral
• Make illustration adjustments, color corrections, and line weight refinements
• Crop, retouch, and clean up photography and imagery as needed
• Apply and maintain brand style guides in InDesign
• Ensure ADA compliance across all deliverables
• Collaborate with the internal design team via Microsoft Teams
• Occasionally visit the Boston-area office to review product samples or ensure design accuracy (not required weekly, just as needed)

What They’re Looking For:

• 5+ years of professional production design experience, focused on print
• Strong proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Illustrator (required)
• Solid Photoshop skills for light retouching and asset cleanup
• Understanding of print processes, typography, and production best practices
• Experience with manuals, multilingual documents, or packaging a plus
• Detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable working independently
• Based in or near the Greater Boston area preferred, but open to remote for the right person

Additional Details:

• Ongoing freelance engagement – approximately 16–20 hours per weekFlexible schedule (nights/weekends are fine if that fits your workflow)
• Collaboration and communication through Microsoft Teams
• Onboarding around mid-November, with an official start in early December
• Workload expected to increase during the spring season

This is a great fit for someone who enjoys hands-on production work, wants consistent part-time hours, and prefers flexibility in how and when they get their work done.