Production Associate, Design & Publishing

Description

Atick Labs is seeking a talented Production Associate for Design & Publishing to join its pioneering team. This role focuses on shaping and maintaining the visual identity of Atick Labs' technology products, primarily aimed at learning for children and families. 

The selected candidate will have ownership over the entire design production process, including creating thumbnails, scenes, and pages, while ensuring consistency in style across various platforms. The role supports the publishing workflow, preparing content for digital and print media, managing brand assets, and analyzing content performance to optimize engagement. 

This opportunity is ideal for a creative professional with 1 to 3 years of graphic design experience, confident in using design software such as Figma, Illustrator, and InDesign, and passionate about learning design and publishing in a fast-paced startup environment.

 The Production Associate contributes to the visual storytelling by designing engaging graphics and layouts for illustrated books, activity sheets, and social media content. They work closely with AI image tools to draft and refine visuals that align with the company’s brand guidelines. Additionally, the associate manages publishing schedules across various platforms and compiles performance reports to influence future design decisions. 

This role is instrumental in building and organizing the brand library, including logos, characters, and typography. Though managing a team is not part of this position, the Production Associate will be a key founding member whose creative input shapes the brand’s growth and presence in the educational technology sector.

Responsibilities

• Design thumbnails, social media posts, banners, and simple illustrated scenes consistent with the company’s brand style.
• Lay out multi-page illustrated books and printable activity sheets for both print and digital distribution.
• Use AI-based image creation tools to draft initial designs and meticulously refine them to maintain a cohesive visual identity.
• Prepare print-ready artwork and ensure quality control through proofreading and PDF preflight checks before publication.
• Publish and schedule multimedia content across video and social platforms, including writing descriptive titles, captions, and metadata.
• Analyze content performance metrics regularly and produce weekly reports with actionable insights to improve engagement and reach.
• Organize and maintain the brand asset library to ensure easy access and consistency in logos, characters, color palettes, and typography.
• Collaborate with content and product teams to ensure design elements support learning objectives and audience needs.
• Apply knowledge of typography, page layout, and typesetting to produce visually impactful and accessible designs.
• Stay up to date with new design tools, trends, and printing techniques to continuously enhance the quality and effectiveness of published material.

Experience

2 Years

Apply By

Nov 17, 2026

Required Skills

• Adobe Illustrator
• Page Layout And Typesetting
• Digital Publishing
• Proofreading And Quality Control
• PDF Preparation And Preflight
• Print-ready artwork preparation
• eBook publishing
• Design
• Figma
• Adobe Photoshop
• InDesign or similar software

Nice to Have Skills

• Vector graphic creation and editing
• AI Image Generation Tools
• Content scheduling and publishing
• Performance analysis reporting