Packaging Production Artist

Packaging Production Artist

Nutrabolt is a fast-growing, global active health and wellness company with a portfolio of market leading performance-oriented brands that energize and fuel active lifestyles. The company's disruptive and innovative products compete in the Functional Beverage and Active Nutrition segments, under three consumer-loved brands: C4® (one of the fastest-growing energy drink brands in the United States and the #1 selling global pre-workout brand), XTEND® (the #1 post-workout recovery brand in the United States), and Cellucor® (an award-winning sports nutrition brand created in 2002).

Since its founding 20 years ago, Nutrabolt has set out to meet the discerning needs of performance athletes and fitness enthusiasts, while appealing beyond this core group to include consumers around the globe who are making healthy, active living a daily priority.

As a Certified Great Place to Work, Top Workplaces USA honoree, Fortune Best Workplace in Texas, and more – Nutrabolt cares deeply about our people, planet, and the communities we serve. Here, our teammates are united by our mission, and take ownership in creating a healthy workplace environment that promotes strong bodies, clear minds, and a culture of respect and belonging for all.

As the Packaging Production Artist, you will play a critical role in translating creative packaging concepts into precise, print-ready production files across all brands and product lines. You will work directly with the Senior Packaging Designer and Director of Art to ensure all packaging artwork meets the highest standards of accuracy, consistency, and manufacturability. This role is highly technical and detail-driven, requiring deep expertise in packaging prepress, mechanical file setup, and printing processes—especially for beverage applications and aluminum can production. You will serve as the bridge between design intent and final production, ensuring that all artwork adheres to brand standards while meeting the strict technical requirements of printers and manufacturers. You will collaborate cross-functionally with Creative, Brand, and Operations teams, as well as external vendors, to deliver flawless execution and efficient production workflows. This role demands a strong understanding of industry-leading print capabilities, color management, and specialized production processes to ensure packaging performs at scale and at shelf.

Create accurate, high-quality print-ready packaging files and mechanicals based on approved design concepts, ensuring all outputs meet production specifications and brand standards

Build and refine dielines, layouts, and production art across packaging formats including labels, cartons, shrink sleeves, and aluminum beverage cans

Apply expert knowledge of prepress workflows, including color separations, trapping, bleed, resolution, and file organization to ensure flawless print execution

Partner closely with the Senior Packaging Designer and Director of Art to execute design intent with precision and consistency

Prepare and deliver press-ready files to printers and prepress partners, ensuring all technical requirements are met prior to release

Collaborate with printers, converters, and manufacturers to troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring quality and efficiency

Execute extensive file revisions and version control, maintaining accuracy across multiple SKUs and line extensions

Optimize artwork for various printing processes (flexographic, offset, digital, gravure) and substrates

Demonstrate advanced understanding of beverage packaging production, including aluminum can printing constraints such as spot color limitations, trapping, and cylindrical distortion considerations

Ensure all packaging complies with regulatory, technical, and brand requirements (e.g., barcode placement, legal copy, nutrition panels)

Maintain organized file structures and archive production assets in accordance with team standards and workflows

Develop mockups and production proofs to validate artwork prior to manufacturing

Stay current on evolving print technologies, materials, and finishing techniques to continuously improve output quality

Support process improvements and contribute to scalable production workflows across the creative team

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, or related field

4–8+ years of experience in packaging production, prepress, or production art, ideally within a creative agency or CPG brand environment

Strong portfolio demonstrating precision production work and packaging execution

Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Acrobat

Expert-level understanding of dielines, mechanical builds, and print production processes

Proven experience creating print-ready files for packaging across multiple formats

Deep knowledge of color management (CMYK, Pantone), trapping, bleed, and print specifications

Specialized experience with beverage packaging and aluminum can printing strongly preferred, including understanding of spot color systems, base coats, varnishes, and press limitations

Familiarity with a wide range of printing processes and finishing techniques

Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and quality

Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment

Excellent communication and collaboration skills when working with cross-functional teams and external vendors

Experience working with beverage, CPG, or lifestyle brands

Familiarity with 3D mockup/visualization tools

Knowledge of sustainability considerations in packaging production

Experience with packaging workflow tools or asset management systems

Wellness Benefits

Nutrabolt cares about our teammates' physical, mental, and financial wellness by providing benefits like: competitive health insurance, life insurance, mental wellness programs, 401K matching, and a Lifestyle Spending Account.

Lifestyle Perks

We offer unlimited vacation paid time off and volunteer time off. You'll get discounts on C4 Energy, Cellucor, and XTEND products, too!

Family Support

We want you to reach your full potential at work by taking care of all loved ones at home. We provide paid parental leave, in addition to reimbursement for expenses related to childcare, fertility treatments, legal fees, and more through our Lifestyle Spending Account.

Nutrabolt is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.