Production Designer Job at The AZEK Company in Chicago

Production Designer

The AZEK Company

Location : Chicago IL

The AZEK Company ( www.azekco.com ) is a $1.4+ billion, and growing, industry-leading manufacturer of beautiful, low-maintenance building products, and is highly committed to accelerating the use of recycled materials. We use our expertise in materials science to engineer and manufacture high-quality, sustainable residential and commercial building products that improve lives and businesses. All of AZEK’s products are designed to replace wood, metal and other traditional materials in a variety of applications. In June 2020, we completed a highly successful IPO ( NYSE : AZEK ).

At AZEK, we don’t just accept diversity — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. AZEK is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

This position is based at our corporate headquarters in Chicago’s West Fulton Market District with a hybrid weekly work schedule.

An employee shuttle to and from Ogilvy Transportation and Union Station is provided, as well as subsidized parking in our buildings attached garage.

Position Summary :

Reporting to the Creative Director and collaborating closely with the entire creative team, the Production Designer will design and produce assets for various media types, including digital, print, events and packaging, while ensuring quality and brand consistency across all platforms. They will follow design direction and create original layouts, adapt feedback into design updates, and prepare final files for delivery working directly with vendors as needed. In addition to design, they will manage image post-production, optimize assets for digital use, and support the broader creative and marketing teams. The ability to manage multiple projects, adhere to timelines, and maintain attention to detail for quality output are essential.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

• Design and create digital, print, event and packaging assets, including banner ads, social media content, email, and out-of-home materials.
• Create original layouts using typography, photography, illustrations, and vector art, while adapting designs based on feedback.
• Build and adapt various sizes and formats for digital and print executions based on provided specs.
• Ensure quality control, prepare final files and coordinate with external vendors for delivery.
• Manage multiple projects under tight deadlines, while optimizing visual assets for digital platforms, including websites and email.
• Collaborate with design, retouching, and web teams to ensure consistent quality and adherence to style guides.
• Organize, add metadata tags and upload files to the DAM system, ensuring accuracy
• Contribute to ongoing process improvements, including file workflow and asset management
• Maintain and organize the department's Digital Asset Management (DAM) system using platforms such as Bynder, WebDAM and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) , ensuring all creative assets are accurately tagged, versioned, and accessible across teams.
• Oversee asset library structure and taxonomy to support efficient search, retrieval, and usage across marketing, sales, and external partners.
• Implement and uphold best practices for metadata, usage rights, and file naming conventions to ensure consistency and compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to onboard new assets, archive outdated content, and continuously improve asset workflows and governance.

Qualifications

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. The annual salary for this role is $70K to $75K plus a 7.5% annual bonus target plus benefits. The pay for roles at AZEK varies depending on a wide range of factors including but not limited to the specific work location, role, skill set, and level of experience.

AZEK provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, short- and long-term disability, a 401(k) plan, an employee stock purchase program, and a variety of additional voluntary benefit options. For more details, please visit Benefits @ AZEK or Benefits @ AZEK (Spanish Version) .

We are committed to providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where diversity of all kinds is sought out, valued, respected and appreciated. We are building and promoting a culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. It fuels our innovation, drives operational excellence and is a source of our competitive differentiation, while connecting us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.