Graphic Excellence Trainee

Role description

About Cimpress

Cimpress (NASDAQ: CMPR) is a global leader in mass customization, helping millions of customers every year to design and order personalized products—business cards, apparel, flyers, banners, photo gifts, and more. We build leading customer-focused businesses through technology and manufacturing innovation.

Cimpress India plays a strategic role in this journey by enabling technology, design, and operational excellence for Cimpress businesses across the world.

About the Role

This is a great opportunity for creative and detail-oriented individuals who want to start their career in graphic design. As a Graphic Excellence Trainee, you will work with customer-submitted designs and prepare them for production by ensuring high-quality output aligned with design and print standards. You will develop strong technical design skills while working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

What You'll Do

• Review and modify customer artwork files to ensure they meet production and print quality standards
• Prepare clean, accurate, and print-ready designs using design guidelines
• Identify and resolve basic design issues related to layout, alignment, fonts, bleed, color usage, and image quality
• Collaborate with team leads to resolve design challenges and escalations
• Raise improvement ideas related to tools, process, or workflow efficiency
• Participate in learning programs to build your technical and creative capabilities

What We're Looking For

Qualifications

Degree or diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Fine Arts, or a related field

• 0–1 year of experience (including internships or freelance work)
• Beginner-level knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
• Basic understanding of design principles like typography, layout, and color theory
• Ability to understand customer requirements and follow design guidelines
• Basic communication skills in English (written and verbal)
• Ability to adapt to new tools and learn quickly

Good to Have

• Experience with freelance projects or design internships
• Familiarity with branding or print-based design
• Exposure to creative art forms such as sketching, doodling, lettering, or illustration
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace tools (Docs, Sheets, Drive)
• Logical thinking and problem-solving ability with an eye for detail

Tools You'll Work With

• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe InDesign (optional)
• Adobe Stock (optional)
• Internal design review tools and workflows

Who You Are

• Curious, creative, and eager to improve your design skills
• Detail-oriented with a focus on quality
• Open to feedback and continuous learning
• Able to work collaboratively in a structured process
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
• Flexible to work in rotational shifts based on business needs

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cimpress is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued and respected, regardless of background, identity, or experience.

If you're excited to start your career in design and build something real—this is where you begin.

Skills

About Cimpress

Founded in 1995, Cimpress empowers millions of customers around the world to make an impression through personalized, high-quality printed and custom products. A global leader in mass customization, Cimpress builds technology and supply chain capabilities that enable customized print, signage, packaging, and apparel products at scale through its family of customer-focused businesses. Cimpress India is a strategic talent hub that enables Cimpress businesses to build and scale teams in India. The organization operates a centralized talent container model that removes operational complexity and provides end-to-end support across hiring, HR, finance, compliance, and administration. With 2,500+ team members across Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, and Mumbai, Cimpress India delivers technology, graphics services, shared capabilities, analytics, and business operations that advance Cimpress' long-term strategy. Join us on a journey to help millions of businesses build brands, stand out, and grow.