Job Description

Job Description

About DSS

DSS Games is a leading creator of irreverent, one-of-a-kind social games. With each game, we strive to “keep it weird” and make our games in the most environmentally sustainable way possible.

Our games are sold nationally through accounts such as Amazon, Target, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Urban Outfitters, and more. All of our games are actually tabletop games (not video games or apps). We are all about getting people off their phones and into the here and now.

About the Role

This is a full-time, hybrid role for a Junior Production Designer based in Solana Beach, CA . As our Junior Production Designer, you’ll be involved in every stage of making our games—playtesting, prototyping, polishing, and launching them into the world. As part of the Creative team, you’ll help keep the DSS look sharp across products, marketing assets, and everything in between. You’ll work closely with the Product Development, Production, and Marketing teams to translate designs into flawless, print-ready files and eye-catching digital assets that make our games impossible to ignore.

Location: Hybrid (2-3 days/week in person at our Solana Beach office)

Start Date: 2/23/26

Reports To: Graphic Designer + Art Director

Salary: $27-$30/hr

Benefits: Insurance, 401K with up to 4% company match, half-day Fridays year round, 10+ paid holidays per year, company-wide profit sharing

Essential duties and responsibilities: The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by an individual assigned to this job. Other duties may be assigned.

Print Production - 50%

• Preparing files for print in Indesign and Illustrator (digital production paste-up)
• Building physical prototypes and pre-production dummies for playtesting and sales pitches
• Reviewing print-ready files and ensuring that everything is ready for production (art checklist)
• Checking production proofs against original artwork
• Creating digital 3D mockups of game boxes in Photoshop

Marketing Support - 40%

• Building social media content, ads, and other digital and print promotional material in Adobe Express
• Creating Amazon PDP assets and storefront images for new and existing products
• Retouching lifestyle and product images in Photoshop
• Maintaining an up-to-date version of the DSS catalog in InDesign

Brand Support - 10%

• Creating, updating, organizing and maintaining digital assets in Creative Cloud libraries
• Creating and editing pitch decks in Google Slides
• Helping with file organization, tracking, and archiving

Requirements

• Intermediate to advanced capabilities in Adobe CC, specifically Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe Express
• Understanding of packaging design and print production best practices
• Experience creating digital assets for social media and online retail applications
• Extreme attention to detail (Actually though. You will need to be able to spot the difference between rich black and true black both in print and on a screen, tell when there is an extra space between words, when margins are off, when font sizes are mismatched, etc.)
• Curiosity and motivation to learn new things
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects at once
• A portfolio that exhibits a great eye for color, typography, and layout
• Is no stranger to FUN

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Familiarity with Figma, Google Suite, Monday.com, Slack, Klaviyo
• Product photography experience
• Animation/ motion graphics experience
• Video editing experience
• Experience with the Pantone matching system
  

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