Project Manager – Packaging​/Packaging Artwork - Yorkshire

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Project Manager – Packaging / Packaging Artwork

We’re looking for a Project Manager to manage the Design to Artwork Process for a major client, a British multinational consumer goods company.

As a key contact for the client, the Project Manager will manage all aspects of their Design to Print process ensuring client service excellence is met, providing regular status updates and ensuring that all tasks are completed in a timely manner, monitoring timelines from a project and individual artwork level.

• Deliver specific client projects (i.e., packaging projects), plan projects, manage artwork to agreed time frames, and deliver work within the client budget.
• Ensure projects remain within the agreed parameters of the brief and any agreed SLA.
• Consult with on-site personnel and/or the Client during the artwork development and pre-press execution.
• Attend pre-production meetings (or other meetings) when feasible per on-site personnel’s / Sales request or the Client.
• Attend kick‑off calls alongside the Print Production Manager as the studio representative.
• Establish a professional working relationship with the Client, design firm(s) and printers.
• Communicate artwork issues with the Client, On‑Site Personnel, Sales and Printer.

• Experience in a production/packaging background, or a creative design background with strong project management skills.
• Ability to pick up systems and processes quickly; suitable for positions such as Account Manager, Junior Project Manager or Senior Project Coordinator.
• Excellent communication skills, building and maintaining relationships with the Client, Production Project Managers, Local Markets and PPM on a daily basis to solve problems.