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Artwork Production Specialist

Employer
Unilever
Location
West End, London
Salary
Up to £39000 per annum
Closing date
10 Aug 2022

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Sector
Marketing and PR
Job Type
Temporary
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Artwork Production Specialist to join our client, a leading global FMCG company with Brands such as Dove, Knorr, Persil & Magnum, based at their prestigious facility in Blackfriars. The role is to work on-site when required likely to be Tuesday/Wednesday or Wednesday/Thursday. This is a full-time temporary role to start ASAP until November 2023 working a 36.25-hour week and is paying up to £39,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.

Position Summary
The APS (Artwork Production Specialist) requires to drive the efficiency along the design and artwork chain within the artwork projects they manage. They should drive this efficiency with the focus on the cooperation with internal functions. Therefore, the APS must have a certain experience in deploying this artwork expert role, being able to independently closely work together with the business functions who deliver the artwork data input.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Be the owner of the artwork process, roles and responsibilities and being able to translate how to fit this into the innovation project management process to deliver projects on time and in full.

Be the Artwork Business Partner for the Business, Brand DNA & guidelines and plans, priorities and volume per year.

Managing stakeholders within the cross functional teams within the artwork projects the APS works on.

Collaborate with marketing and design agencies at the design phase, providing expert guidance and technical inputs to ensure that the design is technically printable before the artwork is routed for internal approval.

Set-up and run pre-production meetings bringing together design agencies, print management agencies, printers and internal stakeholders to ensure that quality and consistency is maintained from artwork to print phase of the process

Ensure that master design files are created according to prescribed toolbox specifications and handed over to the print management agencies correctly, and that the printed artwork matches the design requirements,

Work with marketing to ensure visibility on artwork cost and spend, and that the printed packaging is optimized for cost e.g. print process, number of colours etc

Take accountability for delivery of mechanical artwork and separation files to printers, proactively manage issues if/as they arise.

Create and manage projects in the internal artwork management system BLUE adhering to the business defined artwork process. Manage the delivery of digital pack images following Artwork Excellence process, to the right quality and on time.

Manage internal and external stakeholder expectations for your tasks relating to status, timings and technical expertise.

Ensure that the print management agency follows the approved rate cards and service level agreements, and that responsible procurement and payment procedures are followed, in line with company policy.

Approve colour reliable proofs on behalf of marketing to ensure that the proof meets marketing's expectations.

Sourcing of printer specifications and align them to the defined processes and ways of working.

Approve colour standards (1st press pass) if not covered by the print management agency and distribute to the relevant parties if required.

Coordinating multiple projects simultaneously; working with various cross-functional team members as well as multiple external stakeholders at the same time

Work through multi-cultural environment and people / partners in many different countries.



ALL ABOUT YOU

- Project Manager experience essential
- 5 years of experience in artwork management or a similar role, which may include: print production, print management, graphic design, packaging development and or supply management, etc
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build collaborative relationships
- Hold people accountable
- Good organizational awareness
- Strong at influencing
- Negotiating skills
- Business Partner mindset (not Customer Service)
- Strong Project Management
- Highly computer-literate
- Fluent English
- Intercultural Awareness

Company

A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity. So whether you’re looking for an internship, apprenticeship, graduate opportunities, or a job opening to progress your professional career, at Unilever you can shape your own path as you work with the brands and people that drive our sustainable business growth.

Company info
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Unilever
Location
Manpower UK Ltd
C/O Unilever HPC
Port Sunlight
Wirral
CH62 4ZD
United Kingdom

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