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Mid-Level Print Project Manager

Job title: Mid-Level Print Project Manager
Contract type: Full-time
Location: Atlanta
Discipline: Marketing
Remote: No
Reference: 429509
Contact name: Keighly Clapp

Job description

Mid-Level Project Manager

Industry: Retail

Our client, a leading marketing and communications brand, is looking to hire a Project Manager, starting immediately. This is a hybrid on/off-site role overseeing the print production studio in ATL.

 

Responsibilities

  • Project manage complex or high profile or multi-site customer on-boarding and campaigns for variable print, pre-media or Sales throughout the lifecycle (initial meeting through final disposition of a customer’s project).
  • Gather required data from customers and evaluate objectives and goals to create the project plan and develop the statement of work.  Submit Statement of Work to legal for approval.
  • Analyze and review the customer requirements and make determination on the scope of the overall project.  Pull together the appropriate resources/departments required to successfully implement a customer campaign. 
  • Estimate time frames, and resources (programming, composition, photo, creative, prepress, etc) required to successfully complete a project.
  • Design & implement workflows after evaluating complexity, deliverables, and costs/job profitability.  Maintain the master schedule for all project activities and conduct periodic status checks to assess progress against the schedule.  Make changes to plans when requirements change/shift. 
  • Communicate customer project status to appropriate stakeholders and disseminate information on problems or potential delays. 
  • Primary point of contact for developing and documenting process improvement and quality improvements for the business unit.
  • Manage postal or system issues to resolution to minimize how much time Account Integration Specialist spend away from managing day to day projects.
  • Draft up and communicate all process changes and updates related to new workflows or system upgrades/implementations.
  • Attend daily production meetings to go over all projects in dotted line team with operations.
  • May hold color review meetings with the customer to review and make changes to jobs. 
  • May be involved in establishing test cases and final sign-off on projects for go live to the customer.
  • Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.


Required Skills

  • Bachelor degree in discipline related to functional work or role with 5-7 years of relevant work experience OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience.
  • Able to apply broad work experience and knowledge when analyzing complex problems.
  • Must be able consistently identify critical elements, variables and alternatives to develop solutions.
  • Must be able to organize/prioritize existing resources and incorporate new information, as needed, to implement the most effective solutions.
  • Able to mentor junior level team members in the use of tools and/or systems in the position.
  • Must be able to modify communication style both formal and informal to match the appropriate level of the audience targeted.
  • Requires strong understanding of the impact of a message on the organization or customer. Able to write with the clarity and precision necessary for the work being performed.
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