Junior Project Manager

• Attends client briefings and design presentations with Account Lead, participating to ensure positive client relations, and performing as an information source.
• Quarterbacks the budget from external partners and ensures things stay on track.
• Writes up work orders and briefs all projects into the studio.
• Helps prepare creative briefs to brief projects into studio.
• Helps manage timelines on projects, tracking/reporting on time delivery or alterations of the timeline to the key stakeholders.
• Manages circulation, following up on all jobs that are out for approval to process approvals in a timely fashion.
• Maintains a project status report. Attends/holds weekly status meetings as required.
• Acts as central liaison point between Onsites, Marketing, and the Studio Teams in all matters during project execution.
• Intercompany collaboration with Marks/SGS production managers to identify resources/requirements for upcoming projects.
• Is comfortable with 3D CGI requests as required.
• Manages sales samples through sgsco’s printing facilities.
• Prepares job for billing and hand-off to Account Manager for final billing.
• Audits folder structure and archive projects upon completion.

• Reviews and validates mandatory project information required prior to project kick-off.
• Verifies information is accurate on design briefs, and specifications received from the account team and/or client.
• Gathers dielines, copy, packaging specs and reference materials to complete Design. Places all documents within the assigned folder structure on the server.
• Helps procure all assets needed for production and provides flexible solutions to potential production roadblocks.
• Works in a project management tool to download information from client and writes up project into job information system, uploads pdfs into project management tool and routes with client.
• Ensures accurate information is available to perform order entry, i.e. bill to, ship to, P.O. client specifications, printer specifications, and any other relevant information needed prior to order entry.
• Enters accurate data for all jobs into current order entry system(s) and design briefs.
• Provides accurate and clear briefing to the creative team and external partners in a timely fashion in partnership with the Account Manager.
• Acts as a liaison between the creative team, external partners, and the account team to obtain missing information and materials.
• Attends art turnover meetings with Production art/Prepress.
• Writes up revisions/feedback once consolidated by account team and/or client.
• Maintains detailed and timely project notes in our project management platforms with all team members.
• Attends technical review of projects via pre-pro meetings or onboarding meetings providing valuable insight into project process and next steps.
• Ensures timely handover of digital files from Design to Production Art.

• Provides the final rounds of QA on all assets – checking all design files to ensure work has been executed to the client brief prior to releasing for final delivery.
• Has unparalleled attention-to-detail prior to deployment and can provide feedback efficiently.
• Participates in meetings to review completed packaging projects.

• Gathers all dockets that are ready to bill.
• Reconciles bills of lading, expediting charges and client alterations.
• Confirms information for PO#, and correct Bill To and Ship To assignments.
• Calculates accurate price quotes for jobs using client price guide.
• Prepared jobs for final after final deliverables are released.

• Completion of post-secondary university or college degree, preferably in graphics/media communication management and/or design or similar.
• 2-4 years proven experience in client service, preferable in a packaging environment.

• Strong understanding of Packaging Design requirements.
• Strong understanding of Flexo, Litho and Gravure printing processes
• Strong understanding of digital media is an asset
• Experience with CGI process is an asset
• Good understanding of adaptive media – is an asset
• Knowledge of Creative Cloud and other similar systems is an asset.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good client service skills and ability to deal effectively with difficult client situations.
• Freelance production experience and flexibility working with traditional and non-traditional agency settings are strong assets.
• Someone willing to take initiative on projects and has passion to constantly learn and grow.
• Someone who is super collaborative and focuses on the solution vs. the problem.
• Someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

• An RRSP with company match, gym membership deduction and several health and welfare plans.
• Casual dress (prepare your jeans game or sweat pants for WFH, because that’s what we wear on most days)
• Creative, collaborative, supportive and sometimes hilarious work environment. We ALWAYS welcome innovative ideas to make our processes better.

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