Job: Prepress Project Manager

Job Summary

Location

Napa, CA 94558

Industries

Printing and Publishing

Job Type

Full Time

Employee

Years of Experience

2+​ to 5 Years

Education Level

Associate Degree

Career Level

Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Reference Code

135

About the Job

Southern Graphic Systems (SGS), a global leader in packaging graphics, provides innovative "Design-2-Print" solutions to enhance brand identity and improve our clients "Speed-to-Market" demands. Our services include package design, photography, prepress, imaging and management of the entire brand development and execution cycle. SGS works with many of the world's preeminent consumer product goods companies, retail merchants and life sciences as well as the manufacturers and printers that support them.

Job Objective:  To provide on-site project management support coordinating efforts between client, SGS facilities, and other parties in the supply chain (printers, design firm, buyer, etc).

 

Primary Responsibilities:

·           Effectively communicate all prepress requirements for client to SGS facilities.

·           Maintain accurate status report for all active and upcoming projects utilizing SGS and client systems.

·           Create all project estimates per standard procedures, distribute estimates to supply chain, and obtain purchase orders for all work performed by SGS.

·           Proofread and communicate all approvals and/or artwork changes within the supply chain.

·           Gather all necessary job specifications from appropriate client resources and communicate to SGS in a timely fashion.

·           Lead key date meetings to manage and communicate project timing and deliverables.

·           Follow all SGS packaging production workflows.

·           Build and foster an excellent relationship with client and the client supply chain to ensure account retention and growth.

SGS offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans as well as a generous 401(k) company match. 

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer m/f/d/v

Job Requirements:

·        Thorough understanding of packaging graphics development – design thru print.

·        Thorough understanding of brand color management and color communication.

·        Minimum of a two year degree or equivalent experience in the graphic arts industry.

·        Minimum of 3 yrs. exp. in project management in the prepress or design agency industry, with heavy packaging exp. as well as a very strong flexo knowledge base.
Understanding of special print applications – varnishes, foils, embossing.

·        Ability to collaborate with a variety of people and personalities from operations to marketing to senior executives.

·        Logical and conceptual thinking skills to correlate job specifications; excellent decision making skills.

·        An understanding of computers and graphics related software is extremely beneficial.
Prior desktop experience highly desirable. Software would include: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat.

Job Code : 135
Open Date : 2013-10-28 12:00:00
# of Openings : 1
Division/Department : Project Management
Shift/Hours : First Shift (Day)
Skills : Customer Service/Project Mgmt. -> On-site Customer Support, Inside Sales Support, Primary Customer Contact, Production Coordination
Creative/Design -> Adobe print production software

Exemption : Exempt 

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