Package Design Project Manager & Proofreader

Key Responsibilities

• Manage packaging design projects from initial brief through final press-ready file, including timelines, budgets, and coordination with internal teams and customers and external vendors.
• Serve as the primary point of contact between Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs and print vendors to keep packaging projects on schedule and within scope.
• Proofread all packaging copy, including drug facts panels, ingredient declarations, net weight statements, UPC placement, and marketing claims, against approved source documents and applicable FDA and FTC requirements.
• Maintain a project tracking system across the full product catalog, monitoring status and proactively flagging items at risk of missing print or shipment deadlines.
• Cook up proof rounds with printers and manufacturers and customers, reconcile revisions, and provide final approval on press-ready files.
• Maintain packaging style guides and version-control documentation to ensure consistency across all product lines.
• Identify potential packaging or labeling compliance issues and escalate to Regulatory Affairs or Quality Assurance prior to production.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in packaging project management, production coordination, or a comparable cross-functional role.
• Demonstrated proofreading proficiency, with the ability to review dense regulatory and labeling copy with a high degree of accuracy.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects against firm deadlines, with strong organizational and vendor-management skills.
• Experience reviewing and reconciling design proofs, revisions, and press-ready files; familiarity with PDF markup tools and/or InDesign or Illustrator preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Work Environment

This is a hybrid position based in Naples, Florida, requiring a combination of on-site and remote work as determined by business needs. Flexible work from home options available.

Compensation

$1,000.00 - $2,000.00 per week