Production Manager

About the role

The Production Manager will work closely with the Director of Production to oversee the artwork delivery process, manage multiple adaptations, mechanical production, and ensure the integrity of design intent throughout the production process.

Responsibilities

• Project & Production Management
  • Lead internal project communication, ensuring clarity between design, account, and production teams
  • Maintain brand history and project knowledge to ensure consistency in execution
  • Plan and oversee production workload across multiple projects
  • Manage vendor relations, sourcing, and bidding sub-projects when necessary
  • Organize and maintain production files, master art, and internal standards
  • Schedule and lead internal reviews to meet external deadlines
  • Conduct proofreading and quality control reviews to ensure design integrity
  • Create, review, and release pre-press-ready mechanical files for vendor execution
  • Partner with client artwork production teams and separators to ensure correct, on-time delivery
  • Initiate and lead pre-production meetings with internal teams, clients, and vendors
• Technical & Executional Expertise
  • Work with design teams to standardize inks, color builds, and printing processes
  • Manage internal color standards and oversee the color review process with vendors
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines, including FDA restrictions where applicable
  • Provide production guidance to the design team, ensuring seamless project execution
  • Maintain extensive knowledge of different printing processes, techniques, and industry standards, and stay informed about trends, and technology advancements
  • Train and oversee production artists and freelance support staff as needed

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in packaging production, preferably in a fast-paced agency environment
• Able to operate in a fast-paced environment who can remain calm and focused
• Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• This is a hybrid role and must be available to come in the studio when projects dictate, particularly for color proofing
• Strong understanding of color management, print processes, and production workflows
• Excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal teams, clients, and vendors
• Receiving & handling samples, receiving Epson inks & paper, reloading the Epson with paper. Preparing packaging proofs & samples to ship, bringing multiple proofs or sample packages to FedEx
• Constructing/making simple comps, and building altering and adapting dielines & structure
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to managing projects and deadlines
• If relevant to the project, initiate prepress and/or postproduction involvement through to the press check, final product or outcome to ensure design intent (i.e. drawdowns, prepress PDFs, GMG proofs)
• Experience with large clients, such as Procter & Gamble, is a plus

Benefits

Chase Design Group is a strategically driven creative agency with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Bristol UK. As a creatively versatile, team-oriented group we take on diverse projects that challenge us creatively and keep our work exciting. We work with multiple global brands and have a strong focus on strategy and creative development for small and large consumer-packaged goods companies, including Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, and Nestlé, among many other brands.