Integrated Project Manager
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Summary
Leads day-to-day project coordination for Olberding Brand Family's Metal Deco packaging business in Cincinnati — translating client requests into project plans, managing artwork/prepress/production workflows from intake through delivery, and driving process improvements. Requires 5+ years of project/client management experience and proficiency with project management, workflow, and ERP systems.
Integrated Project Manager | Metal Deco
Olberding Brand Family is a family-owned company that helps consumer products companies and printers design, optimize, and protect brands through packaging design, adaptive design, color management, premedia, and printing plate production. Headquartered in Cincinnati, OBF supports clients through teams across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
The Integrated Project Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day project coordination and operational execution of OBF's Metal Deco business. This role serves as the primary project management point of contact, ensuring client requests are translated into clear internal actions and that work moves efficiently, predictably, and accurately from intake through completion. As the business continues to grow, this role will provide dedicated capacity to support the increasing volume and complexity of the work while reducing dependency on shared resources and operational bottlenecks.
Working closely with the Client Business Leader (CBL), Client Relations, Brand Execution Leads (BELs), Creative, Prepress, Production, and Shared Services, the Integrated Project Manager translates client commitments into clear project plans, timelines, ownership, and execution.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Client & Project Management
- Serve as the primary day-to-day project management contact for metal deco clients.
- Gather project information, coordinate intake, estimates, timelines, priorities, and deliverables.
- Translate client requirements into clear direction, alignment needs, ownership, and next steps.
- Maintain visibility to active projects, deadlines, risks, and changing priorities.
- Own project communication, alignment calls, status updates, and issue escalation.
- Serve as a brand steward to help ensure brand equity is maintained consistently.
- Manage the details of the onsite client experience for in-person press approvals
Project Execution & Workflow Management
- Manage the artwork process, project setup, order entry, scheduling, workflow coordination, and final deliverables to client and printers for consumer packaging graphics projects.
- Ensure projects are properly scoped and teams have the information needed to begin work efficiently.
- Coordinate work across Client, Creative, Prepress, Production, design agencies, printers, and other OBF teams.
- Engage technical resources to confirm print feasibility and support successful execution
- Facilitate status meetings to keep projects moving and proactively resolve bottlenecks.
- Drive projects through completion while maintaining timelines, quality, and client expectations.
Operational Coordination & Process Improvement
- Establish clear project ownership, handoffs, communication, and escalation paths across participating teams.
- Identify recurring workflow challenges and drive improvements that reduce cycle time, rework, and unnecessary handoffs.
- Reduce delays associated with project intake, setup, order entry, approvals, and shared-resource constraints.
- Leverage workflow and business systems to improve visibility, accountability, and repeatability.
- Support consistent application of OBF processes, workflows, and operational standards as the business scales.
Account Growth Support
- Partner with the CBL to create capacity for strategic account development.
- Identify client needs, service gaps, and potential opportunities through day-to-day interactions.
- Provide insights that support account strategy, growth initiatives, and expanded service offerings.
- Help ensure operational execution supports long-term growth and profitability of the metal deco business.
Minimum Required Skills
- 5+ years of relevant project management, client services, account management, creative operations, production, or related experience.
- Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, timelines, and cross-functional workflows in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, workflow management, and operational coordination.
- Strong client communication, relationship management, organization, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Ability to identify problems, influence across teams, determine next steps, and drive issues to resolution.
- Proficiency with business systems, project management tools, reporting tools, and workflow technologies.
- Packaging graphics, print, premedia, creative operations, or brand commercialization experience preferred.
Success Measures
- Client Experience: Responsiveness, communication effectiveness, issue resolution, and client satisfaction.
- Project Performance: On-time completion, schedule adherence, project visibility, and delivery predictability.
- Workflow Efficiency: Reduced setup delays, bottlenecks, cycle time, rework, and unnecessary handoffs.
- Business Growth Support: Capacity for the CBL to focus on strategic relationships, growth, and expanded opportunities.
Education & Work Experience
- Degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Operations Management, Graphic Communications, Marketing, or related field preferred.
- Experience managing complex client projects, cross-functional workflows, and matrixed or shared-service operating models.
- Experience with project management, workflow, ERP, or client management systems.
Why Choose Olberding Brand Family?
OBF offers a supportive, dynamic work environment and a competitive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance; 401k with company contributions; flexible/hybrid schedules; paid time off; parental leave; volunteer time off; and career development opportunities.
The Olberding Brand Family is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds. For fastest consideration, please apply online to the Careers section of our website . Only applications received through this process will be considered. No phone calls please.