Master Design Coordinator
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Summary
Coordinator embedded with client CeraVe's (L'Oreal) marketing team, managing packaging artwork projects end to end: writing creative briefs, leading TAG workflows, maintaining project trackers, and serving as liaison across marketing, creative, regulatory, legal, and agency partners. Core skills: project management, consumer packaging artwork, and tools like ESKO WebCenter, Wrike, or Mediabox.
Master Design Coordinator (LDB Division - CeraVe)
Founded in 1919 as Phototype and recently rebranded as the Olberding Brand Family, we are a family company focused on delivering the highest quality and client service in the graphics design, management and printing industry. We Design, Optimize and Protect Brands. Our clients are primarily consumer products companies and printers and we help them by delivering a broad range of services from brand strategy and packaging design, to adaptive design across various print and digital platforms, all the way to color management and the production of printing plates. With our world headquarters located in Cincinnati, we have over 450 employees throughout the United States and offices in Europe and Asia.
The MASTER DESIGN COORDINATOR represents the Olberding Brand Family and manages projects for our client’s (Cerave) Marketing Team. Master Design partners with Marketing on the seamless delivery of all final packaging graphics by developing a creative brief for teams to execute. Master Design also identifies and resolves project issues using strong technical and brand knowledge. Additionally, this candidate will assist the client and work to support Olberding's Artwork Project Managers, Client Engagement Manager, and Team Leader in delivering an excellent client service experience. If you want to lead in innovation, technology, & research, and you care about collaborating with passionate colleagues & acting for the planet, please join us!
Project Coordination Key Responsibilities
- Support Marketing Product Managers with artwork management with a focus on details, accuracy, and timely execution
- Lead artwork projects, create artwork briefs and manage TAG workflows for multiple products/franchises
- Align with Development on project timelines and identify key artwork deliverables
- Act as the primary contact for Development, Creative, R&I, Regulatory, Claims, Legal, Agencies, Countries and Zones regarding packaging artwork
- Daily maintenance of project tracker with current project status and timing
- Communicate regularly with all project cross-functional teams to address questions, share project status, and proactively resolve roadblocks
- Technical expert for packaging artwork
- Marketing representative for Print Press Approval
- Provide on-going feedback on process and recommendations for optimization
Process Improvement
- Constantly Optimize people, processes, and tools in creative operation scope for the highest possible quality & efficient results.
- Assist in implementing established best practices across teams to optimize workflows, timelines, tools & cost, increase efficiencies, and lead to the highest quality creative outputs.
- Partner with your supervisor in identifying technology gaps inhibiting the teams and project progression, offering solutions to help eliminate these gaps.
- Adhere to communicated team goals & defined metrics.
Communication and Relationships
- Collaborate to develop positive and productive relationships with internal and external core functional partners
- Ensure seamless execution and collaboration with marketing, creative, and purchasing, and provide regular updates
- Reports to Olberding and L’Oreal Team Lead
Minimum Required Skills
- Strong project management and organization skills
- Strong knowledge of consumer products packaging, creative design, and production artwork
- Strong communication skills plus the ability to establish, grow and maintain client relationships
- Ability to diplomatically give and receive feedback on their work
Education & Work Experience
- College degree (e.g., Bachelor of Arts) or equivalent experience within appropriate discipline such as Business, Graphic Arts, Marketing, Advertising, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key accountabilities of the job required.
- 2 to 3 years’ experience in Project Management at a creative agency or customer service industry
- Cosmetics or consumer product company knowledge or experience a plus
- Knowledge of Project Management System (ESKO’s WebCenter, Wrike, Mediabox) a bonus
Preferred Skills:
- Proficiency in a second language in Spanish or Portuguese (not required for performance of essential duties)
- Print Packaging and Color Production experience
Why Choose Olberding Brand Family?
When you join Olberding Brand Family, you’re not just taking a job; you’re becoming part of a legacy of excellence and innovation. We offer a supportive and dynamic work environment where your expertise in pre-media will be highly valued. We believe in supporting our employees' well-being and offer a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance to keep you and your family healthy
- A 401k retirement plan with company contributions to help you plan for your future
- Flexible/hybrid work schedules that promote work-life balance
- Generous paid time off (PTO), personal time, and volunteer time off, in addition to 8 observed holidays
The Olberding Brand Family is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals of diverse talents and backgrounds.
Salary range - $80,000 - $90,000
For fastest consideration, please apply online to the Careers section of our website www.olberdingbrands.com. Only applications received through this process will be considered. No phone calls, please.