We are seeking a proactive, detail-oriented Print Traffic Manager/Associate to provide maternity leave coverage within our creative marketing team. This role focuses on managing private label packaging and artwork projects from start to finish—coordinating across internal teams, external designers, and manufacturing partners to ensure on-time, accurate, and high-quality deliverables. The ideal candidate is organized, resourceful, and thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. Potential for extension or conversion to fulltime.
Key Responsibilities & Skills
- Manage and prioritize a high volume of private label packaging projects.
- Serve as a key liaison between sales representatives, third-party designers, and factory/printer contacts.
- Collect and organize design assets and complete detailed creative briefs.
- Review, proofread, and provide feedback on packaging and marketing content.
- Evaluate and process customer artwork files for submission to factories or printers.
- Communicate directly with vendors to review, proof, and approve files through production.
- Create and maintain product packaging specifications for private label items.
- Make minor updates to art files and route revisions through approval workflows.
- Direct and manage private label artwork distributed to freelance designers.
- Maintain organized digital records and asset libraries for private label projects.
- Support the customer approval process, including managing proofs and product samples.
- Assist the marketing team with ongoing initiatives, including social media content creation and review.
- Meet established project deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
Other Responsibilities
- Perform additional duties or support special projects as assigned by the Director of Creative Marketing.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, Communications, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of professional experience in marketing coordination, production art, or project management.
- Strong communication, proofreading, and organizational skills.
- A collaborative, can-do attitude with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated accountability, responsiveness, and professionalism.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and Microsoft Office.
- Experience with AI-assisted tools for creative or workflow optimization preferred.
- Familiarity with social media content creation and analytics is a plus.
