Freelance Print Production Manager

Klick Health; Toronto; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Print Production Manager to bring creative concepts to life through expert print execution. This role involves overseeing print projects, collaborating with creative teams, and managing vendor relations to ensure on-time and within-budget delivery. You will work with an array of multi-million dollar brands, providing an opportunity to thrive in a dynamic environment. The company values diversity and encourages individuals from all backgrounds to apply, fostering a culture where everyone can grow and contribute to impactful projects. Join a team that celebrates creativity and innovation while prioritizing people and their development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience as Print Production Manager in an agency setting.
• Strong knowledge of print technologies and digital pre-press.

Responsibilities

• Oversee multiple print projects and ensure seamless production.
• Collaborate with teams and manage vendor relations effectively.

Skills

Project Management

Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Relationship Management

Education

BA/BS degree

Certified Print Production accreditation

Tools

Google Suite

Acrobat Pro

MS Office

Job description

About Klick Health

Meet a different kind of workplace. Klick Health is an ecosystem of brilliant minds working to realize the full potential of their people and clients in life sciences since 1997. And we’re still growing fast, even after two decades. What does that mean for you? As Klick experiences exponential growth year-over-year, so do the people who help make it happen. Because we’re constantly evolving and changing, we invest in talent early and often, to develop future leaders at all levels. We’re one of the country’s Top 10 Great Workplaces, 10 Most Inspiring Cultures, Best Workplace for Innovators, Best Managed, and Fastest Growing. We know that career paths are seldom simple and straightforward. And that's an asset. If you feel like you'd be a good fit for this role, we encourage you to apply and take the first steps to starting your career journey at Klick!

About Our Creative Craft

The Creative team features an incredible array of experienced, fearless, smart visionaries, capable in all media and technologies, and united by a common goal: to build brands that solve a human need. It requires hard work, a healthy dose of imagination, and a passion for craft to make work that stands out in the world. We’ve got super-smart, friendly, and caring people who put their hearts and souls into the clever work that they create for our clients in order to deliver thoughtful creative messaging to the patients they serve. And the best part? We have a ton of fun while doing it.

Job Details

Employment type: freelance

Location: remote

Hours per week: part-time hours, flexible

Role Description and Expectations

As a Print Production Manager, you bring creative concepts to life through expert print execution. You’ll consult with creative teams, define specifications, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners—including clients, printers, and vendors—to ensure seamless production. In Print Production, we frame our search and our requirements for the position from our guiding principles of Delivery, Chemistry, and Mastery.

Delivery is our commitment to doing what we say we will, when we say we will. We identify the needs of others and we meet them; ideally, we supersede them.

• Project Management: Oversee multiple print projects of varying complexity
• Collaboration: Work closely with creative teams, PMs, vendors, and suppliers to align on budgets, timelines, and production requirements
• Strategic Execution: Reverse engineer creative concepts into actionable production strategies
• Specifications & Estimates: Define detailed specs, source suppliers, and submit timely production estimates.
• Budget & Timeline Management: Ensure on-time, within-budget delivery by managing scope, vendor relationships, and approvals
• Studio Coordination: Set up studio tasks, oversee deliverables, and approve proofs alongside art directors
• Vendor Relations: Identify and negotiate with suppliers as needed, issue purchase orders, and manage print approvals
• Problem-Solving: Troubleshoot challenges, proactively resolve issues, and ensure production quality

Chemistry is your way; it’s how you interact and relate with others; our clients, suppliers and ourselves.

• Be Optimistic & Driven: Stay professional, adaptable, and solution-oriented
• Be Empathetic & Trustworthy: Listen actively, collaborate transparently, and take ownership
• Be Kind & Transformative: Foster relationships, champion innovation, and continuously improve
• Be Accountable: Own outcomes, escalate challenges when necessary, and work as a team

Mastery is the skill required to do the job; it’s being at the top of your game and continually honing it.

• Excellent organization, strong attention to detail and time management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent ability to manage and grow relationships with both internal and external partners
• Knowledge of paper and print technologies including litho, digital/POD, web and inline capabilities
• Knowledge of digital pre-press
• Proficiency in Google Suite, Acrobat Pro, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

• BA/BS degree is required
• Certified Print Production accreditation is an asset, but not required

Experience

• You have 10+ years of experience as a print production manager within an agency
• Experience using GSuite and Acrobat Pro is required
• Pharma/Healthcare experience is an asset
• Print and Lettershop experience is preferred
• Integrated Production experience is an asset

What makes Klick different?

You’ll work on numerous multi-million dollar brands—the size and breadth of the accounts here are incomparable to most agencies. We believe in putting our people first, and always make that our priority. This and our other timeless principles have made all the difference in our over two decades of success. By having an entrepreneurial spirit, playing the long game, considering outcomes over optics, and solving challenging problems through our hacker roots, we live our difference in all that we do. You’ll get to experience a high level of trust and be given the freedom to make decisions, judgment calls, and function with autonomy. If you have an idea, run with it! You’ll be encouraged to let your entrepreneurial spirit flourish and you’ll work with incredible teams that you can learn from, contribute to, and who will support you every step of the way!

Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of colour, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.

We’re also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at [e-mail] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.