Onsite Project Manager - France - £Highly Competitive Salary

Harrison Scott Associates; France; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrison Scott Associates is looking for an Onsite Project Manager in France to coordinate packaging and e-commerce development projects. The role includes liaising with clients’ marketing teams, managing workflows, and ensuring compliance with production standards. Candidates should have at least 4 years of experience in the design and print industry, possess strong technical skills in packaging processes, and be fluent in English with conversational French skills.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of successful experience in design, print, and production art industry.
• Excellent knowledge of packaging, printing processes, and colour management.

Responsibilities

• Detect anomalies within files and alert the team.
• Coordinate artwork production between teams and clients.
• Ensure deadlines are met and check production progress.
• Provide clear visibility on timing and global roadmap.

Skills

Graphic arts training

Technical skills in graphic chain and packaging

Fluent in English, conversational in French

Job description

A leading print and packaging company which works with some of the world’s biggest brands is looking for an Onsite Project Manager to liaise with internal and external partners in France. Working with the Account Manager the PM will be the main point of contact for the Client’s Marketing teams in the coordination of packaging/e-commerce development projects.

The PM will assist his/her manager with packaging projects for different supports, artwork, pre-press and e-content.

The PM will be the main point of contact for technical aspects: participation in technical meetings (launch of the range, contact with the printers, etc.), press passing, and technical point of contact for proof management.

The objective of this role is to ensure the daily coordination of production: define the scope with countries, manage workflows, summarise the information received from the customer, follow up on the quality of the production, and ensure deadlines are met.

The PM will need to be an expert on the graphic chain and in the execution of packaging in compliance with the applicable standards, guidelines and printers’ specifications.

The PM will be accountable for:

• detecting anomalies within the files and alerting the team
• coordinating the artwork production between our team and clients
• ensuring the deadlines are met, checking the progress with production, managing and coordinating the project – responsible for on-time & on-quality delivery
• providing the client and production team with clear visibility on the timing and the global roadmap
• responsible for the development and execution of packaging ranges
• performing quality control
• ensuring compliance with the company’s internal process as well as the client’s process
• driving continuous improvement pipeline for artwork process and ensuring alignment with global artwork process
• maintaining and developing a relationship with the Client

Skills and Experience

• Trained in graphic arts: at least 4 years of successful experience in design, print and production art industry
• Possess very good technical skills: excellent knowledge of the graphic chain and packaging (artwork and reprography), printing processes (offset, flexo, rotogravure), proofing and colour management
• Fluent in English; conversational level in French