Packaging Artwork Coordinator

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Liverpool

Hybrid

GBP 26,000 - 34,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Annual Leave

Birthday Off

Hybrid & Flexible Working

Flexible Holiday Option

Family & Carers Policies

Critical Illness Cover

Learning & Development

Job summary

Princes is seeking a Packaging Artwork Coordinator in Liverpool to manage artwork approvals for launches, redesigns and changes across multiple product categories. You will work with internal teams, suppliers and agencies to ensure compliance, timeliness and accuracy of packaging assets.

You will coordinate information flow, maintain digital asset systems and perform audits to identify improvements, while ensuring artwork aligns with deadlines and budgets.

Qualifications

Demonstrates a working knowledge of artwork development, print production and reprographics.
Strong project management skills to plan, coordinate and deliver on time and budget.
Experience with a Digital Asset Management system.
Experience negotiating with internal/external stakeholders to drive outcomes.
Working knowledge of packaging materials.
Proficient in SAP with PO creation, goods receipts and data maintenance.
Good interpersonal skills for effective retailer relationships.

Responsibilities

Coordinate day-to-day packaging launches, re-designs and minor amendments and track launch progress.
Work with Packaging Development to ensure new formats align with deadlines and branding.
Manage information flow between stakeholders, retailers, printers and agencies to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
Ensure new/updated packaging components are available for launch or changeover dates.
Set up and control digital artwork approval processes across assets.
Engage with retailers' digital asset management systems for submission and approval.
Conduct packaging audits at internal, third-party and key customer locations and report findings.
Provide project updates and actions to stakeholders and wider business through meetings.
Track APC spend and report to Marketing Managers as required.
Coordinate pre-artwork meetings with retailers, agencies and printers to support delivery.
Approve final artwork for new packaging and check print quality; request remedial action if needed.
Maintain a digital asset library and reference samples across branded and own label products.
Maintain accuracy of the Brandbank image library and associated data.

Skills

Project management

Digital Asset Management

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Coaching

Planning

Quality control

Tools

SAP

Job description

Full details of the job.

Vacancy Name

Employment Type

Employment Type Permanent

Country

Country United Kingdom

Location

Location Liverpool

Business Area

Business Area Commercial

Workplace Type

Workplace Type Hybrid

About Princes

The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Role Description

Packaging Artwork Coordinator Liverpool

The Packaging Co-Ordinator is responsible for coordinating the approval of all packaging artwork, including new product launches, packaging redesigns, and graphic or copy changes across the Foods, Oils, Fish, Italian, and Drinks categories. The role ensures packaging projects are compliant, accurate, and on time, working closely with internal teams, suppliers, and external agencies.

Dimensions

Managing artwork and reprographic approvals for over 1,000 branded and own-brand products, supporting the delivery of more than 2,000 approval cycles per annum.

Principal Responsibilities

Day to day project co-ordination of packaging launches, re-designs and minor amends, helping to create and issue critical paths to track launch progress.
Collaborating with Packaging Development to ensure new packaging formats are introduced successfully, with structural and graphic elements aligned to project deadlines.
Initiate and assist with control of the information flow between all internal key stakeholders, retailers, printers, reprographic and artwork houses to ensure that all projects are maintained on schedule and to budget. To proactively identify and accelerate potential delays or risks to the line manager and key stakeholders.
Ensuring that all new or updated packaging components will be available for the time of the launch or changeover date.
Responsible for setting up and controlling the digital asset management online artwork approval processes, to be used to control the approval of all artwork assets.
To interact with retail customer’s digital asset management systems to submit and manage artwork, ensuring customer guidelines and procedures are followed.
Conducts packaging audits at internal, third-party, and key customer locations, identifying improvement opportunities and supporting their resolution. Provides regular progress updates and reports to stakeholders.
To Provide project updates, agree actions with stakeholders, and communicate progress to the wider business through internal and external meetings.
Tracks and reports all APC spend, providing regular updates to Marketing Managers as required.
To co-ordinate and where required attend pre-artwork meetings with retail customers, artwork agencies, reprographic suppliers, and printers to support the project delivery.
Responsible for final artwork approval for all new packaging items, undertaking business and customer approval on first print runs in person as required. To check printed packaging quality and instruct remedial action if necessary.
Maintain a comprehensive digital asset library of all artwork assets, for all branded and customer own label products.
Maintain and update a complete library of approved print reference samples for all relevant products, ensuring alignment with the live SKU list and enabling effective print quality control.
Responsible for the ongoing maintenance, accuracy, and integrity of the Brandbank image library, ensuring all product images and associated data are correctly matched, and up to date.

Role Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Experience

Demonstrates a working knowledge of artwork development, print production, and reprographics.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver projects on time and within budget, while effectively managing multiple priorities and performing under tight deadlines and changing business demands.
Experience of using a Digital Asset Management system.
Experience in negotiating effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to positively influence outcomes and make valuable contributions within cross-functional project meetings.
A working knowledge of packaging materials.
Proficient in SAP, with experience in raising purchase orders, processing goods receipts, interrogating master data, and maintaining accurate system records.
Good interpersonal skills required for building strong business relationships with our retail customers.

Skills

Excellent problem solving and facilitation techniques and established coaching skills
Use of technology / workflow systems in delivery of high-quality service (ideally artwork)
Attention to detail
Commitment to continuous professional development, demonstrating a willingness to learn new skills, systems and industry best practices
Planning and organisation
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical and commercial information clearly to a wide range of audiences.
Creative and continuous improvement mindset, able to identify opportunities, challenge existing ways of working constructively, and implement solutions that deliver business benefits.
Proactive, pragmatic and results-oriented approach, taking ownership of tasks, anticipating issues, and driving activities through to completion

Benefits