Project Manager – Full Time – Witham

Catering; Essex; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Catering is seeking a Packaging Artwork Project Manager to support a busy project team in delivering a high volume of packaging artwork changes. The role focuses on organisation, communication and project management rather than artwork creation.

Based in Essex with a hybrid setup (Witham/Hemel Hempstead and working from home), you will manage and track artwork projects, coordinate multiple stakeholders and ensure deadlines and approval processes are followed.

Qualifications

• Experience within packaging artwork.
• Worked within a packaging agency, ideally on FMCG branded and retail accounts.
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Experience managing deadlines.
• Comfortable working closely with clients and cross-functional teams.
• People-oriented and relationship-driven.
• A confident, clear communicator.
• Sociable and approachable.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive and solutions-focused; calm under pressure and comfortable working independently.

Responsibilities

• Manage and track artwork projects.
• Work closely with clients and internal teams.
• Support project delivery from briefing through implementation.
• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ensure deadlines and artwork approval processes are followed.
• Manage and process cutter guides, preflighting checks, workflows, linking existing artwork, complete pre-artwork process.
• Act as the primary point of contact for artwork studio queries.

Skills

Packaging artwork

Packaging agency

Project coordination

Deadline management

Client communication

Stakeholder management

Organised

Proactive problem solving

Clear communication

Calm under pressure

Job description

Project Manager – Packaging Artwork

Location: Hybrid (Witham / Hemel Hempstead & Working From Home)

Salary: DOE

Role: Our leading client is looking for a Packaging Artwork Project Manager to support the project team in delivering a very high volume of packaging artwork changes.

• Manage and track artwork projects
• Work closely with clients and internal teams
• Support project delivery from briefing through implementation
• Coordinate multiple projects simultaneously
• Ensure deadlines and artwork approval processes are followed
• Manage and process cutter guides, preflighting checks, workflows, linking existing artwork, complete pre-artwork process
• Act as the primary point of contact for artwork studio queries

The production team handles much of the technical artwork execution, meaning the Project Manager’s role is focused on organisation, communication and project management rather than artwork creation.

Requirements:

• Experience within packaging artwork
• Worked within a packaging agency, ideally working on FMCG branded and retail accounts
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and stakeholders
• Experience managing deadlines
• Comfortable working closely with clients and cross-functional teams
• People-oriented and relationship-driven
• A confident, clear communicator
• Sociable and approachable
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Proactive and solutions-focusedCalm under pressure and comfortable working independently

Salary: £28000 – £30000/annum

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Essex