Artwork Process Lead: Packaging Approvals (Hybrid)

Colgate Palmolive; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking an Artwork Process Management Specialist to ensure smooth packaging artwork flow across production and approval cycles. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, monitor timelines, and drive process discipline in Colgate's global systems.

Hybrid role in Topeka, KS with up to 10% travel; relocation within country is offered. The position emphasizes collaboration with Marketing, Legal, Regulatory, and R&D to meet milestones and maintain high-quality artwork delivery.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in artwork trafficking, project management, or artwork production.
• Very strong knowledge of artwork trafficking and approval processes.
• Very strong workflow tool usage skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, execute, and oversee the day-to-day routing and approval of all packaging artwork in the global artwork approval/project management system, ensuring completion of all required tasks by cross-functional teams is met within the allotted KPIs and timelines.
• Coordinate and facilitate artwork approvals through team communication and flow of information, including alerting leadership of delays and making recommendations for mitigation steps.
• Review each round of the artwork mechanical proofing, confirming readiness, and providing accurate, complete technical artwork direction/scope into the workflow tool for the artwork provider.
• Review, interpret, and clarify feedback from cross-functional teams (e.g., Marketing, Legal, Regulatory, R&D) in each round of mechanical proofs, coordinating resolution to issues or inconsistencies with external artwork providers and printers.
• Lead weekly status calls with artwork provider(s) and primary business partners, such as Regional Artwork Leads and Packaging Engineering Teams.
• Provide training and guidance to new and existing users of the global artwork approval system, and support artwork process continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Artwork trafficking

Project management

Workflow tools

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

Colgate-Palmolive is seeking an Artwork Process Management Specialist to ensure smooth packaging artwork flow across production and approval cycles. You will coordinate cross-functional teams, monitor timelines, and drive process discipline in Colgate's global systems.

Hybrid role in Topeka, KS with up to 10% travel; relocation within country is offered. The position emphasizes collaboration with Marketing, Legal, Regulatory, and R&D to meet milestones and maintain high-quality artwork delivery.