Packaging Project Manager

Quad/Graphics; United States; Remote; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global marketing experience company is seeking a Sr. Packaging Project Manager to enhance client relations and manage projects for the Packaging production team. The position requires strong communication skills and experience in project management, serving a major client in the retail sector. The ideal candidate will have a degree in marketing or a related field and at least 6 years of experience in client-facing roles, with a focus on packaging production.

Benefits

401(k)

Holidays

Vacations

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience serving clients and leading projects.
• Experience preferred in packaging production and creative processes.
• Ability to inform, educate and influence staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple, large-scale projects from beginning to end.
• Develop long-term client partnerships and understand client brands.
• Collaborate on developing objectives, strategies, and execution plans.

Skills

Project Management

Client Relations

Communication

Marketing Strategy

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, business, communications

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft Suite

Workfront

Job description

As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

This position requires onsite attendance, five days a week, in Springfield, MO.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB
The Sr. Packaging Project Manager is a perpetually client-facing role at Bass Pro Shops Base Camp, managing
projects for the Packaging production team and assisting in day-to-day Client Services team needs. The Sr.
Packaging Project Manager is seasoned in maintaining positive client relations and is an experienced project
manager accountable for ensuring work performed is accurate and timely on multiple client projects from
beginning to end.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop long-term client partnership with Product Development client that results in a mutually
  beneficial, growth-oriented business and working relationship
• Maintain solid understanding of client's brands, customer base, and product offering
• Manage multiple, large-scale projects from beginning to end for the Bass Pro Shops Product Development
  team
• Write project and creative briefs using industry tools and processes (strategy, hours allocation, project
  scope definition, milestone management, etc.) and effectively communicate to client and internal teams
• Lead meetings with client teams and Quad creative teams
• Collaborate on developing objectives, strategies, goals, and executional plans for client projects
• Ensure client is satisfied with performance and level of service
• Take a proactive role to improve workflow process and job profitability
• Ensure adherence to established processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery of client requests
• Build and maintain client relationships with low-level, mid-level, and even senior-level management
• Evaluate and monitor the quality and performance of services provided to the client by Quad
• Suggest opportunities to Client Services Manager to educate the client on Quad's services
• Keep Client Services Manager informed regularly of events/issues that could impact client relationship
• Work with the Client Services Manager to think strategically and tactically to meet client needs and to
  improve current services

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis
Education: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, advertising, business, communications, or equivalent work experience
Experience: Minimum 6 years of experience serving clients and leading projects in an agency or internal creative
department (retail marketing, corporate marketing department and advertising agency); experience with
packaging production and creative processes preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to inform, educate, and influence staff to support goals and objectives
• Ability to work with a team to think strategically and tactically to align Quad's services with client needs
• Understanding of project management, packaging design production, marketing strategy, creative,
  photography/videography, print production, media, and digital
• Knowledge of packaging and creative design strategies and processes
• Knowledge of customer services, operations, account service, best practices and proven ability to
  communicate and implement
• Ability to respond quickly and effectively to clients' needs and issues
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to understand and communicate complex concepts/business issues verbally and in writing to
  clients, associates, and management
• Ability to understand and manage the execution of tasks to achieve client’s marketing goals
• Ability to achieve a spirit of teamwork and cooperation with client and internal teams
• Ability to handle many issues, items, and functions at one time and deal rapidly with multiple items in
  prioritized sequence
• Ability to set and prioritize goals and achieve them as scheduled
• Demonstrate flexibility to adjust to rapidly changing requirements and schedules with client’s business
  environment
• Demonstrate an analytical approach to problem solving
• Demonstrate the ability to act on own initiative with a sense of urgency
• Demonstrate the ability and willingness provide constructive feedback to non-reporting team members
• Ability and willingness to take direction from superiors, seek suggestions from peers and employees, and
  willingness to show leadership by consistent example.
• Ability and willingness to build and maintain positive relationships quickly
• Demonstrate willingness to work together with peers and other Quad departments to improve quality
  and performance
• Experience with the Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Suite
• Experience with Workfront
  

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We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays, vacations and more.

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