Print Production Lead - Direct Mail & Vendor Negotiations

BLR Holdings, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 108,886,000 - 117,482,000; Part time

Job summary

Cella, a randstad digital company, is seeking a contract Print Production Specialist to manage end-to-end print execution and Direct Mail programming. You will work with executive creative leaders to translate complex visuals into cost-efficient campaigns across nationwide efforts.

Responsibilities include collaborating with creatives and vendors, engineering production specs, negotiating costs, and tracking timelines to ensure postal compliance and on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of progressive print production experience in an agency or design team.
• Deep technical expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud and Direct Mail practices.
• Experience managing large budgets and vendor negotiations for cost efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Creative Directors, studio teams, and external vendors to lead end-to-end print production.
• Engineer complex project specifications, technical file constructions, and Direct Mail template programs.
• Negotiate vendor costs and oversee budget management with bid analyses.
• Establish and track production timelines to meet milestones and postal compliance.

Skills

Budget management

Vendor negotiations

Project coordination

QA standards

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Workfront

Basecamp

PeopleSoft

Ariba

Job description

Cella, a randstad digital company, is seeking a contract Print Production Specialist to manage end-to-end print execution and Direct Mail programming. You will work with executive creative leaders to translate complex visuals into cost-efficient campaigns across nationwide efforts.

Responsibilities include collaborating with creatives and vendors, engineering production specs, negotiating costs, and tracking timelines to ensure postal compliance and on-time delivery.