Senior Print Production & Campaign Lead

Spectraforce Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies is looking for a Creative Production Manager for an 18-month onsite role in Austin, TX. You will plan and execute integrated production across channels, ensuring brand consistency and coordinating with Brand, Marketing, Creative, Digital, and Media teams.

You will build production plans, manage budgets and external partners, enforce QA standards, and drive on-time launches. The ideal candidate has 2–5+ years in print production, experience with Workfront or Basecamp,

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years' experience managing print production with an agency or internal design team.
• Experience working with creative staff and studio production teams.
• Familiarity with Workfront or Basecamp.
• Ability to understand file construction and utilize Adobe PDF preview.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite and ability to create or revise native files.
• Experience working on projects with third parties either on client or vendor side.
• Knowledge of Direct Mail best practices and Postal Regulations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Brand, Marketing, Creative, Digital, and Media teams to plan and execute integrated production across channels ensuring consistency with brand standards.
• Build and maintain integrated production plans, including scopes, estimates, schedules, milestones, and dependencies; proactively identify risks and drive solutions to keep work on track.
• Own cross-channel delivery and asset handoffs to support timely launches and downstream trafficking to platforms/partners.
• Establish and enforce integrated QA standards across formats and ensure deliverables meet brand, legal/compliance, and channel requirements.
• Manage external production partners, including SOWs, bids, rights/usage, and deliverable acceptance-driving cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Designers and outside vendors to take projects from conception to fruition.
• Develop and lead promotional strategies for product launches and brand initiatives across channels.
• Monitor trends and best practices to inform promotional strategies.
• Negotiate costs and ensure quality of materials before delivery.
• Manage large budgets and advise internal partners of budgetary options as they relate to design deliverables.
• Develop production timelines and coordinate deliverables with outside print vendors.
• Be the ultimate owner of production QA, including file construction, image quality, color and typography.
• Understand vendor capabilities and direct competitive bid analysis.
• Develop template design programming to generate content on demand.
• Be the expert in Direct Mail practices and the data-driven content rendering.

Skills

Production management

Vendor management

Budgeting & cost control

Project scheduling

QA standards

Cross-functional collaboration

Direct mail knowledge

Tools

Workfront

Basecamp

Adobe Creative Suite

Peoplesoft

Ariba

Adobe PDF preview

Job description

Spectraforce Technologies is looking for a Creative Production Manager for an 18-month onsite role in Austin, TX. You will plan and execute integrated production across channels, ensuring brand consistency and coordinating with Brand, Marketing, Creative, Digital, and Media teams.

You will build production plans, manage budgets and external partners, enforce QA standards, and drive on-time launches. The ideal candidate has 2–5+ years in print production, experience with Workfront or Basecamp,