About the Role
We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Packaging Design Project Coordinator to support the end-to-end execution of packaging design and labeling projects across assigned brands and businesses. This role serves as a key liaison between Marketing, Design Agencies, Regulatory teams, and other stakeholders to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of packaging assets for print, digital, and e-commerce applications.
The successful candidate will drive project coordination through the Design-to-Delivery (D2D) process, ensuring seamless collaboration, accurate label information management, and flawless execution of packaging artwork projects.
Project Management & Coordination
- Manage end-to-end packaging design and artwork projects from initiation through final delivery.
- Coordinate project activities across Marketing teams, Design Agencies, and internal stakeholders to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within scope.
- Establish project timelines, identify key inputs and references, and monitor project progress throughout the workflow.
- Facilitate clear communication among cross-functional teams to align expectations, priorities, and milestones.
Packaging & Label Information Management
- Collect, organize, and disseminate packaging and label information required for project execution.
- Manage Label Information Specifications and/or SAP Labeling Records for assigned brands and businesses.
- Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure completeness and accuracy of packaging content and assets.
- Maintain project templates, records, and documentation to support efficient execution and compliance.
Design Governance & Asset Management
- Ensure packaging designs adhere to established brand guidelines and standards.
- Escalate project briefs or design requests that conflict with brand requirements and governance principles.
- Support digital asset management activities, including archiving packaging master files and maintaining asset libraries within Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems.
- Ensure final artwork files and digital assets are properly stored, accessible, and compliant with organizational standards.
Continuous Improvement
- Contribute to ongoing enhancement of packaging workflows, tools, and processes.
- Participate in training programs and best-practice sharing initiatives related to packaging design and labeling systems.
- Support initiatives aimed at improving efficiency, quality, and first-time-right delivery of packaging projects.
Qualifications Required
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in an agency or in-house environment managing packaging design and/or artwork projects.
- Experience coordinating packaging projects from concept development through final artwork delivery to print production.
- Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Understanding of digital file formats used in packaging artwork production.
- Bachelor's degree in:
- Design
- Communications
- Chemistry
- Pharmacy
- Chemical Engineering
- Packaging Engineering
- Or a related field
Preferred
- Experience managing end-to-end packaging projects through CGI development.
- Knowledge of print production processes, printing technologies, and color management.
- Experience working with digital workflows, Digital Asset Management (DAM), and document management systems.
- Experience collaborating with Research & Development teams.
- Experience supporting highly regulated products and coordinating packaging requirements with regulatory stakeholders.
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