Print Project Manager - Burbank, United States - The Imagine Group, LLC

The Imagine Group, LLC

Verified Company

Burbank, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

At Imagine we go beyond print to help our clients deliver game-changing visual communications from concept to delivery that set the standard for our industry.

The first step in this process is hiring great employees Our innovative teams are the most committed, highly experienced artisans in the business.

We are committed to delivering high-quality marketing solutions, in every environment and campaign, helping our clients capture the heart, minds, and loyalty of their customers.

For more than 30 years, The Imagine Group has established itself as one of the most influential and innovative visual communications companies in the industry.

Join us and let's Imagine a better way together.

Midnight Oil a division of Imagine, strategically located in "the heart of Hollywood" in Burbank, CA, is an extraordinary creative, and specialty print production partner to the majority of theatrical and streaming studios, with relationships often measured in terms of decades, not years. We uniquely and conveniently combine our Studio and Print Production capabilities all under one roof in our 120,000 square feet facility, with an Amtrak stop and the Burbank Airport directly across the street. However, our "secret sauce" is simply our peoplewe have the best, most passionate, most capable team of 125 motivated employees who always delivers exceptional solutions to our clients as we aren't satisfied being anything short of the best. Generally speaking, we shape creative ideas by making them better and bringing them to life in virtually any media format, on-time, and to the highest standards of quality. And, we do things the right way as our culture of mutual respect, transparency, collaboration, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion makes MO a great place to work.

Position Summary:

The Producer aids in production project execution across the full range of Midnight Oil's client base. The role is accountable to standardized workflows across a wide range of clients and job types.

The focus is fluent use of workflow platforms, consisting of Adobe Workfront, iQuote, Monarch and PrintFlow to aid in flawless project execution.

This role is directly accountable for project execution that meets or exceeds client expectation.

Aspects of this role are consistent client management of project status, activating operators (creative or production), managing milestones to expectations and final delivery.

This position is focused on ensuring high quality, on-time delivery that meets client and business objectives. The Producer reports in an Account Manager to be assigned.

Work Location:
Onsite in Burbank, CA.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Work closely with Account Manager when assigned to a project, to execute clientspecific production campaigns/projects.
Work within Adobe Workfront to project manage, with specific accountabilities such as; create schedules, create projectlevel tasks, assign tasks, labor tracking and project delivery.
Understand the full production workflow process working within iQuote/Monarch/PrintFlow and be able to execute projects from creative approval through color, finishing, imposition, and production/finishing.
Work with Logistics to ensure ontime delivery in full for any physical deliverables.
Understand project milestones in a Workfront schedule to be managed daily to keep both internal partners and clients well informed of timing.
Collaborate with service departments leads (color, prepress, print production, engineering, fabrication, logistics, estimating and purchasing), to ensure that all services performed meet the established objectives.
Ensure all file prep work done by Color/Finishing department and Prepress departments meets quality standards and is delivered on time and inline with the overall project schedule.
Ensure technical requirements are adhered to throughout the job.
Provide Quality Assurance on all files as they are received and executed, moving through prepress phases, and prep for final delivery.
Navigate within Workfront/Monarch/iQuote to create and manage budgets and costs through the life cycle of project.
Ensure estimates in the system contain revenue numbers that are consistent with forecasted revenue from account owners.
Manage outsourcing with vendor partners and ontime delivery of final product.
Data entry into job tracking system, including creating POs and shipping data.
Initiate the billing process and coordinate with Account Manager and Account Director for progress billing on a weekly basis and closing out of project.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Prior experience (35 years) as a Project Manager or directly related experience.
Management of large projects on tight deadlines and budget.

Knowledge and Skills: