Responsibilities:
Position will support Brand Design team with primary assignments in the Dairy Foods portfolio (Vermont Creamery, Food Service and Refrigerated Sweet Snacks) as well as cross-trained on the Animal Nutrition (Purina) portfolio for packaging execution support.
Primary responsibilities include coordination of project kick-off with core team and agency partner, timeline development and management, cross-functional team coordination (securing packaging codes, required copy, marketing copy, master data etc.) and routing/proofing for final layouts and hard copy color proofs.
This role will support the creative and print production process and serve as the day-to-day contact to our design agencies and print vendors.
Review creative briefs to ensure there is a clear understanding of the brand strategy, project scope and communications objectives.
Provide print and packaging guidance to the cross functional teams (i.e., print specifications, regulatory standards)
- Coordinate Pre-pro meeting with print and agency partners
- Review print quality for all printed materials
- Review and approve ink draw downs
Assist in ensuring the current process and agency and print partner relationships are efficiently managed (upload final working files to DAM, first-run print samples are sent to HQ, 3D images are created and populated onto the DAM)
Responsible for OLP (on-line proofing) graphic review with the cross functional teams for approvals and sign-off of final printer proofs for color and content accuracy.
Request and review creative estimates from agency partners and vendors to Business Unit for budgeting.
Generate design and graphic timelines - coordinating cross functional efforts from start to finish. (Working with agencies for creative presentations, to coordinating with print deadlines for each packaging change.)
Support the Director on special projects (print, e-commerce, vendor transitions, etc.) where needed.