Mgr - GO Creative Ops

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

The Operations Manager for GO Creative will help manage the graphic design / creative team, which is responsible for the conceptualization, design, and execution of retail in-store signage components. This role will provide thought leadership and excel in aligning personnel across creative, traffic, proofreading, and project management in the on-time and accurate delivery of creative services projects. He/she must have experience in communications design including business strategy, design, typography, production, and prepress skills. He/she must have the ability to work creatively within a corporate brand and a fast-paced environment. They will manage all creative resources to provide quality products and services, on schedule, and within budgeted cost parameters.

 

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the creative management team, design team, traffic, proofreading, and project management to identify project needs and design finished product to support the businesses and marketing objectives of the client's brand strategy and maintain the creative concept of the work, keeping it on strategy, meaningful and visually impactful
• Works to mentor and coach graphic design team members
• Develops creative and graphic concepts (for print) in collaboration with the assigned team
• Provides production support to produce technically correct, print-ready mechanicals for release
• Solves business challenges through marketing and smart creative design
• Takes ownership, leads initiatives, and successfully executes through all stages of creative development on target, on time, and on budget
• Maintain and enhance the Firm's identity by working creatively within the corporate Brand
• Manage the execution of the work, ensuring that creative projects are completed and meeting budget and schedule targets
• Understands the client's design needs and methodology
• Effective communication with peers, senior management, and clients across all topics from business to creative
• Leads creative teams and will have direct reports

• Bachelor's degree in discipline related to function of work with 7+ years of relevant work experience
• Experience presenting/pitching concepts to internal clients and external customers and sourcing vendors
• Ability to lead teams & collaborate with varying internal and external clients
• Possesses a strong developing portfolio of imaginative work
• Organizational skills, adaptability, and composure under fire are equally important
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build and maintain strong and effective customer and internal relationships
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customer's needs
• Strong project-management skills, organizational skills, and time-management skills

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans