Artwork Project Manager

Join a leading global beauty company dedicated to innovation and scientific excellence, striving to offer the best in beauty worldwide. This organization is committed to supporting professionals within the beauty industry and spearheading digital transformation. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in shaping how our brand visions come to life, translating creative concepts into compelling, market-ready packaging and communications that resonate globally. Your expertise will directly impact the visual identity and market presence of our innovative products, ensuring consistency and excellence across all touchpoints.

As a key contributor, you will drive the global artwork development process, acting as a central liaison between various internal teams and external partners. You will play a crucial role in managing projects from concept through to production, ensuring seamless collaboration and adherence to brand standards. This position offers the opportunity to contribute significantly to the visual identity of products, influence market perception, and optimize operational workflows.

**What You Will Do:**

* Drive the end-to-end packaging artwork development process, ensuring timely and high-quality execution.

* Utilize digital artwork management platforms to streamline artwork routing, workflow, asset upload, and approval processes.

* Facilitate and lead artwork status meetings, ensuring clear communication and progress tracking.

* Support budget tracking related to artwork projects.

* Serve as a key liaison, fostering seamless collaboration between marketing, creative teams, local market teams, and external agencies/vendors.

* Manage the artwork development lifecycle, from initial concept to final production, with meticulous attention to detail.

* Ensure consistent brand presence and visual aesthetics across diverse communication channels and global markets.

* Translate marketing strategies and creative briefs into actionable artwork development plans.

* Liaise effectively between creative and business teams to facilitate the entire creative process.

* Apply understanding of global market nuances to adapt and localize artwork effectively.

**Must-Have Qualifications:**

* **Experience:** 3-5 years of progressive experience in marketing, brand management, or creative project management, with a strong preference for experience within the beauty industry, particularly the professional beauty segment.

* **Artwork Development Acumen:** Demonstrated understanding of the artwork development lifecycle, from concept to production.

* **Project Management & Execution:** Robust project management and planning skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, prioritize effectively, and meet stringent deadlines.

* **Communication & Collaboration:**

* Exceptional written and oral communication skills, capable of articulating complex information clearly and concisely.

* Strong interpersonal skills to effectively build and nurture relationships with diverse international internal stakeholders and external partners.

* A collaborative mindset with proven ability to foster consensus and drive decision-making among various cross-functional teams.

* **Technical Proficiency:**

* Computer literacy in Windows operating systems and MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

* Proven experience or strong aptitude for working with digital asset management (DAM) systems and artwork lifecycle platforms, specifically for workflow management, asset upload, and approval processes.

* **Education:** High school diploma or equivalent is required.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications:**

* **Education:** Bachelor's degree (BFA, BA, or AAS) in Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, or a related creative field.

* **Industry Knowledge:** Deep understanding of the professional beauty landscape.

* **Visual Acumen:** A keen eye for visual aesthetics and brand consistency.

* **Brand & Omni-Channel Presence:** Experience in maintaining and evolving a consistent and comprehensive brand presence across diverse communication channels and markets.

* **Agility & Problem-Solving:** Ability to make informed decisions quickly, proactively identify and solve problems, and adapt to evolving project requirements in a dynamic global context.

* **Global Acumen:** An understanding of global market nuances and the ability to apply this knowledge to artwork adaptation and localization processes.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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