Client On-Site Project Manager (Packaging Prepress)

Location: Hybrid in Atlanta, GA, United States, with onsite work at the client headquarters three days per week and a home office. Occasional local, national, or international travel may be required.

Salary: $75,000–$85,000 USD annually.

Company

SGX, part of the Propelis Group, provides packaging graphics, prepress, print production, artwork and file preparation, plate and cylinder production, and metal deco services.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary SGX contact for client packaging artwork and color target requests.
• Gather requirements, define project scope and deliverables, develop project plans, and coordinate projects from initiation through completion.
• Lead cross-functional approval workflows for packaging files and route artwork through client software for commercialization projects.
• Coordinate client design and packaging teams with SGX production operations, creative design, print production management, and client management.
• Manage schedules, budgets, estimates, risks, issues, task delegation, project reporting, and quality standards.
• Improve workflow management, reporting tools, policies, and production processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, profitability, and productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, graphic communications, or a related field.
• Experience in prepress and print production operations, graphic communications, creative operations, or creative project management.
• 5+ years of project management experience.
• Working knowledge of design and print production fundamentals, prepress processes, packaging graphics, and print production terminology.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Teams, digital asset management systems, and creative review tools for proofing and file approvals.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, problem-solving, verbal and written communication, organization, reporting, and deadline-management skills.
• Understanding and application of mathematical concepts including profit margins, cost structures, billing, and invoicing.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment and build relationships across client and SGX teams.

Nice to have

• Agency experience.
• Experience in pre-engineering packaging files.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end creative process, including concept development, design, and print production.
• Critical thinking, continuous improvement, adaptability, proactive execution, change leadership, and the ability to build trust with different client personalities and preferences.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid arrangement combining three days onsite at the client headquarters with a home office.
• Health care plans with prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, life insurance, flexible spending or health savings accounts, disability coverage, and a 401(k) Savings Plan.
• Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals to perform essential job functions.
• The role requires regular sitting, frequent standing and walking, occasional lifting of up to 10 pounds, and adequate vision and color vision.