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Processing Artwork workflows on-time with consideration and management of meeting Pack by and Sell by dates and Regulatory Definitions. * Ensuring component artwork meets critical supply requirements ...

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Packaging Production & Artwork Management * Manage the packaging production design process from final creative handoff to artwork release across assigned brands ...

Hybrid Production Operator 2

Brooklyn, NY · Hybrid

$18.25 - $22.25/hr

Experience with artwork management systems and workflow tools. We welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds in Packaging Artwork, Production Artwork, Prepress Operations, Packaging ...

Creative Project Manager

Walnut Creek, CA

$90K - $122K/yr

Packaging Artwork Management: * Lead and manage the end-to-end packaging artwork process, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time and within scope * Oversee the review and approval process ...

Packaging Artwork Management: * Lead and manage the end-to-end packaging artwork process, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time and within scope * Oversee the review and approval process ...

Creative Project Manager

Walnut Creek, CA · On-site

$90K - $122K/yr

Packaging Artwork Management: * Lead and manage the end-to-end packaging artwork process, ensuring all deliverables are completed on time and within scope * Oversee the review and approval process ...

Production & Artwork Management * Prepare production-ready artwork by ensuring layouts are accurate, complete, and error-free before release to manufacturing. * Verify all artwork includes correct ...

Apparel Design Admin

Coraopolis, PA · On-site

$18.50 - $25.50/hr

Manage the artwork request process. * Own entry and maintenance of all artwork * Coordinate with cross functional teams to ensure product development calendar time lines are met. This includes ...

Production & Artwork Management * Prepare production-ready artwork by ensuring layouts are accurate, complete, and error-free before release to manufacturing. * Verify all artwork includes correct ...

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How much do artwork manager jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for artwork manager in the United States is $104,575.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $114,000.00 and $116,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the typical daily responsibilities of an artwork manager?

Artwork Managers are responsible for overseeing the workflow of creative assets, coordinating between design teams, clients, and production departments to ensure all artwork meets quality, branding, and deadline requirements. On a daily basis, they review design briefs, manage project timelines, provide feedback to designers, and resolve any issues that arise during production. They may also handle approvals, keep stakeholders informed, and maintain digital asset libraries. This role often involves balancing multiple projects at once, making adaptability and prioritization essential for success.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the artwork manager position, and why are they important?

Artwork Managers need a solid background in graphic design or fine arts, strong project management skills, and experience working with creative teams, usually supported by a relevant degree or equivalent professional experience. Familiarity with design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, asset management systems, and occasionally color management or prepress technology is common in the field. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and effective communication make candidates stand out in this role. These abilities are critical to ensuring successful delivery of high-quality artwork on schedule and within brand or project guidelines.

What does an artwork manager do?

An Artwork Manager oversees the creation, development, and production of visual assets for packaging, marketing, and branding. They coordinate between design teams, marketing departments, and production to ensure artwork meets brand guidelines, regulatory requirements, and project deadlines. Their role involves managing workflows, approvals, and quality control to ensure consistency and accuracy in all visual materials.

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Packaging Artwork Coordinator

Hometown Food Company

Chicago, IL • On-site

$60K - $80K/yr

Full-time

Posted 18 days ago


Job description

Position Summary

Hometown Food Company is looking for a Packaging Artwork Coordinator to act as the critical project hub and traffic controller for our 500+ SKU product portfolio. This individual is responsible for driving packaging graphics from the initial creative concept through cross-functional internal approvals, final technical prepress validation, and successful printer delivery. By bridging the gap between design agencies, internal teams (Marketing, QA/Regulatory and Operations), and commercial print vendors, this role ensures all product packaging is legally compliant, brand-accurate, and structurally production-ready.

Key Responsibilities

1. Workflow & Lifecycle Management

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for external design agencies and internal creative teams to ingest new graphics and packaging concepts.
  • Manage the end-to-end routing process for all artwork modifications, ensuring systematic review and formal sign-off from Marketing, QA/Regulatory, and Plant Operations.
  • Build, update, and maintain a centralized artwork archive and Digital Asset Management (DAM) system to enforce absolute version control, preventing obsolete graphics from reaching production lines.

2. Print Vendor & Prepress Collaboration

  • Interface directly with printers and separator/prepress vendors to ensure creative files strictly align with manufacturing and machine specifications (dielines, color profiles, coatings, and specific print processes like flexography or digital).
  • Review digital and physical printer proofs—including color drawdowns and press proofs—for color target compliance, copy legibility, and barcode scannability prior to issuing final print authorization.
  • Troubleshoot basic file configuration issues (e.g., layers, fonts, links, trapping) alongside external prepress partners.
  • Perform light graphic touch-ups and file corrections (e.g., color adjustments, text updates, minor image edits) on an ad hoc basis to support fast-turn packaging or marketing requests.

3. Timeline Tracking & Commercialization

  • Own and maintain the master packaging change calendar, tracking critical milestones against product launch targets and production deadlines.
  • Proactively identify potential bottlenecks in the routing process and negotiate timelines across internal departments to mitigate risk to launch windows.

Skills & Qualifications:
  • Experience: 3–5 years of dedicated experience in packaging coordination, traffic management, or prepress production, explicitly within the Food & Beverage or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) spaces.
  • Technical Print & Packaging Acumen: Demonstrable knowledge of industrial printing processes (flexographic, digital, litho-lamination), corrugated and flexible film structures, dieline interpretation, and standard finishing techniques.
  • Regulatory Familiarity: General understanding of FDA packaging guidelines, including placement and formatting requirements for Nutrition Facts Panels (NFPs), ingredient declarations, net weight statements, and allergen warnings.
  • Software Proficiency:
    • Comfort navigating Adobe Creative Cloud software (principally Illustrator and Acrobat) for asset verification and proofing; hands-on experience utilizing Photoshop for light image retouching (color correction, background cleanup, minor graphic edits) a plus.
    • Working knowledge of Canva for quick-turn internal mockups or ad hoc creative requests.
    • Experience with Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems and project management/workflow tools strongly preferred.
    • PDF markup/annotation tools (MediaBox or similar proofing platforms) for redlines and approval routing.
  • Can-Do Attitude: Self-motivated, should be adaptable and willing to learn new processes and tackle new challenges.
  • Detail-Oriented & Process-Driven: Focused on operational efficiency & driving business growth.
  • Key Competencies: Impeccable attention to detail, highly organized, and possess strong diplomatic communication skills required to manage competing priorities between creative desire and operational/regulatory constraint.