Senior Print Producer

YOUR ROLE:

Your role as a Senior Print Producer will support production efforts through professional expertise, interpersonal skills and creative thinking. Builds effective internal and external vendor relationships, implements quality improvements and ensures delivery of desired results. Provides direction, support and feedback for team members. Contributes to the achievement of client satisfaction, departmental and strategic business objectives in accordance with values and represents RAPP in the community. Multi task, working closely with their partners in the Agency to meet client goals.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and implement print production process, working closely with the Studio, Delivery, and Creative Leads
• Coordinate production activity between account and creative groups during project development
• Supply specifications for vendors’ estimates
• Build and maintain a positive working relationship with the creative department and take a proactive approach to new formats, materials, etc.
• Be able to advise your team of the best formats and efficiencies and give creative solutions to produce a better product and to meet the budgetary requirements of the client
• Be able to take on projects and work independently; proactively identify and help resolve problems when issues arise and know when to escalate to a supervisor
• Be able to handle multiple accounts and complex accounts
• Adhere to and promote correct departmental procedures to team members
• Write detailed DP/lettershop instructions
• Issue all paperwork, including estimates/POs, in a timely manner
• Accept and proactively support new challenges and quality improvement efforts
• Proactively track trends in business and the marketplace relevant to client businesses

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• You have 5+ years of print and direct mail production experience
• You have highly developed interpersonal, team building and relationship management skills
• You have the ability to analyze and resolve problems quickly and effectively with little supervision
• You are high energy, self-motivated, and able to work independently
• You have some supervisory/management skills
• You have strong knowledge of various print processes, lettershop, postal, personalization and pre-press
• You have knowledge of electronic and traditional studios
• You have extensive experience in various printing methods (sheet, digital, Web, form, in-line, promotional material, dimensional)
• You have extensive knowledge of lettershop function, including sheet versus continuous laser, machinability versus hand insertion
• You have knowledge of papers, especially with emphasis on laserability
• You have complete knowledge of all aspects of postal requirements
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.

Our Hybrid Work Model:

RAPP's current hybrid model is designed to enable in-person connections and collaboration that is core to our culture, while also supporting flexibility for all employees. As such, we have the option to work from home two days per week, if we'd like.

RAPP provides a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits plan. Benefits for this role include health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), stock options, Healthcare & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts, vacation, sick, and personal days and positive activism days, paid parental leave and disability benefits. For more information regarding Omnicom benefits, please visit . A reasonable estimate of the salary for this role, at the time of posting, is $60,000 - $70,000. This range is specific to Detroit and multiple factors are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: skill set, experience and training, certifications; etc. This is an exempt position.