Print Production & Artwork Manager

West London £45,000–£50,000 Monday–Friday On-site

We’re working with a long-established specialist print business in Park Royal who are looking to appoint an experienced Print Production & Artwork Manager.

This is a senior, hands-on position for someone who has built their career within a print house and has strong working knowledge of print production, ideally both digital and litho.

You’ll work closely with the Operations Director and play a key role across the day-to-day running of jobs through the business. It’s a varied SME environment, so this isn’t a position where you’ll sit purely within artwork, account management or production – you’ll be involved throughout the process.

The Role

You’ll take responsibility for jobs from initial client brief through to finished product, including:

• Taking and interpreting client briefs
• Preparing quotations and job specifications
• Advising clients on print processes, stocks, materials, and finishing options
• Checking, amending, and preparing artwork for production
• Managing artwork and pre-press requirements
• Scheduling and prioritising jobs across litho and digital production
• Working closely with production and finishing to keep jobs on schedule
• Liaising directly with clients throughout the process
• Managing suppliers and outsourced requirements where necessary
• Monitoring costs, deadlines, and quality
• Troubleshooting artwork and production issues as they arise

What We’re Looking For

You must have previous experience working within a commercial print house/print production environment.
Unfortunately, experience managing print through external suppliers alone will not be sufficient for this position.

We’re particularly looking for:

• Working knowledge of print production, ideally both litho and digital print
• Experience managing jobs through pre-press, print, finishing, and dispatch
• Hands-on artwork/repro experience
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience dealing directly with clients and interpreting print briefs
• Understanding of estimating, quotations, and the commercial considerations of print production
• Strong organisation and production scheduling skills
• The confidence to make decisions and solve problems in a busy print environment
• A proactive, hands-on approach suited to a smaller business where everyone gets involved

Experience within packaging, high-end commercial print, mock-ups, proofing, or specialist finishing would be particularly useful.

The Opportunity

This is a key appointment for the business rather than simply another production role.

They’re looking for someone who can become a trusted right hand to the senior leadership team, take real ownership of jobs and become an integral part of the operation longer term.

Salary is up to circa £50,000 depending on experience.

The position is based on-site in West London, Monday to Friday.

Hybrid/remote working is not offered for this position, and VISA sponsorship/relocation assistance is unavailable.