We partner with our clients to create ideas rooted in shopper psychology.  Together, we help our clients deliver results while setting them up for success in the future. It’s simply what happens when you have strategy, creative, and execution working to reach shoppers when and where it matters most.

Our approach isn’t actual rocket science, but there’s a reason no other agency can execute ideas like we do.

Talent is at the heart of everything we do. 

We’ve put together a team of talented and passionate individuals from around the globe.

ONSITE & REMOTE HYBRID: We need for someone to be in our location or we would need for someone to be open to relocation. The hands-on nature of Production Management requires access to our facility, although part of the time you may be working from your home. We have begun returning safely to offices in a hybrid work model – our goal is to provide the opportunity for purposeful collaboration while being flexible to the needs of the individual.

We’re looking for an Associate Production Manager with foundational experience in Production/Project Management working with a Creative team and supporting Production Management by driving solutions and managing deliverables with internal and external teams, clients, and supplier partners.

An excellent communicator who excels in details, with aptitude for client, supplier and retailer interface. This individual supports production management, mitigating risk, ensuring quality and collaboration with network cross-functional teams to ensure our clients succeed. A fun, upbeat personality is required with great communication skills and the ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Understand key agency, client, supplier, and retailer functions, roles, processes, systems, and timing to fulfill executional requirements.
• Manage, track, and communicate daily updates to internal and external teams.
• Plan, organize and execute on schedule with the ability to adapt quickly and positively to evolving project, client, and team needs.
• Collaborate with Creative team to bring concepts to life, ensure feasibility, and drive innovative solutions.
• Support production management of physical shopper marketing tactics and experiences from ideation through execution and compliance.
• Communicate with Pre-Media managing die-lines, specs, proofs, and art release.
• Support supplier management of assigned projects including product samples, prototype management, die lines, purchase orders, art out, and internal vendor proofs.
• Negotiate competitive bids with suppliers providing budgets and estimates for all internal and external costs, delivering best value to our clients.
• Maintain thorough documentation of job specs, costs, and timelines.
• Successfully backfill Production Manager when they are out of the office ensuring projects continue to run smoothly.

• BA degree in marketing, logistics, graphic design, or related field
• 1-3 years agency or project management work experience required
• Experience working and collaborating with clients and cross-functional teams
• Software needed:
  • Microsoft Office
  • Basic skills in Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign

Preferred Skills

• Shopper marketing
• Retail display development/production/execution
• Print Production
• Logistics

The Power of One starts with our people!  To do powerful things, we offer powerful resources.  Our best-in-class wellness and benefits offerings include:

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances

The benefits offerings listed are available to eligible U.S. Based employees, are reviewed on an annual basis, and are governed by the terms of the applicable plan documents.

Saatchi & Saatchi X is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.