Company Description
Powered locally and aligned globally, Publicis Production EMEA Hub forms the regional backbone of Publicis Production. With over 1.200 talented professionals based in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, the UK, and Mauritius, we enable smarter, faster, and more connected content delivery for global brands. Our integrated capabilities include post and primary production, versioning, commerce, web development, CRM, and language services. As part of the global Publicis Production network, our mission is to transform production into a true growth driver. By combining tech, data, automation, and AI, we deliver intelligent content at scale. We are proud to power Publicis Groupe's ambition to build the world's best global integrated production offering.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, translating briefs into actionable plans and managing execution from start to finish.
- Ability to explain graphic possibilities and clarify project scope with the client using the Adobe Creative Suite.
- Organize and oversee print production process, including coordination of internal departments.
- Review incoming briefs, source files, specifications, priorities and deadlines for completeness and clarify gaps before work starts.
- Plan and coordinate projects from briefing through production, internal review, feedback rounds, approval, final delivery and closure.
- Maintain clear project plans, Jira tickets, timelines, deliverables, dependencies, status updates and documentation.
- Assign work to the best-fit production resources based on skills, capacity, priority and timing, and coordinate workload across print, graphic-design and motion profiles.
- Ensure the correct quality-control steps are completed before delivery and that assets meet the agreed brief, brand guidelines and technical specifications.
- Manage stakeholder communication, consolidate feedback, track changes and communicate impacts on timing, effort, quality or scope.
- Identify and manage delivery, resource, technical and quality risks and escalate issues early to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Provide transparent reporting on workload, capacity, progress, blockers and completed work and support regular operational alignment.
- Improve briefing standards, workflows, handovers, templates, naming conventions and ways of working based on recurring delivery experience.
- Proactively manage stakeholder expectations, changes in scope and delivery implications.
- Identify and manage project dependencies, bottlenecks and cross-team impacts.
- Ensure accurate project documentation, reporting and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
- Forecast and capacity planning across assigned production teams.
- Monitor agreed turnaround times, delivery KPIs and service levels.
- Drive continuous improvement of briefing quality, workflow efficiency and collaboration between stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Experience in project management or/and print production within an advertising agency, creative-production environment, or comparable setting.
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat, with the ability to confidently work with and review design and production files.
- Good understanding of print production processes, including artwork preparation, prepress requirements, file setup, and quality control for print-ready deliverables, is an advantage.
- Excellent written and spoken English and French.
- Experience in time scheduling and requirements analysis, with a strong ability to clarify scopes, provide accurate cost estimations based on pricing guidelines, and manage financial administrative tasks such as billing and purchase order follow-ups.
- Good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, especially Microsoft Excel.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with stakeholders and team members.
- Demonstrates a proactive mindset and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage stress in a fast-paced environment.
Additional Information
We offer the following:
- Opportunity to develop in a stable company with an established position in the market.
- Extensive range of online training courses in cooperation with reputable market partners.
- Opportunity to participate in international and local development projects and programmes.
- International working environment.
- Attractive package of non-wage benefit.
- Friendly and casual working atmosphere in a close-knit team filled with positive energy.
