Freelance Print Production Manager
Tokyo, Japan

Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging. 

The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions. 

Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.

Freelance Print Production Manager (On-going ad-hoc work throughout the year)

Tokyo or Kyoto based

Key Responsibilities: 

       Manage communication with a printer.

       Supervise suppliers during proofing, colour management, and printing phases, including on-site press and bindery checks, finishing, quality control, and kit spot-checking.

       Provide colour guidance, and advice on best methods for quality control. 

       Join external business partners on-press and optimize their deliverables regarding quality and substrates as appropriate.

       Kept the client informed of the production status before leaving the printing factory.

Requirements:

       At least 4 years of print production experience in an agency or in-house corporate graphic design department.

       Must be proactive, highly organized, excellent at multitasking, comfortable under pressure and respect deadline.

       Some experience in Adobe Creative Suite will be useful, but not mandatory.

       Japanese proficiency (excellent level)

       English fluency is desirable, especially the reading ability to understand the brief/comms written in English.

       Good communication skills and able to work under pressure.

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