Key Responsibilities
Design & Artwork Coordination
- Manage Master Design and Artwork projects end-to-end for China local franchises
- Adapt and localize international Master Designs according to China brand charter and range specifics
- Ensure visuals and texts on pack are cohesive, consistent with brand image, and compliant with the latest legal guidelines
- Develop the right bilingual (English/Chinese) or Chinese-only versions according to local requirements
- Adapt master artworks to other shades/variants of the product
Project Management & Timelines
- Create, communicate and enforce project timelines to deliver Master Designs and Artworks on time
- Coordinate workflows across multiple franchises simultaneously
- Monitor MD/Artwork due dates
- Lead transfer meetings between creation and execution agencies
- Create and manage TAG projects
Technical & Industrial
- Ensure execution agencies take into account industrial constraints (plants & printers)
- Ensure packaging colors and print specifications meet industry standards
- Apply knowledge of local printing and production vendor constraints
- For Hair Color: identify reflects, check compliance with official nomenclature (shade identification numbers), and ensure colors of meshes/models on pack match real color results in coordination with the Hair Color technical expert
Stakeholder Management
- Support the Marketing Director and guide the Marketing Project Manager to deliver Master Designs and Artworks
- Be the key contact for industrial development, S&OP, legal, agencies, and local/zone teams regarding MD and Artworks
- Inform relevant markets and teams of MD/Artwork releases
- Support Axis managers on Brand consistency and technical aspects
- Optimize briefs to agencies (quality and volume)
Required Knowledge & Skills
- Technical / Engineering background, graphic chain expertise
- Strong packaging and colors expertise
- Print technical processes and knowledge of plants, printers and vendor constraints
- Legal requirements for packaging & product artworks (China regulatory context is a plus)
- Packaging and print industry standards
- Project coordination and ability to manage complexity across multiple simultaneous projects
- Pedagogical skills and ability to train/guide cross-functional partners
