Artwork Lead

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom Unilever Full time

**Artwork Lead (UK) **- Elida Beauty**

**Work Location - London**

**Job Type - Full Time**

**Who we arewe are Elida Beauty**

Elida Beauty is a very exciting new beauty business within Unilever. We re-found iconic brands by remixing them for today’s generation, making them even bigger beauty hits than they were first time around.

Our remixes democratize beauty, because we want everyone on the ‘beauty dance floor’ with our top-quality products at a great value.

Driven by our colleague’s creativity, agility and close connection with consumers, customers and suppliers we are able to unleash the true potential of our loved brands with a fresh start. We ‘Re-Found’ them using a start-up mentality that always ‘finds a way’. Our ‘no silos’, one team approach drives both personal and business growth so that together we deliver outcomes that are music to the ears of consumers, customers, colleagues and the planet alike.

**Your Role and Responsibilities**

**Responsibilities**:

- Oversee end-to-end artwork processes, ensuring seamless management from design inception to commercially reproducible mechanical artwork and printer handover.
- Lead and manage a high-performing artwork team, providing workload management, forecasting, and continuous improvement guidance.
- Utilize your strategic thinking and ownership mindset to drive transformative changes, optimize existing processes and introduce innovative new approaches to enhance efficiency.
- Evaluate, configure, and implement artwork and digital asset management systems, ensuring streamlined workflows and effective asset organization.
- Develop and execute strategies for the tendering and evaluation of partner agencies, specifically print management agencies responsible for creative, adaptive, and repro activities.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Quality, e-Commerce) and external partners (print management agencies, design agencies, printers) to align artwork processes, master design files, and print requirements.
- Lead the establishment and improvement of processes, ensuring adherence to brand guidelines, regulatory requirements, and printing standards.
- Monitor and optimize artwork costs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve cost-efficient solutions.
- Champion the delivery of mechanical artwork and separation files to printers, proactively addressing challenges and optimizing output.
- Manage the timely delivery of digital pack images, aligning with Artwork Excellence standards and driving quality improvements.
- Engage with stakeholders to manage expectations regarding project status, timing, and technical expertise.
- Ensure compliance with approved rate cards, service level agreements, procurement, and payment procedures.
- Establish capabilities and standards for approval of colour proofs, align printer specifications with defined processes, and drive quality assurance.
- Play a pivotal role in driving transformation initiatives, fostering strategic change and operational enhancements.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in packaging design and artwork, including at least 2 years in a managerial role.
- Previous experience with evaluation, configuration, and implementation of artwork and digital asset management systems. (Blue Artwork system experience considered an advantage)
- Demonstrated experience in tendering and evaluating partner agencies for print management, creative, adaptive, and repro activities.
- Proven track record of driving transformation and process improvements to enhance operational efficiencies.
- Previous experience with building relationships and presenting in front of senior stakeholders
- Strategic thinker with evidence of ownership and successful change management beyond operational achievements.
- Experience in interacting with multiple departments and functions to manage all projects as per the artwork process.

**Skills and Competencies**:

- Strong communication skills
- Ability to lead a team of direct reports
- Ability to build collaborative relationships
- Hold people accountable
- Good organizational awareness
- Strong at influencing
- Negotiating skills
- Business Partner mindset (not Customer Service)
- Ability to embrace and manage change
- Strong Project Management
- Can-do mentality and an open mindset with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Highly computer-literate
- Fluent English
- Intercultural Awareness

**Join us**

To ensure that your personal creativity helps to unlock our potential, we will upskill and reskill you. We will develop leading-edge digital marketing skills and best-in-class teamworking capabilities.

Most importantly, we will give you the autonomy to use them like a ‘founder’. We will help you to think like a CEO so that we all focus on delivering our Purpose and so you drive growth as you develop. I

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