Dtp Manager

**Listing reference**: click_014910**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:Wholesale & Retail Trade
- **Job category**:DTP / Graphic**Location**:Cape Town
- **Contract**:Permanent**Remuneration**:Market Related
- **EE position**:Yes**Introduction**
- The Clicks Group is currently recruiting a DTP Manager to work within our Packaging studio. The role will be based at the Clicks Head Office in Cape Town and report directly to the Creative Manager (Packaging).**Job description**
- To deliver excellence in the roll out of all Clicks packaging and making sure that all technical and industry print standards are met with accuracy and precision to deliver on business objectives, ensuring that all roll out packaging artwork requirements and standards are maintained also liaising with external services as needed, and offering technical guidance and consultation to staff and users of the service.**Job Objectives**:

- To oversee and manage all Packaging DTP Operators
- To ensure style guides, business processes, daily deliverables and technical industry standards are met with precision
- To ensure that all checks are 100% accurate against style guides
- To ensure thorough and meticulous repro checking all internal and external artwork ensuring accuracy of all final print ready artworks
- To sign off on printers’ proofs
- To advise on cost-effective print specs and print formats
- To ensure the delivery of artwork according to the critical path and deadlines
- To ensure all design disciplines are followed i.e. line rules, image corrections, retouching and final art checks
- To review and edit text, graphics, or other materials created by writers and designers
- To check page proofs and artwork to eliminate errors and make sure that the design looks right
- To ensure and support the final artwork branding elements and packaging
- To ensure interpretation and alignment to all briefs whilst maintaining Clicks brand consistency
- To ensure the rollout the of all artwork and packaging into the entities
- To deliver specified outcomes and provide others with expert advice while working within established brand programs and briefs
- To deliver on final mock-ups Management skills per brief, per sku, before final artworks are sent to print
- To maintain the Packaging Server archives, filing all artwork in a systematic, easy-to-navigate way and saving all external supplier final packaged artworks
- To provide a strong support base to Packaging Creative Head to maintain brand consistency and set high design standards across Clicks Private Label.

**Minimum requirements**

**Job Experience**:

- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in Packaging Desktop Publishing (desirable in retail/FMCG marketing), with at least 3 years’ experience in graphic design

**Education**:

- Degree/ Diploma in Packaging Desktop Publishing, Graphic design, Advertising, and Art Direction (or related qualification)

**Job Related Skills**:

- Accuracy (Advanced)
- Attention to detail (Advanced)
- Methodical (Advanced)
- Retouching Ability (Advanced)
- Verbal and Written Communication Skills (proficient)
- Presentation Skills (proficient)
- People Management (advanced)
- Management skills (proficient)

**Job Related Knowledge**:

- Technical print knowledge and industry standards (expert)
- Clicks style guides (expert)
- Graphic design knowledge (expert)
- Packaging design
- Packaging construction
- Checking printers proofs (expert)

**Competencies**:

- Leading and Supervising
- Working with People
- Presenting and Communicating Information
- Analysing
- Creating and Innovation
- Delivering Results & Meeting Customer Expectations
- Coping with Pressures and Setbacks