Director – Integrated Delivery

Director – Integrated Delivery

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years experience in direct mail production experience, preferably in an ad agency environment
• Strong knowledge of various print processes, lettershop, postal, personalization and prepress
• Knowledge of Electronic and Traditional studios
• Working knowledge of prepress operations
• Highly developed interpersonal, team building and relationship management skills
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems quickly and effectively with little supervision
• Proven supervisory, management, presentation and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Participates in company strategic planning, decision making and leadership at a senior level
• Ensures the accomplishment of key Agency business goals and objectives
• Manages the operation, activities and financial results for the department
• Ensures the integration of services with other departments and the Agencies primary functions
• Serves as a champion and role model for living the values
• Builds cohesive, effective work teams and provides support, coaching and feedback for members
• Supervises the assessment and improvement of the department and teams performance
• Provides for the recruitment, retention and development of direct reports and department
• Leads, manages, motivates the Production Department
• Builds and maintains excellent working relationships with Agency partners and vendors
• Takes a role in new business
• Supports the Agency in complete Direct Marketing solutions
• Ensures collaborative working relationships with Creative and Account management in order to deliver a better, more cost-effective product
• Stays current with changes in technology
• Knowledgeable in all areas of Direct Marketing Print Production
• Having the knowledge to be an innovator to help in the Creative process
• Review all difficult data processing instructions prior to vendor no matter the level of the Production person who has created them
• Ability to look at future plans of Agency accounts, working with Agency partners, to evaluate the needs of each Client
• Signs off on all estimates and purchase orders over $1,000,000
• Supervises growth plan of Production team
• Troubleshoots program execution, Production issues and Electronic Studio issues with all levels of staff
• Pursues continuing education for self and staff
• Attends professional conferences and takes advantage of networking
• Sets departmental goals and standards

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.