Auditing Project Lead jobs in Saint Cloud, MN

• Manage Art operations, supervise soft proofers, and manage resources.
• Assess staff computer skills and development needs and guide soft proofers.
• Ensure quality requirements are met supporting and following up quality department initiatives.
• Ensure customer requirements are met by overseeing product backlogs daily to keep them under control and use this information to make proper decisions.
• Support all departmental activities and needs.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES – In any job with supervisory responsibilities, the following are an explicit part of the incumbent’s responsibilities and essential functions:

• Participate in decisions related to the selection, promotion, transfer, pay, and discipline of assigned personnel.
• communicate job duties and responsibilities to enable individuals to proceed with certainty in the performance of their positions.
• Monitor the work performance of assigned personnel continually; conduct effective performance reviews; take corrective action whenever necessary and, where necessary, work with HR Generalists to establish performance improvement plans.
• Support the development of assigned personnel’s skills and abilities and demonstrate by personal example the desired standards of conduct (Jostens values) and work performance.
• Identify and resolve skill gaps and succession issues.
• Manage company policies such as discipline, absenteeism, etc., fairly and equitably, and fully document all incidents and actions taken.
• Involve assigned HR Generalist on compliance issues such as pay equity, equal opportunity in hiring and promotions, and proper procedures for hiring, terminations, lay-offs, etc.   

• 4-year college or art school education
• 5 years’ experience in the art industry/managing projects/supervising
• Strong computer skills
• Good composition and design skills and the ability to communicate these skills to others
• Proven understanding of the product/market space, trends, and manufacturing abilities
• Good communication skills – frequent contact with customer service and production areas.  Ability to coordinate projects with these functions
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills: ability to motivate, correct, reward, and manage team members
• Personal time management and priority-setting skills to handle multiple projects
• Working manager – must be able to help with art requests during high-volume periods
• Ability to manage artwork projects that support key business initiatives
• Ability to be a change agent for new artwork tools and techniques
• English Advance (written and verbal)

• Any other design supporting courses
• Experience with Corel, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or similar.
• Artwork production planning, tracking, and quality management skills