Art Manager

We're looking for an Art Preproduction Manager to lead a team of 10-15 Graphic Production Artists for transforming customer artwork into accurate, high-quality, press-ready files at speed and scale. This role partners closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations to support efficient preproduction workflows, drive operational consistency, and ensure successful adoption of new tools and processes across the proofing function.

You'll play a key role in strengthening the operational foundation of the preproduction team by improving documentation, training resources, SOPs, and day-to-day process consistency. This role is empowered to identify gaps, reduce dependency on tribal knowledge, and help create a more scalable, accountable, and well-aligned operation as the business continues to grow.

Success in this role means building a high-performing team, improving throughput and first-pass approval rates, reducing rework, and maintaining a strong culture of quality and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with operational discipline, process-oriented thinking, and the ability to bring structure and clarity to fast-paced production environments.

What You'll Do:

Lead and develop a team of 10-15 Graphic Production Artists (local and offshore) in a fast-paced production environment where quality, speed, and consistency are equally important. You'll provide coaching, performance management, hiring support, and day-to-day operational leadership that helps the team scale effectively while maintaining high standards.

Strengthen and maintain the operational foundation of the preproduction function by building clear, accessible documentation, SOPs, training materials, and reference resources. You'll help reduce

dependency on tribal knowledge and create greater consistency across onboarding, communication, and execution.

Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations to support evolving workflows, operational improvements, and the successful rollout of new tools and processes. You'll serve as a key operational voice in identifying friction points, surfacing improvement opportunities, and helping teams adapt to change effectively.

Support continuous improvement initiatives across prepress systems, automation, and workflow tooling. You'll help evaluate, test, implement, and optimize operational processes that improve efficiency, reduce rework, and support long-term scalability.

Own and improve operational performance across the proofing function by monitoring KPIs such as turnaround time, first-pass approval rate, quality defects, SLA adherence, rework volume, and team productivity. You'll use data to identify trends, drive accountability, and support informed decision-making.

Create operational clarity and alignment across the team by reinforcing consistent execution of workflows, SOPs, quality standards, and communication practices. You'll work cross-functionally to support a stable, efficient, and continuously improving production environment.

What You Bring:

You've led teams in high-volume prepress, print production, creative operations, or manufacturing environments where speed, quality, and consistency all matter at once. You know how to build accountability, coach performance, and create structure without slowing the operation down.

You're highly process-oriented and operationally disciplined. You've inherited underdocumented or inconsistent workflows before and know how to systematically surface, organize, and maintain institutional knowledge in a way that supports onboarding, scalability, and day-to-day execution.

You're comfortable operating in evolving environments where tools, workflows, and priorities continue to improve over time. You can help teams successfully adopt new processes and technologies while maintaining stability and throughput.

You bring strong technical knowledge of prepress and print production workflows, including proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop) and familiarity with prepress automation or workflow tools such as ESKO, ArtPro+, or similar systems.

You use data and operational metrics to identify trends, improve performance, and support decision-making. You're comfortable balancing multiple priorities, collaborating cross-functionally, and solving problems proactively in fast-paced production environments.

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Arts, Printing Engineering, or a related field preferred. Adobe Certified Professional and/or ESKO certifications are a plus.

The Ideal Candidate Will:

Full-time, exempt role

Hybrid work environment

40 hours/week: Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm MST, with flexibility based on business needs

Physical Requirements

Ability to use hands and fingers to operate office equipment (e.g., keyboard, mouse, phone)

Visual acuity to read and produce printed and digital documents

Occasional lifting of up to 15-20 pounds (e.g., office supplies, sample materials, marketing displays)

Ability to move about the office or attend meetings in various areas of the building

Clear verbal communication, in person and via phone or video conferencing

Ability to safely navigate through a light industrial environment for collaboration with production teams (PPE not typically required)

Why StickerGiant?

Flexibility: Hybrid work environment with flexible PTO

Core Benefits:

Health, dental, and vision offered at reduced rates.

High-deductible health plan enrollees will receive an annual company contribution towards your HSA

Life insurance and short-term disability insurance covered at 100%

Voluntary benefits include accident & critical illness, long-term disability, identity theft insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Leave: Paid parental leave for employees who qualify for FMLA

401(k): Company match up to 3.5% with full match eligibility at 6% employee contribution, and accelerated 2-year cliff vesting schedule.

Professional Growth: Opportunities for certifications, conferences, and tailored career development plans.

Compensation Range: $70,000 - $85,000 annually

This range reflects the base pay we reasonably expect to offer for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, and internal equity.

Annual Bonus: Eligible for an annual bonus, which is discretionary and based on company performance.

Ready to make an impact?

Join our team and be part of a company that's redefining the eCommerce industryone sticker at a time.

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Applications will be accepted through: June 23, 2026