📍 Location: San Francisco Bay Area (100% on-site)

💼 Employment Type: 3-Month Full-Time Contract (Potential for Full-Time Conversion)

Our client is seeking a Senior Creative Production Leader to oversee catalog and print production while leading a team of Production Designers. This role requires a hands-on production expert with deep knowledge of InDesign, prepress, and print workflows, along with the ability to mentor teams, solve complex challenges, and ensure the highest standards of quality and execution.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

● Lead and mentor a team of Production Designers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to foster a collaborative environment

● Oversee catalog and print production workflows, timelines, priorities, and final deliverables

● Serve as a senior production expert, troubleshooting challenges, reviewing files, and ensuring accuracy before print delivery

● Partner with Creative, Design, Copy, Merchandising, Project Management, and external vendors to execute projects seamlessly

● Identify process improvements and create efficiencies across production workflows

● Maintain strong brand standards and ensure consistent, high-quality creative execution

OUR REQUIREMENTS

● 7+ years of experience in creative production, editorial production, print production, or a related field

● Experience leading or mentoring creative production teams

● Expert proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Creative Suite

● Strong understanding of print production, prepress, file preparation, and vendor workflows

● Experience managing high-volume catalog, editorial, or large-scale print projects

● Excellent attention to detail, problem-solving skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities

● Strong communication and collaboration skills across creative and cross-functional teams

● Comfortable balancing strategic oversight with hands-on production support

● Experience in luxury retail, hospitality, editorial, publishing, or premium creative environments preferred

● Bachelor’s degree required