Production Coordinator

Production Coordinator

£33,000

City

A prestigious global financial services firm based in the heart of the City are looking for an experienced Production Coordinator to join them on a permanent basis working the full-time permanent hours of 9am – 5:30pm.

This new position will be working within the in-house creative design studio within a client facing role, this position would also suit an account manager who has agency experience and capabilities, as this role will be managing the scheduling of all print and pitch design projects within the design team.  The position is based within a very friendly, lively and enjoyable environment working with a great bunch of designers, artworkers and desktop publishers.

This role calls for an experienced Production Coordinator with a background in either Desktop Publishing, Presentations or Design. The ideal candidate would need to have a good understanding of presentations and graphics as well as the ability to communicate client briefs to the team.

The role will be working within the busy design production team who are responsible for producing presentations, and some graphic materials for the entire company and its clients. This role will involve managing all the workflow within the department which will include checking the quality of work produced, managing and negotiating deadlines with the Analysts and Bankers, managing the team of presentations operators and ensuring that the department runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible.

This position will be partly hands-on therefore advanced skills on both Word and PowerPoint are essential for this role, as part of the role will be creating PowerPoint presentation from scratch, as well as amending or reformatting large documents. Experience working within a similar role within a financial services environment (Bank, Law Firm, Blue Chip organisation etc) is also essential.

Key responsibilities will be -

• Using the client’s own online workflow booking system (training will be given) to book in work and ensure real-time monitoring of jobs and accurate reporting of workload
• Having a good understanding of design and presentation work and the ability to interpret and communicate client briefs to the team
• Liaising with clients to set accurate and achievable deadlines, renegotiating where necessary
• Maintaining and developing strong relationships with all clients, using these to understand and manage their requirements
• Ability to prioritise workload and pre-empt problems, accurately assess client requirements, identify issues, make decisions and provide solutions dealing with conflicting client requirements where necessary

Key skills include:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Impeccable communication skills both written and verbal
• Experience as a workflow coordinator within a busy studio
• A good working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint

To apply for this new varied Production Coordinator position please send your CV direct to Gemma Grima-Brown at HYF.

Important Notice

It is HYFs policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to respond to individual candidates. If we have not contacted you within three working days your application has been unsuccessful and your details have not been retained. Please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you.

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