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Print Production Manager jobs are open across commercial printing, publishing, packaging, and in-house corporate print departments, at every level from production coordinator to senior manager, with specializations in prepress, offset and digital press operations, and project workflow management. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
Job Type: 1-Year Full-Time Contract (W2)
Compensation Range: $35 - 45 per hour
Cella is seeking a Print Production Designer to join an industry-leading retail product development team. In this role, you will play a hands-on part in bringing physical products to life by adapting creative concepts into technical, production-ready assets for Hard Home and Stationery merchandise.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid schedule based onsite in Framingham, MA.
Responsibilities:
- Template Creation & File Setup: Build technically accurate new product templates from scratch or existing brand guidelines, and prepare vendor-ready production files across Hard Home categories.
- Prepress & Color Proofing: Output color-correct physical prints and mockups for physical design reviews, ensuring fidelity to creative intent and manufacturing specifications.
- Revision Management: Review, update, and confirm production files to seamlessly incorporate design feedback, execution notes, and Product Development (PD) comments.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Senior Technical Designers, Senior Designers, and Design Managers to prioritize daily workloads and manage shifting project timelines.
- Timeline Management: Manage incoming projects against established time-and-action calendars to guarantee on-time delivery for production milestones.
- Quality Assurance: Uphold rigorous technical standards, ensuring all final assets meet strict vendor, manufacturing, and prepress specifications.
Qualifications:
- Education & Experience: Degree in Graphic Design, Print Production, or equivalent practical industry experience (experience working in a print shop, commercial printing environment, or greeting card company is highly valued).
- Software Proficiency: Hands-on expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Bridge.
- Technical Print Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of prepress processes, mechanical setup, bleed, dielines, and production-ready asset prep.
- Category Exposure: Familiarity with or exposure to technical product development design, ideally within hard goods, home goods, or stationery/paper goods categories.
- Detail Orientation: Exceptional accuracy, problem-solving capabilities, and thorough follow-through when handling multi-component design files. Communication & Receptivity: Strong written and verbal communication skills with an open, receptive approach to design critiques and cross-functional feedback.
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JOBID: 112026-168164
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Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Cella is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital and proposal development teams. We help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win. Our staffing solutions include freelance, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire positions. Cella has earned the 2022 Best of Staffing® Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Awards—an honor earned by only 1% of staffing firms in the U.S. Cella is an equal opportunity employer.
Location: Framingham, Massachusetts
Job Type: 1-Year Full-Time Contract (W2)
Compensation Range: $35 - 45 per hour
Cella is seeking a Print Production Designer to join an industry-leading retail product development team. In this role, you will play a hands-on part in bringing physical products to life by adapting creative concepts into technical, production-ready assets for Hard Home and Stationery merchandise.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid schedule based onsite in Framingham, MA.
Responsibilities:
- Template Creation & File Setup: Build technically accurate new product templates from scratch or existing brand guidelines, and prepare vendor-ready production files across Hard Home categories.
- Prepress & Color Proofing: Output color-correct physical prints and mockups for physical design reviews, ensuring fidelity to creative intent and manufacturing specifications.
- Revision Management: Review, update, and confirm production files to seamlessly incorporate design feedback, execution notes, and Product Development (PD) comments.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Senior Technical Designers, Senior Designers, and Design Managers to prioritize daily workloads and manage shifting project timelines.
- Timeline Management: Manage incoming projects against established time-and-action calendars to guarantee on-time delivery for production milestones.
- Quality Assurance: Uphold rigorous technical standards, ensuring all final assets meet strict vendor, manufacturing, and prepress specifications.
Qualifications:
- Education & Experience: Degree in Graphic Design, Print Production, or equivalent practical industry experience (experience working in a print shop, commercial printing environment, or greeting card company is highly valued).
- Software Proficiency: Hands-on expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Bridge.
- Technical Print Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of prepress processes, mechanical setup, bleed, dielines, and production-ready asset prep.
- Category Exposure: Familiarity with or exposure to technical product development design, ideally within hard goods, home goods, or stationery/paper goods categories.
- Detail Orientation: Exceptional accuracy, problem-solving capabilities, and thorough follow-through when handling multi-component design files. Communication & Receptivity: Strong written and verbal communication skills with an open, receptive approach to design critiques and cross-functional feedback.
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JOBID: 112026-168164
#LI-CELLA
#LI-AU3
#PL
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Cella is an award-winning leader in consulting, staffing and managed solutions for creative, marketing, digital and proposal development teams. We help people build meaningful careers and partner with companies to help them win. Our staffing solutions include freelance, contract, temporary, temp-to-hire and direct hire positions. Cella has earned the 2022 Best of Staffing® Client and Talent 10-Year Diamond Awards—an honor earned by only 1% of staffing firms in the U.S. Cella is an equal opportunity employer.
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Who's Hiring
- Staples25
- Minuteman Press9
- Canon5
- FedEx Office5
- Xerox4
Top Industries Hiring
- Manufacturing
- Delivery & Couriers
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in print production manager jobs.
- 3-5 years managing print production workflows in a commercial or in-house environment
- Hands-on experience with offset, digital, or wide-format press operations
- Proficiency in prepress software such as Adobe Creative Suite and preflight tools
- Demonstrated ability to manage vendor relationships, job scheduling, and production budgets
- Knowledge of color management, proofing standards, and print quality control processes
- Bachelor's degree in graphic arts, print management, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Tips for Your Print Production Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to press technology
Print production manager roles split between offset, digital, and wide-format shops. Explicitly list the press technologies you've managed, such as sheetfed offset, inkjet, or flexographic, so hiring managers can confirm fit before they read a second line.
Quantify waste reduction and turnaround gains
Hiring managers in print production care about press uptime, spoilage rates, and on-time delivery. Replace vague phrases like 'improved efficiency' with concrete outcomes: how many jobs you ran per shift, how you cut makeready time, or how you reduced paper waste.
Show prepress and color management experience clearly
Many applicants bury prepress skills inside a general skills list. If you've managed color proofing workflows, preflight checks, or ICC profile calibration, call that out in its own resume section so it doesn't get skipped by an applicant tracking system scan.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists print production manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a portfolio of complex job tickets
Bring two or three annotated job tickets or production schedules to interviews. Walking a panel through how you managed a high-complexity run, including vendor coordination, proofing rounds, and delivery, is far more persuasive than describing your process in the abstract.
Negotiate around shift structure and equipment access
Print production managers often inherit aging equipment or awkward shift coverage. Before accepting an offer, ask which presses are being retired, what the maintenance cycle looks like, and whether you'd have authority to adjust shift staffing so you're not walking into a constraint you can't fix.
Print Production Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most print production managers?
Staples, Minuteman Press, and Canon are hiring the most print production managers right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, New York, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially strong at commercial printers, packaging companies, and large in-house corporate print departments.
How many print production manager jobs are remote?
About 13% of print production manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on nature of most press and prepress environments. Remote roles that do exist tend to focus on project management, vendor coordination, and digital print workflows rather than floor-level press supervision.
How do you become a print production manager?
Most print production managers start in entry-level press operation, prepress, or print coordination roles and build up from there. You'll want to develop hands-on experience with the press technologies common in your target segment, whether offset, digital, or packaging. From there, taking on scheduling, vendor management, and quality control responsibilities signals readiness for a manager title. A degree in graphic arts, print management, or a related field strengthens your candidacy, though demonstrated experience often carries equal weight.
Can you get hired as a print production manager with little experience?
Getting hired directly into a manager title with no production background is rare, but some smaller print shops promote from within quickly if you show strong organizational skills and a willingness to learn their specific equipment. Focusing on coordinator or production assistant roles first, then moving into supervisor positions, is the most reliable path. Proficiency in prepress software and an understanding of job ticket workflows can accelerate that timeline meaningfully.
What does the print production manager interview process look like?
Most print production manager interviews run two to three rounds. The first is typically a phone or video screen covering your background and the specific press technologies you've worked with. A follow-up with a production director or plant manager usually involves scenario questions about how you'd handle a press failure, a missed deadline, or a vendor dispute. Some employers ask candidates to walk through a past job ticket or a production schedule they managed, so having a concrete example ready is useful.
Where can I find and apply to print production manager jobs?
You can find and apply to print production manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your experience and press specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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