Artwork Automation Manager

Artwork Automation Manager

J&J Innovative Medicines is recruiting a manager in the Product Artwork department, within the Digital Operations & Technical Services (DOTS) organization.

Product Artwork (PA) consists of 30 employees and over 40 contractors.

They manage the life cycle of all artworks (leaflets, labels, folding boxes, IFUs) for all J&J Innovative Medicine products representing about 8,000 SKU's with more than 10,000 product artwork changes annually, serving 210 Local Operating Companies and guided by 30 SOP/WIs.

PA is structured in three main pillars:

Product Artwork Design , responsible for Artwork Guidelines; Design& Prototyping, Instructions for Use ; Innovation & Design

Product Artwork Coordination , responsible for E2E Artwork activities (creation; proofreading; prioritization)

Product Artwork Excellence , responsible for Systems & Processes; Partnerships/Vendor Management; Performance Management; Quality & Compliance oversight.

The ideal candidate will:

• Lead the development and creation of automated artwork templates .

Oversee the creation and implementation of automated design solutions in Adobe InDesign, ensuring high-quality PDF outputs for print while collaborating with designers on integrated workflows.

Provide technical training and support to team members, staying current with the latest InDesign technologies and best practices.

• Manage coordination operations in the APAC region, partnering with different functions within Product Artwork (PA), Regulatory LOC, Regional Demand and Supply, Pack Sites, Global Labelling & Compliance, Packaging CoE, Global Planning, among other stakeholders for timely and compliant mock-up and artwork creation in the APAC region.

He/she continuously drives the optimization of the artwork coordination & creation processes in collaboration with various departments inside & outside the PA, with results measured in the framework of a performance/metric-based culture.

Key Responsibilities


* Lead the development and implementation of automated design solutions using Adobe InDesign, ensuring the quality and accuracy of PDF outputs for print distribution, including preflight checks and troubleshooting.


* Stay updated with the latest InDesign and PDF technologies, plugins, best practices, understanding dynamic data and layout rules, and workflows using tagging and scripting.


* Manage APAC Product Artwork coordination activities including creation, proofreading and order planning activities.



* Accountable for timely mock-up creation supporting Health Authority submission and artwork readiness (creation, approval, and release to suppliers) for use in pack site production, and agreement on implementation timelines within the APAC region.



* Organize execution, plan resources, and ensure sufficient operational capacity for base business and projects.



* Drive E2E performance and metric based culture within the artwork coordination team.



* Monitor perfo...