VPM is Manhattan’s 24/7 digital & specialty printer. We are currently experiencing explosive growth and are seeking a talented Pre-Press / Junior Graphic Designer to join our in-house team. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and experience in print production while also working on design projects for our clientele through our creative agency, Vedia NYC.

Qualifications:

• Familiarity with pre-press operations and possess production/printing knowledge
• Expert working knowledge of CMYK workflows, file resolution/formats, printing, substrates and finishing techniques
• Able to handle multiple high priority projects and work under tight deadlines
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and deliver quality results
• 2+ years of experience in print and/or design industry
• High proficiency in the latest Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)
• Able to properly follow defined brand guidelines when applicable
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong layout and typography skills
• Ability to take direction while offering strong initiative
• Friendly and upbeat – comfortable client facing
• A solid design portfolio that features creative talent will be considered before those without

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Working directly under the Production Manager to produce work in accordance to workflow requirements: pre-flight, imposition, artwork correction, editing and updating artwork
• Departmental organization including: phone calls, email correspondence, file management
• Assist with overflow work from the design department of our creative agency, Vedia NYC: editing, layout, data-merge, etc.
• Work with Vedia NYC to create custom designs for a wide range of collateral across various industries

Please list any additional creative skills that you may have such as photography, video making & editing, web design, copy writing etc.

This is a full-time opportunity that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If interested, please email your resume, cover letter and a link to your portfolio to jobs1@villagegroup.com. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please. Salary is commensurate with experience.

VPM is Manhattan’s 24/7 digital & specialty printer. We are currently experiencing explosive growth and are seeking a talented and experienced Specialty Printing Coordinator to join our in-house team. This is a unique opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and experience while working on a variety of custom print projects for our clientele.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly self-directed and resourceful with the ability to work independently and take initiative
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple project streams at the same time
• Strategic thinker, able to actively contribute to brainstorming and planning
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
• Experience of any sort with printing/print-making is a plus
• Experience in Adobe Suite programs (particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) is a plus
• Social media skills (content creation, analytics, etc.) are a plus

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the specialty printing department on custom printing jobs for a variety of clients
• Work closely with clients and project manage throughout the duration of their custom printing jobs
• Prepare monthly billing reports for all completed jobs

This is a full-time position that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If interested, please apply via the form below and include your resume and cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please. Salary is commensurate with experience.

VPM is Manhattan’s most innovative creative solutions agency specializing in print, design, and media. We are currently experiencing explosive growth and are seeking a senior-level salesperson with a book of business. This is a unique opportunity to offer your clients new services that match their business needs including on demand digital printing, offset printing, specialty printing, design, media, and marketing solutions.

Qualifications:   

• Very detailed oriented
• Ability to work effectively with deadlines and changes
• Self-starter with the ability to handle multiple high-priority tasks

Responsibilities:

• Maintain working knowledge of company’s products and services: on demand digital printing, offset printing, specialty printing, design, media, and marketing solutions
• Stay informed on changes in our industry’s products and services, as well as our competitors’ products and services
• Negotiate and close deals
• Maintain and grow existing accounts
• Introduce current clients to new products that match their business needs

Perks:  

• Salary based on experience; willing to pay top dollar
• Commission percentage will never decrease
• Competitive wage and benefits

This is a full time position that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If you are senior-level salesperson with a book of business, please call our Vice President and Head of Sales, Joe Ryder, at 212-220-6174.

VPM is Manhattan’s most innovative creative solutions agency specializing in print, design, and media. We are currently experiencing explosive growth and are seeking talented and driven individuals looking for an opportunity to be successful in sales.

Qualifications:  

• Very detailed oriented
• Ability to work effectively with deadlines and changes
• Self-starter with the ability to handle multiple high-priority tasks

Responsibilities:

• Maintain working knowledge of company’s products and services: on demand digital printing, offset printing, specialty printing, design, media, and marketing solutions
• Stay informed on changes in our industry’s products and services, as well as our competitors’ products and services
• Negotiate and close deals
• Maintain and grow existing accounts
• Introduce current clients to new products that match their business needs

Perks: 

• Salary based on experience; willing to pay top dollar
• Competitive wage and benefits

This is a full time position that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If you are doing all the work at your current place of employment and aren’t reaping the benefits, please call our Vice President and Head of Sales, Joe Ryder, at 212-220-6174.

VPM, Manhattan’s most innovative creative solutions agency, is currently seeking an Account Executive who can build client relationships at all levels as well as a strong foundation of the sales process and cycle. Our goal is to expand our company by offering additional services such as offset printing, specialty printing, design and media services, and marketing solutions to existing and prospective clients.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree required
• 2+ years of marketing and sales-related consulting experience (i.e. digital advertising, marketing, social media, videography, etc.)
• Very detail oriented; able to work effectively with deadlines and changes
• Self-starter with the ability to handle multiple high-priority tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain working knowledge of company’s products and services: on demand digital printing, offset printing, specialty printing, design, and media solutions
• Stay informed on changes in our industry’s products and services, as well as our competitors’ products and services
• Negotiate and close deals
• Maintain and grow existing accounts
• Introduce current clients to new products that match their business needs
• Deep interest in marketing, branding, and the customer experience
• Strong understanding of the quantitative aspects of marketing (data and analytics)

This is a full time position that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If interested, please apply via the form below and include your resume and cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please.

VPM, Manhattan’s most innovative creative solutions agency, is looking for a senior level client service representative with exceptional client facing skills. Our customer service professionals are second to none and play a major role in our success.

Job Description:

• Prioritize and manage work in process (timing)
• Manage price quotes for house accounts and COD’s
• Assist accounting in pricing house/COD jobs and ensure quote accuracy
• Ensure errors are logged
• Dress code compliance
• Time clock compliance (manage time clock punch)
• Outsource job process (complete/deliver/bill)
• Ensure proof sent follow up
• Ensure on hold follow up
• Handle payroll distribution
• Handle client issues as they arise
• Manage delivery times
• Ensure/negotiate express time process and charges
• Monitor incoming email
• Update Google docs for house/COD accounts
• Maintain COD process
• Maintain proof process
• Maintain truck delivery process
• Ensure QC process with production
• Schedule time with production on large projects
• Escalate issues to management
• Hold monthly meetings with CS staff and sales team
• Attend monthly meetings with President and Director of Sales

Qualifications/Skills:

• Knowledge of the digital print and pre-press process
• Organized
• Time Management Skills
• Estimating Process
• Training Skills
• Communication Skills – verbal and written
• Leadership Skills
• 2 years of professional experience with client-facing activities, CRM software

This is a full time position that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If interested, please apply via the form below and include your resume and cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please.

VPM, Manhattan’s most innovative creative solutions agency, is currently seeking a hyper-smart, talented, and enthusiastic individual who can build strong client relationships to join our brilliant customer service team.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the digital print and pre-press process
• Organized
• Time management skills
• Communication skills – verbal and written
• Ability to take direction from management
• Compliance with all processes
• Escalation skills

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain profitable relationships with customers on behalf of the company by taking personal and complete responsibility for interaction and ensuring that all customer requirements are completely met.
• Serve as the primary internal representative of our organization and convey to the customer a sense of expertise in our printing services and capabilities.
• Communicate effectively with Management, Sales, and Production by informing and updating them regularly to ensure that sales and customer objectives are met.
• Manage telephone calls professionally, efficiently, and with good communication skills, answering phones with the “Village Print & Media” greeting.
• Attend to customer questions, complaints, and concerns immediately and facilitate satisfactory resolution.
• Make customers feel important and appreciated. Treat them as individuals. Always use their name and find ways to compliment them with sincerity.Think about ways to generate good feelings about doing business with you.
• Appreciate the power of “Yes.” Always look for ways to help your customers. When they have a request (as long as it is reasonable) tell them that you can do it. Figure out how to afterwards. Look for ways to make doing business with us easy.
• Know how to apologize. When something goes wrong, apologize. The customer may not always be right, but the customer must always win. Deal with problems immediately and let customers know what you have done. Make it simple for customers to complain and value their complaints. As much as we dislike it, it gives us an opportunity to improve.
• Follow established systems and procedures.

This is a full time position that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If interested, please apply via the form below and include your resume and cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please.

VPM, Manhattan’s most innovative creative solutions agency, has an immediate opening for a high energy operator for its on demand digital printing department. Applicants must be motivated and enthusiastic with a flexible schedule, and willing and available to earn overtime pay on weekdays and weekends as needed.

Necessary Skills and Experience:

• Experience operating HP Indigo presses (5000 & 5500)
• 2nd and 3rd Shift Positions

Desired Additional Skills:

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)
• HP SmartStream
• Microsoft Suite

This is a full time position that offers benefits, training, and a great opportunity to join a 45+ year company and be a major contributor to its growth. If interested, please apply via the form below and include your resume and cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please.

Job Description:

VSEEN is a creative agency serving VPM and the world’s most notable brands. We are currently seeking a talented and hardworking part-time Design & Media Intern to join our team for the fall of 2017. This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced creative environment and gain valuable experience while working on a variety of projects both for our brand and our clientele.

Desired Qualifications:
Please note that we do not expect candidates to possess all of the skills listed below:

• Bachelor’s degree (or college student working towards a degree) in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, Media Arts & Design, Video Production, Digital Marketing, or related field
• Proficient in the latest Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, etc.)
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written; blogging, copywriting, and/or SEO experience is a plus
• Social media savvy with experience using and creating original content for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn; data and analytics experience is a plus
• Ambitious and self-motivated with a positive attitude; able to take direction while offering strong initiative
• Extremely organized, detail-oriented, and resourceful; able to handle multiple high priority projects and work under tight deadlines
• Strong samples of work showcasing graphic design, blogging, animation, video production, and/or web design

Responsibilities:

• Assist the VSEEN team with a wide array of creative projects and marketing initiatives
• Adhere to graphic standards and clearly defined brand guidelines
• Assist with on-site photography and film shoots
• Retouching photos, properly sourcing imagery, and preparing final files for digital purposes
• Contribute to VSEEN’s social media accounts and blog by means of researching, writing, and preparing original content
• Departmental administrative work including phone calls, email correspondence, file management, data entry, etc.

Please note that this is a paid but part-time internship for up 24 hours per week. If interested, please email your resume, cover letter and samples of work to jobs1@villagegroup.com. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

VSEEN is a creative agency serving VPM and the world’s most notable brands. We are currently experiencing explosive growth and are seeking a talented and experienced Freelance Graphic Designer for all types of projects at all hours.

Qualifications:

• Highly proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat) and have 2+ years of experience in print and digital design
• Highly proficient in print collateral design and be familiar with the necessary steps to create and export for print
• Proficient with presentation design (PowerPoint, Keynote) and have 1-2 years of experience designing presentations
• Able to properly source imagery and read/understand content
• Able to understand and follow clearly defined brand guidelines when necessary
• Web design and/or development experience is a plus

If interested, please apply via the form below and include your resume, cover letter, and a link to your portfolio or samples of your work. Please be sure to include your hourly rate and general availability. Incomplete applications will not be considered. No phone calls, please. Additionally, please note that this is NOT a full-time position and you will be expected to own and operate your own equipment, as most of the work will be done at your home/studio. This position is with an established and reputable firm and you will be paid by check and receive proper tax forms.