Print Marketing Director

pWe are looking for an experienced bPrint Marketing Director /b to join our in-house creative studio and lead Language Abroad's annual, multi-market offline marketing programme during a period of maternity cover from November 2026
- end of August 2027. /p h3In this role, you will /h3 pown the direction, prioritisation, budget, resourcing and successful delivery of offline projects for Language Abroad, EF's language and cultural immersion programs. /p pManaging a team of up to 10, and working with creative teams, global markets, stakeholders and suppliers, you will ensure that work is delivered to the required standard, budget and critical deadlines. Projects include, but are not limited to: brochures, flyers, magazines, supplementary materials, OOH as well as adhoc offline requests for 45 global markets. /p pA key part of the role will be to spearhead a new, AI-enabled process for content production for a more structured and automated workflow. /p h3Your

Key responsibilities
will include: /h3 h3Print programme leadership: /h3 ul liSet priorities, scope, ambition and quality standards across brochures/magazines and other print materials. /li liLead the integrated project plan, key milestones and critical production dates. /li liLead decisions when timing, cost, quality and stakeholder expectations conflict. /li /ul h3Market and stakeholder management: /h3 ul liSet clear expectations around deadlines, localisation, approvals and content changes. /li liLead stakeholder reviews of content and resolve conflicting requirements or escalations. /li liLead trainings for markets on the requirements to participate in the production process, coordinate orders, stock levels, global launch dates, software/tools training, and ensure local market teams understand production constraints. /li /ul h3Budget, suppliers and production oversight: /h3 ul liLead the overall printer and supplier strategy in partnership with the Print Production Manager. /li liManage contracts, quotes, paper orders, volumes, production schedules, deliveries, customs processes and delivery risks. /li liEnsure production starts to time with content, creative, technical and commercial requirements finalised. /li liProtect key timing windows and lead recovery plans when delivery is at risk. /li /ul h3People and Team Management /h3 ul liManage a team of up to 10, allocating capacity across projects and requests. /li liIdentify and resolve resource risks across copywriting, design, photography, editorial and production. /li liOwn the programme-level risk position, particularly around localisation, amends, printer capacity, paper availability, missing approvals and staffing. /li /ul h3AI Automation oversight: /h3 ul liWork with editorial, creative, production and relevant technical partners to define templates, content fields, data structures, prompts, rules and approval stages. /li liIdentify opportunities to automate content drafting, adaptation, versioning, localisation and the flow of approved text into brochure layouts. /li liEstablish quality-control, version-control and approval processes to ensure that AI-assisted content is accurate, on-brand and aligned with product information. /li liTrain and support copywriters, designers and other team members in the new workflow, including how to build and maintain files correctly for automated content flow. /li liLead adoption of the process and ensure it improves efficiency without compromising editorial quality, creativity or accountability. /li /ul h3Quality Assurance /h3 ul liManage final approvals and sign off at key stages throughout the project from stakeholders, and markets all the way to printer softproofs and okay-to-print. /li liPress-pass at printers across productions. /li /ul h3What we're looking for: /h3 ul li8+ years' experience leading complex print marketing, publishing, editorial or creative production programmes, navigating multi-market environments. /li liExtensive experience managing brochures, catalogues, magazines, annual reports, or similar high-volume print materials from scope through to delivery, in education/travel/retail/publishing. /li liExperience managing budgets, suppliers, production deadlines and competing stakeholder priorities. /li liExperience managing editorial workflows, substantial localisation, approvals, version control, print production and supplier relations. /li liExperience leading teams, planning capacity and managing temporary or project-based resource. /li liExperience introducing AI, automation, structured content or data-driven publishing workflows; experience connecting content to layouts or InDesign automation would be highly valuable. /li liAbility to translate a new process into clear standards, training and practical team adoption. /li liConfident negotiating with senior stakeholders, markets and suppliers. /li liCalm, decisive and commercially aware, with strong judgement under pressure. /li /ul pWe are a global, mission driven company, our goal? Ope