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Projects include, but are not limited to: brochures, flyers, magazines, supplementary materials, OOH as well as adhoc offline requests for 45 global markets.\nA key part of the role will be to spearhead a new, AI-enabled process for content production for a more structured and automated workflow.\nYour Key responsibilities will include:\nPrint programme leadership: Lead the annual print cycle from planning and scope-setting through to production, delivery and season close.\nSet priorities, scope, ambition and quality standards across brochures/magazines and other print materials.\nLead the integrated project plan, key milestones and critical production dates.\nLead decisions when timing, cost, quality and stakeholder expectations conflict.\nMarket and stakeholder management: Act as the senior point of contact for markets, Country Managers, Product Heads, leadership and other stakeholders.\nSet clear expectations around deadlines, localisation, approvals and content changes.\nLead stakeholder reviews of content and resolve conflicting requirements or escalations.\nLead 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.\nBudget, suppliers and production oversight: Own the print marketing budget and handle significant production and supplier decisions.\nLead the overall printer and supplier strategy in partnership with the Print Production Manager.\nManage contracts, quotes, paper orders, volumes, production schedules, deliveries, customs processes and delivery risks.\nEnsure production starts to time with content, creative, technical and commercial requirements finalised.\nProtect key timing windows and lead recovery plans when delivery is at risk.\nPeople and Team Management: Lead recruitment and onboarding of freelancers/temporary staff.\nManage a team of up to 10, allocating capacity across projects and requests.\nIdentify and resolve resource risks across copywriting, design, photography, editorial and production.\nOwn the programme-level risk position, particularly around localisation, amends, printer capacity, paper availability, missing approvals and staffing.\nAI & Automation oversight: Spearhead the design and implementation of a new print material content-production process using AI, structured content and automation.\nWork with editorial, creative, production and relevant technical partners to define templates, content fields, data structures, prompts, rules and approval stages.\nIdentify opportunities to automate content drafting, adaptation, versioning, localisation and the flow of approved text into brochure layouts.\nEstablish quality-control, version-control and approval processes to ensure that AI-assisted content is accurate, on-brand and aligned with product information.\nTrain and support copywriters, designers and other team members in the new workflow, including how to build and maintain files correctly for automated content flow.\nLead adoption of the process and ensure it improves efficiency without compromising editorial quality, creativity or accountability.\nQuality Assurance: Own the final quality sign off for print materials across editorial, creative, product and technical standards.\nManage 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. \nPress-pass at printers across productions.\nWhat we’re looking for:\n8+ years’ experience leading complex print marketing, publishing, editorial or creative production programmes, navigating multi-market environments.\nExtensive experience managing brochures, catalogues, magazines, annual reports, or similar high-volume print materials from scope through to delivery, in education/travel/retail/publishing.\nExperience managing budgets, suppliers, production deadlines and competing stakeholder priorities.\nExperience managing editorial workflows, substantial localization, approvals, version control, print production and supplier relations.\nExperience leading teams, planning capacity and managing temporary or project-based resource.\nExperience introducing AI, automation, structured content or data-driven publishing workflows; experience connecting content to layouts or InDesign automation would be highly valuable.\nAbility to translate a new process into clear standards, training and practical team adoption.\nConfident negotiating with senior stakeholders, markets and suppliers.\nCalm, decisive and commercially aware, with strong judgement under pressure.\nWhat EF Zurich offers:\nWe are a global, mission driven company, our goal? Open the world through education and cultural exchange. We are an International team, with an international audience, and have opportunities to work across regions. Other benefits include:\nDiscounts on EF programs for Staff, and Staff Friends and Family for all EF Programs \nFree use of EF Hello: a premium Language Learning App\nTuition Reimbursement for continued Education\nReferral Bonus for all referred staff hires (equivalent for 500 USD)\nDiscounts with our global hotel and travel partners \n15% off our on-site Kita \nSwiss Travel Halb-tax reimbursement\nAnd much more!\nHow to apply: Please submit your CV and cover letter in English. Applications in other languages will not be considered.\nThis role is fully in-office. Our onsite policy enhances collaboration, company culture, and faster decision-making. Working together in person fosters creativity, spontaneous idea-sharing, and stronger team connections, which we believe is essential for success.\nAt EF Language Abroad we are dedicated to our mission of opening the world through education, harnessing the power of language learning to deepen the connection between people across the globe.\nReady to open the world through education? 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