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Northern's Workfront expertise gets your communications team on track. We handle the implementation, you hit your deadlines.

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Trusted by public sector teams across North America.

THE PROBLEM

Common pain points with teams like yours.

CHALLENGE 1

CHALLENGE 2

Lost Requests

Approval Delays

Creative requests get stuck in approval loops. Finance approves. Communications reviews. Creative revises. Timeline slips. You launch late.

Creative briefs and content requests come through email, chat, spreadsheets. Nobody knows which requests are prioritized or who owns what.

CHALLENGE 3

CHALLENGE 4

Lack of Compliance

No Visibility

You can't see if your team is overloaded until deadlines are missed. Resource conflicts go unnoticed. Burnout happens.

Government communications require audit trails and approval documentation. Right now, evidence is scattered across emails and documents.

THE SOLUTION

How Workfront helps.

Unified Request Management

Streamlined
Approval Workflows

Real-Time
Workload Visibility

See who's working on what across your team. Spot overloaded team members before burnout happens. 

Built-InCompliance

One place for all creative requests, briefs, and content deliverables. Your team knows exactly what to work on.

Instead of sequential approvals, Workfront enables parallel reviews. Your team ships content faster. Deadlines are hit.

Every approval, deadline, and deliverable is tracked and documented. 

38 days

70% 

91 days

72%

annually reclaimed with unified request management

reduction in after-hours work with streamlined approvals

annually reclaimed by eliminating low-impact tasks

of employees prefer standardized, transparent processes - clear workflows and improved retention

*Metrics sourced from Adobe for Business study surveying 1,106 full-time US employees (95% confidence level, ±3% margin of error). Results reflect employee perceptions of workplace productivity and work management needs.

WHY TEAMS CHOOSE NORTHERN

"Workfront is the right platform for government communications workflows. But implementation isn't a one-time handoff - it's a partnership. Our team guides your team through adoption so you actually use what you're paying for. That's where the real value happens."

Beau Brewer

Partner and VP, Content Supply Chain at Northern

WHAT NORTHERN DELIVERS

Maximize your technology investment. A complete implementation partner.

Workfront Readiness Assessment

Expert Implementation Planning

Fast, Guided Deployment

Get a visual breakdown of where your creative and content operations sit on the maturity curve - and whether Workfront would actually help.

We assess your workflows, identify gaps, and build a customized roadmap. You get a plan tailored to your team, not a generic template.

Implementation in weeks, not months. Our team handles the technical setup while yours stays focused on your work.

Comprehensive Training & Adoption

Ongoing Support & Success

Adobe Multi-Solution Expertise

We don't disappear after go-live. Northern provides ongoing support, optimization recommendations, and continuous guidance.


As an Adobe Gold Solution Partner, we integrate Workfront with your broader Adobe stack (AEM, Creative Cloud, etc.). One partner. Unified workflow.


Hands-on training so your team doesn't just use Workfront—they master it. We provide ongoing documentation and support.

Ready for modern work management? 

Northern's Workfront experts understand public sector operations. Let's discuss your challenges. No pressure. No sales pitch. We'll provide specific recommendations based on your situation.

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