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Premier Foods is one of the countries largest suppliers of ambient grocery products and produces both branded and non-branded products across five core categories. I was employed on a fixed term contract for a year to assist the artwork team in the co-ordination of updating all the companies ranges of packaging to make them FIR Compliant. After 10 months I was asked to become a full time member of the team and offered a permanent contract.ResponsibilitiesBuild relations with internal marketing team to ensure the smooth running of projectsTake and deliver briefs (Marketing to Repro Houses)Asses works for printabilityCollate all information required for artwork briefsManage on-line approval system (In-house and Own Label)Liaise with repro houses and printers for costs on individual projectsArrange and oversee Pre-Production meetings with design agencies, repro houses and printersManage the relationship with all site personnel involved in individual projectsEnsure project timings are adhered to and FTP dates are metApprove colour standards supplied by printers

NJD Creative produces Packaging Mock Ups. I joined the team during a busy period to oversee the day to day running of the Studio. The contract was initially for 3 months but was extended due to the volume of work.

This was a short term contract located on-site with the client which was Sainsbury's.

Freelance contract to assist for holiday cover and during a busy period which included managing that years Christmas Range.

SPD was formed in May 2007 and is a joint venture between Procter & Gamble and Alere. It is one of the world's leading Consumer Diagnostic companies with strong positions in most key markets with it's brands Clearblue, AccuClear, FactPlus and Persona. I joined the Artwork Team on a 6 month fixed term contract. I was bought in to cover the management of the Artwork Team while the current manager stepped aside to concentrate on new processes and procedures.ResponsibilitiesTeam management and support.Initiate artwork briefs in response to global supply chain and marketing requirements.Coordinate, review and approve all associated materials for artwork briefs.Manage, maintain and use company specific artwork approval systems.Manage and maintain the relationship with all process stakeholders within SPD, its partners, vendors and customers.Oversee and manage all outsourced artwork processes.Manage the demand and throughput of all artwork in order to achieve SPD timeline requirements. Prioritise activities in conjunction with the sales, marketing and supply chain teams. Communicate predicted activity completion dates and regularly report on progress of all active projects to stakeholders.Oversee and report back on budgeting activities performed at the artwork studio.Manage the Artwork Process corrective action and improvement activities.

Pulse Creative is an established packaging artwork and repro production company with a large FMCG client base. I joined Pulse as Production Manager with an initial remit to develop and implement processes that would increase productivity, manage workflow and ensure that we delivered on time and to requirement.Responsibilities:Scheduling, planning and workflow management.Cultivate client relations to enable clear and concise briefing.Establish job requirements and ensure all information has been collated correctly.Take and deliver briefs (client and internal).Interpret design and maintain brand integrity across different pack formats.Check that artwork conforms to print specifications.QC when required.Manage on-line approval systems (in-house and external).Training and overseeing members of my team so that they are aware of the requirements of their role and ensuring the company standards are maintained.Negotiating with suppliers to ensure that we are able to deliver on budget.Tailoring processes to individual client requirements.

At JKR I was part of a team of eight people. It soon became apparent that my strength lay in handling large product range projects. This enabled me to work closely with people from different departments due to the length of the projects. During this time I was able to develop intuitive working relationships with all the designers, which was important in speeding up the process and allowing trusting relationships to develop.Responsibilities:Liaising with Account Managers to ensure all technical specifications are produced prior to design finalisation.Assessing finalised designs against technical specifications to guarantee that finished designs can be produced in a production situation.Liaising with repro houses and printers so that files created conform to repro specifications.Creation of project timelines based upon all technical input from designers, photographers, repro and printers to facilitate the smooth running and delivery of a project.Maintaining workflow of multiple projects through a variety of artwork phases.Briefing of design to artwork house.Checking artwork before release to repro house to check that they conform to technical requirements.Responsible for purchasing of contact proofs when required.Attending print runs after being briefed by designers and clients to ensure the best results.Day to day project management, administration and paperwork.As and when projects and timings require, I can also do creative artwork and retouching of Photoshop items.

Responsibilities:Dealing with the day-to-day running of the bureau producing high quality proofs for the packaging design industry.Liaising with clients to organise briefs and costs on individual projects.Creating and adjusting artwork received for individual projects using industry standard software.Was responsible with work colleague, for the design and creation of the training manual for the Preview System. My contribution was creation of the artwork process layouts and integration of the information into the final manual.After the training manual was created a sister company in America was set up and I acted as on-line support for all employees involved in the artwork process.Assessing and advising management on which hardware and software should be purchased to improve and streamline workflow.