Brian Hook Email & Phone Number

Bath, England, United Kingdom

A management role working closely with 12 magazine teams ensuring print and digital deadlines are met prior to completion dates. Regular communication with a 3rd party distribution company relating to magazine circulation and sales. I have project management responsibilities to improve company productivity via new technology. Recent tasks completed include implementing VPN, which enabled home working for the whole company, the migration of the internal communication method onto Google Suite and updating the company Wi-Fi.• Creating Excel print orders, handling production and delivery problems and checking circulation promotions and print volumes with printers, paper suppliers and distribution companies.• Negotiating costs and arranging quotes with 3rd party suppliers of print related products.• Creating Excel magazine schedules for internal and 3rd party external use.• Checking digitally supplied adverts and creating print ready advert pages using InDesign and Photoshop.• Overseeing budget implementation and approving production invoices.• Project managing new digital workflows - VPN implementation, email migration and hardware upgrades.

Bath, United Kingdom

An experienced and driven Production Manager used to working in a fast paced environment, working to deadlines in a busy, creative magazine publishing company. Responsible for the PreMedia team, from image enhancing and magazine design process, to delivery of quality graphics - pre print. The PreMedia team also compiles pages and assets for the creation of digital magazines for delivery to companies such as Google, Amazon and Zinio. With excellent communication and relationship building skills, combined with proven experience and knowledge, bringing an enthusiastic and passionate approach. I am seeking a fresh challenge in a role that enables me to use my skills within a dynamic, innovative and forward thinking company.A management role responsible for leading a team involved in image editing, digital edition creation, scanning, film output, proofing and DVD creation. Also within PreMedia is an Ad Production team responsible for processing print and on-line adverts. Technical support is provided to internal departments such as Production, Marketing and magazine teams as well as being a point of contact for technical queries with external suppliers.Recent projects include involvement integrating two magazine publishing companies recently acquired. • Managing a team of up to 20 people in the Scanning and Image Setting department.• Ensuring all monthly and weekly magazines (circa 60) meet printer and digital deadlines.• Responsible for hardware and software contracts for scanners, proofers and DVD/CD duplicator.• InDesign, Photoshop and PDF technical support to magazine and Production teams.• Project involvement in new company acquisitions and integration.• Preparation of annual budget of PreMedia department.Achievements:• Delivered and maintained Colour Management for all Designers monitors and software.• Delivered a solution for outsourcing image editing production tasks, saving costs and improving production turnaround times.

Bath, United Kingdom

Bath, United Kingdom

• Providing support to the PrePress Manager in a busy department, scanning/outputting film for up to 80 magazine titles.• Negotiating costs with external suppliers with accounts up to £100k.

Bath, United Kingdom

• Managing the PrePress Administrators within the department.• Processing internal PrePress recharge costs to magazines.• Building and maintaining relationships with external suppliers.

Bath, United Kingdom

• Organising the daily flow of production work ensuring internal and external operations ran smoothly.• Dealing with external supplier invoices.• Organising scanning and Photoshop work.• Coordinating and archiving magazine data.

Bath, United Kingdom

• Managing and promoting a local record label, working with bands and promoting gigs, dealing withrecord companies/agencies and looking after the cashbooks.

Corsham, Wiltshire

• Working with RPG programming language including general computer software maintenance.