Manage the editorial, sales and marketing production of this North Bay’s alternative weekly newspaper. Oversee four graphic artists, design advertisements, covers and page layouts, assist art direction. Develop electronic publishing system, and guide entire staff through out transition. Dummy paper, as well as paginate. Create advertising concepts, marketing campaigns, and find art for editorial and advertising content.

Update large, daily, new-media Web site. Bring articles from the print magazine to life on the web. Focus on design, ease of use, optimize for fast loading, and color correct images. Oversee print production of two bimonthly magazines. Preflight all files for digital output to offset printer, troubleshoot incoming work from outside agencies, archive incoming and outgoing files, review pages for overall style consistency, design advertisements and fillers, attend press check (manage color, registration, and overall look), take still photographs, color correct, and assist editors in collecting and establishing data for articles. Manage dummies and electronically paginate magazine.

Design advertisements with tight deadlines, ranging from full page color ads to small black and white. Scan, color correct and compress art files. Assist the advertising production manager in troubleshooting problem files. Design mailers, flyers, and brochures for the marketing department. Assist account managers in designing spec ads and special materials for their clients. Some clients include Midway Airport, Ford Motor Company, Meridian Theaters, Burger King, and Marshall Fields.