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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Oversee all production elements for the Dow Jones Content Lab group, a leader in custom content for major financial institutions. Work directly with the Executive Director and entire sales team providing pricing and production guidance resulting in a cost efficient, high-quality product, which consistently exceeds client expectations. Work directly with a dozen marketing managers, designers and editors to ensure all elements of each print project meet client's expectations. Coordinate all printing, paper, mailing and shipping instructions for four quarterly award winning magazines including Charles Schwab On Investing, T. Rowe Price Investor and TD Ameritrade Enlightened Investor, as well as 12 quarterly newsletters, two monthly newsletters and all special projects.Project manager of two quarterly and one monthly newsletter from inception to final printed piece.Attend press color ok for all magazines and various newsletters at major commercial vendors throughout the United States.Maintain vendor database for various print methods including web offset, sheet-fed and large format as well as specialty printers for direct marketing campaigns.Prepare quarterly production schedules for all magazines and newsletters.Handle all paper requirements including poundage, basis weight, type and grade, as well as any green logo usage. (Recycled content, FSC and SFI)Track and reconcile all expenses related to development including edit, print and design.Negotiate all pricing on prints contracts for quarterly magazines.Provide sales team with pricing for all proposals, including all developments costs such as editorial, design, print and overhead.Team with the entire sales team on the preparation of each sales pitch.Approve all final costs for invoices on printing, paper and shipping.Process all vendor related expenses with Accounts Payable department and maintain database of all expenses, as well as all related project codes.

London, Gb

London, Gb

Production Manger of a weekly technology publication which averaged 280 pages per issue and an almost 50% ad/edit ratio. In 2000, entrusted with an additional monthly publication based on my performance.Prepared issue imposition in conjunction with editorial and client services.Laid out print impositions for maximum manufacturing effectiveness with regard to issue size, contract print rates, color and insert requirements.Prepared final production schedules, bindery schedules, issue weights for distribution to prep facilities and printers.Ensured that all advertising and editorial forms deliver to printer on schedule with correct materials by reviewing with the assistant production manager.Prepared issue billing back up. Estimated issue manufacturing costs including preparation, printing, paper, binding, mailing and AA costs.Approved all final costs for issue and insert billing.Quoted insert prices to multiple print vendors and evaluate all bids.Coordinated all printing and shipping instructions for inserts and special projects.Provided all space and manufacturing costs to sales reps for inserts, gatefolds, polybags, bellybands, CD-ROMS and unique creative units.Helped create Aspen Production Database used for six years to track ad materials.Helped create Lotus Notes-based quoting system for all insert print projects.Supervised staff, which included client service reps and assistant production managers.Prepare all yearly production schedules.

London, Gb

Handled trafficking of all new and repeat advertising and editorial content in both digital and film format.Approved all bluelines for ads and edit from printing plant.Assisted production manager with the preparation and distribution of final production schedule.

New York, New York, Us

Trafficked all manuscripts sent to copyeditors as well as galleys sent to freelance proofreaders. Handled all billing for freelancers and testing of prospective freelancers. Coordinated printing of bound galleys for promotional copies.