David Enslee Email & Phone Number

Woodbridge Township, Nj, Us

Greater New York City Area

Manage the pre-press quality assurance process for all print products, packaging and sales material for Sports and Entertainment trading cards. Responsible for the proofreading of all editorial, design, graphic, legal/licensing, and production elements for approximately 60 products annually, on a variety of print technologies. Work with Project Managers, Brand Managers, Product Editors and Graphic Artists to ensure that accurate digital production files are delivered to printers on time, and in line with consumer expectations. Supervisor for a staff of between 2 and 3 proofreaders.Coordinate review and approval of trading card components by major sports league and entertainment licensors (MLB®, MiLB(TM), NFL, MLS, NHL, UFC®, USOC, USA Baseball, WWE, Star Wars, Dreamworks), players’ unions (MLBPA, NFL PLAYERS, MLSPA, NHLPA) and rights-holders for player estates (Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Vince Lombardi, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, among others).

Greater New York City Area

• Coordinated review and approval of trading card components by major sports league licensors (MLB®, NFL, NHL, NBA, UFC®), players’ unions (MLBPA, NFL PLAYERS) and rights-holders for player estates (Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Vince Lombardi, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, among others)• Served as liaison between licensors and Company marketing, production and manufacturing departments• Developed, maintained and executed sweepstakes, contests and promotions associated with trading card and confectionery products• Issued and maintain “virtual trading card” products available for sale through eTopps.com• Initiated registration of trademarks, rules and regulations through Company counsel• Assisted with Company consumer relations

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted Brand Manager with development of new NBA-licensed basketball products and promotions.• Directly developed 2008-09 Topps Hardwood Basketball product, as well as components within 2008-09 Bowman Draft Picks & Stars and 2007-08 Topps Letterman products.• Wrote press releases detailing special basketball products and promotions.• Maintained schedules, budgets and component inventories (autographs, memorabilia pieces, unique card inserts, etc.) of products in production.• Supervised a series of NBA and team-specific trading card promotions.• Represented the Company at tradeshows and league events.• Oversaw the manufacture of unique product components (patches, gold medallions, rip cards) with outside vendors.• Executed final realignment of product component quantities upon receipt of final sales numbers, prior to manufacturing process.• Performed spot copy-writing duties for card backs and advertising materials under tight deadlines

Greater New York City Area

• Provided final approval prior to press, for trading cards featuring major sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL) and entertainment properties. • Selected, trained, supervised and evaluated a staff of two-to-four proofreaders.• Prioritized projects based on pre-press schedule, considering press availability, production cost and product ship date.• Evaluated changes to product components considering cost, time and licensor requirements.• Communicated with outside production vendors concerning troubleshooting and/or time/cost-sensitive procedures.

Greater New York City Area

• Prioritized jobs at the direction of department manager and project coordinators.• Handled all top-priority or time-sensitive projects.

Greater New York City Area

• Proofread trading cards throughout the entire pre-press process.• Copy-edited raw manuscript copy for grammar, spelling, style and licensor requirements.• Reviewed composed files of card fronts and backs, for file integrity, design consistency, image quality and printing plate registration.

Greater New York City Area

• Formatted, proofread and copy-edited corporate press releases for financial disclosure as required by the Securities and Exchange Commission.• Electronically distributed corporate press releases to required disclosure destinations and media outlets worldwide.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English/Creative Writing

High School