Deepti Patel Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

• Plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee operations activities in the organization, ensuring development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet current and future needs of the.
• Participates w/ Executive team and leads the strategic direction of CMRignite's growth.
• Bring design process methods to digital solutions from concept to completion
• Work with paid media, earned media and partnership teams to ensure strategy is aligned across all workflows as it relates to client needs and timelines.
• Leverage knowledge of wider industry trends and relevant technology trends

• Responsible for collaborating with project sponsors, business units and users and identify scope of project, set guidelines and expectations. Assign projects to internal department and closely monitor project.
• Partner with outside agency to enforce client objectives of branding; marketing, digital media, video production and graphic design tactics are carried across all company messaging.
• Drive accountability across business to ensure work is completed as per project promises
• Reported and monitored overall quality, schedules and deadlines, recommending changes as needed to improve production costs, timeliness and/or quality
• Responsible for ensuring design and content followed brand standards and consistent among all deliverables within a campaign
• Lead team and cultivated positive relationships with co-workers to maintain a productive workflow and positive work environments

Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States

• Manage projects and assist in the creation, strategic development and quality control of projects such as; collateral, direct mail, sales enablement, email, webinar and videos for the IT Solutions segment marketing.
• Lead campaign and project kick-offs with all stakeholders. When necessary lead tactical kick-offs and develop activity lists per quarter.
• Write creative briefs and provide direction to start project creation.
• Coordinate efforts for project development with outside Agency, internal product partners, business owners and subject matter experts as necessary.
• Maintain CDW brand standards across all marketing projects and provide quality checks and balances to ensure brand guidelines are followed.
• Use IBM EMM tool for project management and ensure all projects are completed on time and on target.

• Responsible for profitability of the Design Production and New Media business unit, which includes meeting client and corporate goals and objectives.
• Broaden customer base, develop client partnerships, account and production group structure, analysis and measurement of programs.
• Develop business plan and lead efforts in developing sales tools for Digital Media.
• Manage day to day operations of department and ensure profitability in working closely with other department heads
• Develop with creative team strategic plans, site architecture, digital work-flows and processes for high-tech driven accounts.
• Form alliances with vendors to achieve effective business solutions.

• Manage costs and sales for Production department, and develop alliance with vendors for accounts, as a result improve gross profit margins.
• Manage retail clients and all aspects of Catalog production, from concept and photography to production and print.
• Develop and implement new processes that improve efficiency and productivity, as a result achieve 55% reduction in base cost within 10 months and increase productivity by reorganization of teams.
• Manage operations and all aspects of production (position as zero cost department) for Web, Interactive and print media.
• Managed teams to achieve maximum performance from employees while retaining 90% utility rate.
• Oversee complete design and production from concept to final output of all print and digital media materials.

Electronic Publishing, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Bfa, Graphic Design And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Volunteer serving at the Board of The Center for Women in Libertyville, ILL Member of the GLMV Chamber of.