Michael Mackenzie Email & Phone Number

Dunedin, Fl, Us

Oldsmar, Florida

• Create and implement department workflow procedures, company style guide, and related materials for new company department.• Layout and design company catalog; product specification and technical sheets; tradeshow graphics for banners, displays, and table covers; and design logos and graphics for promotional collateral and company assets.• Write, edit, and layout weekly company e-newsletter for central sterile and sterile processing department managers and technicians using iContact.• Update and maintain company website using WordPress.• Photograph products, people, and props for marketing materials. Video products in a studio setting for training and technical support videos.• Maintain knowledge and skill set with Adobe Creative Cloud applications including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and Premiere Pro, as well as Microsoft Office applications and professional photography applications such as ON1 PhotoRaw, Portrait Pro, Perfectly Clear, and more.

Oldsmar, Florida

Kelby Media Group, Oldsmar, FL. (5/05 to 03/15) Senior Editor, Photoshop User, Layers, and Adobe Illustrator Techniques magazines; Managing Editor, Light It, Lightroom Magazine, and public web properties• Manage editorial content and workflow for tutorial-style print and digital publications for an international training association. Accomplishments include streamlining workflow and meeting all deadlines.• Coordinate editorial content for magazines and websites, communicate with contributing and feature writers to meet editorial deadlines with an emphasis on accuracy, completeness, format, and style of materials submitted for international Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, and photography training company and association.• Create and manage editorial calendar, process, and content for magazines, and ensure each issue meets deadlines and budget constraints.• Perform technical edits on all articles to ensure accuracy of content and instruction in tutorial-style articles and features. Copyedit all articles to ensure fit, style, and format, including cuts and rewrites, when necessary. Ensure text and graphics are in agreement, and provide production and web departments with easy-to-read copy, graphics, and instructions for layout. Proofread copy and layout for quality and accuracy.• Write headlines, introductions, subheads, and captions that conform to SEO guidelines. In addition, write masthead, table of contents, industry news, and detailed, informative product reviews for photography gear and photo-editing software. • Effectively communicate and work with multiple departments, managers, executives, and company owners.• Train new members of the editorial team and new writers for all publications.• Maintain current knowledge of software, including applications in the Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, and Illustrator), Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook), and other design, photography, and workflow products.

Dunedin, Fl

• Manage copywriting department for established national catalog company. Accomplishments include streamlining production workflow, improving communications between departments, and meeting all deadlines.• Provide writing, editing, and creative expertise for catalog company, including custom catalogs, newsletters, and marketing and advertising projects.• Develop proofreading guidelines for copywriters; train new members to the copywriting department.• Cross-train all members of the copywriting department.• Commended for accurately proofreading high volumes of material and successfully prioritizing and organizing tasks to complete multiple assignments.• Elected to lead production focus committee whose function is to discuss and form solution plans pertaining to associate morale, workflow, communication, and performance reviews. Additional duties include creating meeting agendas, leading meeting discussions, and communicating information to members of my department, as well as other managers and executives.

Clearwater, Fl

• Manage all aspects of a family-owned T-shirt store in a high-traffic mall. Duties include opening and closing procedures, scheduling employee hours, conducting store inventory and placing orders, stocking shelves and racks, greeting customers, ensuring the cash register is accurate, and making bank deposits.• Work with customers placing special orders for silkscreening and team jerseys.

Digital Marketing Certificate, Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Literature