Gretchen Lauria Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

Maryland Heights, MO

• Manage all digital short-run publishing projects including gathering of specs, estimating costs, entering job information into EFI Monarch system, ensuring delivery dates and budgets are maintained
• Evaluate specs to determine best production approach by utilizing comprehensive knowledge of various printing methods and finishing techniques
• Offer innovative solutions for substrate and binding options to achieve the most economical and highest quality finished product
• Develop and continuously foster relationships with customers and vendors

• Actively demonstrate leadership skills as a key contact for internal stakeholders, agencies and vendors
• Manage relationships and partner with agencies and vendors in the implementation of brand communications
• Promote Project Management Resources (PMR) role and responsibilities and continue to foster relationships with Marketing and extended team members
• Understand Marketing strategies and tactics as applied to consumer communications to optimize annual plan execution
• Lead project team to develop project plans from the annual Marketing Plan identifying key milestones and risk assessment/avoidance steps for all activities
• Assist Project Teams to achieve marketing project objectives and expectations

Greater St. Louis Area

• Scheduled and managed production of commercial and publishing print
• Explored/determined most cost effective manner in which to run press jobs, while ensuring a quality finished product
• Managed all project details and incorporated into a job spec sheet for incoming projects
• Oversaw and managed all aspects of production including pre-press development, review/approval process and final print production to ensure all jobs were completed and delivered on time

Greater St. Louis Area

• Developed, managed and enforced a rigorous approval process for pre-press proofs
• Coordinated with production staff throughout the pre-press process, ensuring that feasibility checks were in place
• Ensured all deliverables moving through the system were correct and on time
• Oversaw and managed all schedules and timelines
• Developed new sales efforts and revenue-generating opportunities
• Successfully developed and increased business sales by utilizing strong pre-press knowledge and background

Education record

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Graphic Design