Jacqui Early Email & Phone Number

Bishop’s Stortford, England, United Kingdom

London

Managed the development of a new style undergraduate prospectus from development and design through to publication for both print and online. Ensuring the projects were produced on-time to hit the student recruitment cycleStreamlined the production process by introducing new ways of working including setting up internal controls and reviews plus using an.

Project Managed the Look Book.Co-ordinating pagination, runway images, copy, design, creative shoot timings, subbing, approvals and repro

Kings Langley Herts

Responsible for the smooth running of the school examinations and cover administration

Managed the production process for the catalogues and other mailing pieces by country, from image handover to bound copies working with internal stakeholders and external agenciesLed and coached a team of 5 including mentoring one of the team for an internal promotion

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Managed and motivated a junior team of 7 to accurately deliver the catalogue and other offline publications within agreed timescales and budgetsLed, coached and energised the team, supporting development and addressing under-performanceStakeholder influencing and managementProactive and cost efficient resource management to ensure sufficient capacity.

London, United Kingdom

Supporting both client and agency teams to deliver the Boots 2015 Gift GuideDirectly addressed negativity within the freelance agency team, resulting in improved morale and a better understanding of their retail client

Reviewed and refined the production workflow, introduced process improvements and new ways of working which maximised production efficiency saving 20% of the budget in 4 monthsSupported and coached a junior team of 3, building confidence and enabling them to handle any pushback from buyers or directors because of the new processBuilt better relationships.

Appointed, led and managed a customer service team of 14Improved call effectiveness and order levels through staff training at two external call centresSupported and advised the catalogue team with page layout and creative production

Developed a robust new process to facilitate the quality production of HMV's largest ever UK and Irish printed and digital Gift Guide, reducing production time by 50%, from 12 to 6 weeksManaged Christmas advertising for UK and Ireland, working in conjunction with the marketing team

Managed the production of a new concept publication, advising and guiding the in-house team to deliver against strategic objectives and obtained buy-in from all key stakeholders

Led and developed a publishing and content team of 8 to deliver high quality, innovative and engaging projects whilst maintaining brand integrityAdapted and refined publishing and photography processes to accommodate multi-channel requirements, driving economies of scale to save 10% of the year-on-year publishing budgetImplemented the relocation of the.

Managed the global publication of seasonal catalogues, magazines and leaflets, commissioning and overseeing design, photography, copy-writing and print to meet challenging launch deadlinesEnsured product presentation met the cultural and health and safety requirements of each country