Jeff Cleary Email & Phone Number

Londonderry, VT, US

Sunderland, VT

Promoted to lead quality control and execution for 50+ catalogs annually, circulated to 24M consumers. Created improvements in communication, process, scheduling, best practices, and workflow across 50-person Creative department.Supervised and coached internal team of four Production Designers directly.Maximized efficiency for delivery of creative.

Sunderland, VT

Managed all projects and daily workflow for Men’s and Outdoor web and catalog channels, keeping a team of eight creatives running smoothly in an environment of constant change. Coordinated schedules and managed deadlines for cross-functional, international team of 40+, including internal partners (merchants and marketing) and external vendors.

Directed all print production, scheduling, file management, color workflow and PDF generation for Men’s and Outdoor catalogs. Gave final approval of all print files with domestic and international print partners, Quad Graphics, RR Donnelley, and Garnett Dickinson (UK).Problem-solved all frontline IT issues for a 30-person department of Mac computers and.

Oversaw all aspects of manufacturing and IT for a start-up focused on developing products to help acculturating Hispanics accelerate their transition to life and work in the US.Executed Direct Mail program to millions of consumers nationwide for EDM and Western Union, improving quality of print and beating deadlines, allowing WU to quadruple their annual.

Solely responsible for scheduling of publication projects, buying print and interacting with printers, hiring photographers and illustrators. Led a cross-department committee to decrease timelines and improve quality in producing content. Applied advances in technology to digitize manual processes. Reworked the photo capture workflow and database.

• I managed all aspects of the HMS newsletter, Focus, its online counterpart and multimedia sites, as well as the School’s annual report distributed to all 17,000 Medical School faculty, students, staff and alumni. Was.
• Implemented PDF workflow that reduced newsletter cycle from 10 to 8 days
• Initiated multimedia production of content and trained staff on new technologies allowing HMS to promote its content beyond print
• Saved thousands of dollars per year by performing prepress and photography duties instead of hiring freelancers