Jo Bright Email and Phone Number

• Manager of a digital print and graphic design facility• Day to day management of 14 directly reporting staff members located across 6 different sites (Hamilton, Cambridge, Tokoroa, Rotorua, Tauranga, Waihi)• Client relationship management• Providing solutions and services in print and graphic design• Ensuring service level agreements and contractual obligations are met• Development and implementation of systems to increase productivity and efficiency to benefit both the client and Fuji Xerox• Compilation of monthly reports detailing financial data and volumes for print and design, and the presentation of this information in a monthly review meeting with the client• Quoting• Management of pricing, billing and invoicing processes• Procurement of externally provided services• Graphic Design

• Managed print production work-flow with Account Managers/Print Executives in Sweden, Belgium, The Netherlands, and United Kingdom.• Tested, modified, developed and implemented a new work-flow system across four countries.I became the technical expert and first point of contact for all queries.• Co-ordinated weekly production WIP conference calls with in-country Account Managers and Print Executives to ensure all work was on track and going to meet delivery deadlines.• Liaised directly with the Commercial Management team to ensure contractual obligations were met• Gathered weekly/monthly financial data across three countries and reported this to the Commercial Finance Department• Managed the non-conformance reporting of print campaigns, with support from the Supply Chain Management Team

• One of two project managers at the in-house Citi design studio• Managing print and html projects from brief to delivery• Responsible for work allocation and time management within studio of 4 designers• Writing print specifications and liaising directly with print suppliers• Brand Control

• Production Manager and Pre-press manager for a team of 4 designers.• Managed all jobs in progress, ensuring they were running on time• Held production meetings with factory staff, pre-press, account managers and production staff• Developed a WIP board, which kept track of all jobs currently in production• Liaised directly with account managers and clients to inform where their jobs were in production• Liaised directly with other GEON branches, co-ordinating out worked jobs within the group• Trained in running a Canon C7000 and Canon iPR1135• Designed a diverse range of artwork for print using Adobe CS• Prepared, imposed and processed files for offset and digital printing

• Designed a diverse range of artwork for print using Adobe CS• Worked directly with clients and account managers• Prepared files ready for print. Offset and digital• Handled individual client accounts by working directly with clients from concept to final print

• One of two designers creating a diverse range of artwork for print• Prepared files for print. Offset and digital• Imposed, checked and sent files to plate• Worked directly with clients from concept to final print