Joe Campagna Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte NC

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Burbank California

• DIRECTOR OF ORIGINAL AND REPURPOSED MATERIAL
• Lead a team of 13 employees, creating a cooperative environment to enable employees to cross train.
• Oversee and implement new technologies and procedures for the production departments, including Kodak Insight, Box, and Monday.com.
• Supervise production resources, such as staff overtime, paper usage, mailing, proof output, etc. to ensure optimization and meet company budget expectations.
• Produce quotes and schedule domestic and Far East print vendors.
• Manage production of 60+ periodicals and up to 30 soft and hard cover books per month.

Greater New York City Area

• PRODUCTION MANAGER
• Managed and distributed work assignments for seven employees in the production department.
• Tracked status and quality for 15+ weekly periodical titles.
• Verified correct advertising inserts for house and paid ads were produced.
• Managed production on all collected editions, reprints, original graphic novels, and books requiring a galley.
• Improved the PDF workflow and soft proofing throughout the company by implementing new procedures.

Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

• PHOTOGRAPHER
• Used creative talent to take high-quality photos of couples, children, pets, and scenery.
• Operated digital and film cameras, tripods, lenses, and flash attachments to create innovative lighting effects.
• Built authentic customer relationships, leading to repeat customers.

Emmaus, PA

• COLOR SERVICES MANAGER
• Managed a team of up to eight Imaging Specialists, Retouchers, and Scanner Operators.
• Supervised flow of all work entering the department, including magazines and all book titles.
• Implemented “Cross Sharing Work Flow” plan which allowed quicker turn around, less stress on each Imaging Specialist, greater skill level across the whole department, and a better team collaboration.
• Led the upgrade conversion from Mac OS 9 to OS X within the department.
• Improved quality and turnaround time of scanning and retouching work in the department.

New York, New York, United States

• IMAGING DIRECTOR
• Reviewed and processed all digital images, through photo retouching for print and internet advertising.
• Managed employee work distribution to achieve projected deadlines.
• Resolved client conflicts in a peaceful and constructive manner, maintaining clients for future business.
• Sourced and purchased software, equipment, and communications upgrades through multiple vendors.
• Strategized the acquisition of new business.

Completed 2 Years Towards A Ba, Cinematography And Film/Video Production

Completed 2 years towards a BA, Visual Arts – SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS

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