John Miller Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Area

In this position I coordinate, resource, and manage a variety of video, web, and other digital projects. Along with the other Leads, I assist the Marketing Creative Services Director in assigning individuals to projects that complement their skill set based on the needs of the project. I also provide technical and artistic direction to the designers for projects in my sleeve. In the case of original or new types of digital marketing collateral, I’m given the opportunity to use my skills in design and development to wireframe, storyboard, and/or prototype new formats.I coordinate with Marketing Managers to accurately scope projects, acquire and refine project core requirements, and create comprehensive plans for deliverable development. I get to foster relationships between Marketing, Creative, and Development by bridging communication gaps between the different departments. Throughout the course of a project I will keep in close communication with the Marketing Associates and Managers in order to be sure that their strategy in creating collateral pieces is accurately implemented. Similarly, I maintain communication with Development to make sure that creative and functional requirements are being met. I also enjoy the responsibility of managing the team of designers who are assigned to the projects across our department. I foster a learning focused environment where everyone on the team is encouraged to share and collaborate in order to learn from each other’s skills. I also work with the other Creative Leads to determine appropriate strategies for professional development within the team as a whole and for specific individuals.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Production of digital catalogs using Adobe Digital Publishing Suite.Production of campaign/product microsites:Concept UX of microsites from creative briefs and core requirement documents.Wireframe microsite layouts including responsive states.Collaborate with visual designer to ensure positive user experience throughout.Collect and organize site content: images, copy, downloadables, and other media for developer hand off.Review and QA site build. Provide feedback or corrections in specific CSS if necessary.Develop microsite processes and procedures. Review file organization and doucment production standards, handoff processes, and cross functional team coordination.Development of product walkthroughs:Assist product owners in concept and structure of walkthrough narrative.Collection and production of assets.Coordinate handoff to vendor for production.-or-directly handle production using Tumult Hype application, HTML, CSS, and JAVASCRIPT.Act as support for vendor when process questions or technical issues ariseReview, and QA, May also need to provide specific solutions to complex issues.collection of final assets to provide to DPG for live web implementationDevelopment of guided walkthrough practices and procedures. Performed initial research to determine software platform suitable for creating flexible and adaptable software simulations. Develop and refine processes for storyboarding walkthroughs to ensure accurate build. Develop processes and specifications for efficient builds including file organization, build specifications, recommended techniques, style guides, and example files. Create and maintain documentation guide for vendors. Provides support and training when needed.Develops front end templates and production files for large scale web resources using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and jQuery. Implementation of said HTML templates including content organization, asset collection, implementation, and process documentation.

Columbus, Ohio Area

This position was an evolution of the "Production Designer" position below. New responsibilities included:- Training and "onboarding" of new production designers. Acquainting new hires with our file systems, processes, and procedures. Checking work, making corrections, and providing guidance.- Assisted in creation of new and evolving procedures including our evolving processes for file system organization, and barcode specifications and creation procedures.Additionally:- Was chosen to help in the production of the first wave of Apple's iBooks platform.

Columbus, Ohio Area

This position was an evolution of the "Assistant Production Designer" position below.New responsibilities included: - Creation the ancillary cover designs (based on the established student edition design) for some programs (based on availability and workload of designer heading program design). - Collection of cover images from new covers for use in the marketing and promotion of the programs. Strict guidelines for uniform creation of the cover images and a strict file structure was employed for these in order to expedite their retrieval and ensure the products were represented consistently.Additionally:- During this time I also began to take assignments for Flash prototyping and implementation.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Responsibilities included:- Implementation of regional (usually at the state level) program cover customization- Preparation of the covers for printing and bindery based on page counts and binding styles.- Production of covers for a program's print ancillary suite (workbooks, guides, and supplemental materials) form an established design template. - Review, check, and approval of cover proofs came from printers. - Creation of file structures at the beginning of a project to facilitate organization from the onset.- Organization of programs' file structures at the end of the production cycle for archiving. - Cover reprint and copyright update requests. This process entailed contacting the archiving department to request the pick up files, making the necessary content changes and/or design updates, adjusting files for updated bindery templates, and releasing files to the printers. Every step of this process was meticulously tracked in order to make sure that the latest files were always being used. These requests were from all disciplines at every grade level K-12.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Prepared Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe PageMaker files for press using RIP system. Prepared separations and organized art for efficient print runs.Prepared new designs for clients including business cards, fliers, and brochures.