Judith Pearson Email & Phone Number

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Certified by Power Pilates.

Lead the project management process within University Communications & Marketing; manage projects for the executive communications team and other university clients. Meet overarching CMU and individual client needs by contributing to creative design solutions aligned with branding guidelines and strategy.

• From hands-on production to operations management, I offer a full range of services to help clients achieve their objectives—on time, on budget, and at the highest quality possible. My areas of expertise include:
• Managing creative services staff and vendors to optimize resource usage
• Process development and improvement
• Managing project deadlines and budgets
• Creative and copy direction to maintain strategic focus
• Communicating with stakeholders

EDMC

• Managed various departmental budgets totaling approximately $5M; reconciled monthly expenditures and updated forecasts for management and finance teams.
• Coordinated workload of creative team, freelancers, and vendors to optimize resource usage while meeting project deadlines and budgets.
• Tested and implemented project tracking software—including Workamajig and Wrike—to automate traffic and obtain data about resource load in order to drive efficiencies on creative team.
• Managed projects for print, broadcast, and online initiatives; implemented processes resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings.
• Planned for timely regulatory and legal review of marketing material to assure compliance in a highly regulated industry.

Pittsburgh

• Established processes in creative services to streamline production from start to finish.
• Developed vendor relationships to employ the most appropriate capabilities for each project; negotiated specifications and pricing to realize creative and accounting objectives.
• Supervised production artists, administrative staff, and freelancers; prioritized workflow.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Clients included Black Box Corporation, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New Pittsburgh Courier, and several design firms.
• Worked efficiently and seamlessly with people at various levels of the organization, following defined processes to ensure work was consistent with other team members.
• Consistently met goals for timeliness and accuracy of deliverables.

Pittsburgh

Master'S Certificate, Project Management

Mechanical Engineering