Katie Haddock-Frempong Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for the workflow, resourcing and project management of a graphic production team for the execution of global experiential events for key clients. • Graphic Production Manager on a range of experiential projects with budgets up to £2m. • Overseeing 6 – 25 staff members, which include FTEs, Freelance Artworkers and Traffic Managers within the graphics production team, as well as up to 100 stakeholders.• Working alongside clients and GPJ colleagues in the EU and USA. • Closely collaborating with the Graphic Production Director and Creative Services Director, to discuss project planning and studio management. • Planning, analysis of artwork and traffic managers hours sold and planned for projects.• Responsible for managing client and stakeholder briefs, requests and amends of all artwork.• Providing freelance forms and managing administration of resource requests, contracts, bookings and payments for the graphics production department.• Working with the studio on project management tool development and implementation (Proof HQ).• Project Management of all GPJ internal events and print requirement.• Small Format print management across all projects.• Providing ongoing support and professional development of Artwork and Traffic Managers.• Key clients include: Google, IBM, McLaren, Cisco, Gartner, Envestnet, NetApp, Saudi Payments, Sibos, Equinor, WorkDay, Magento (Adobe) and VMWare.

London, United Kingdom

London / Newcastle

• Oversee and assist with creative concepts on all design projects within the London office and briefing the Newcastle Studio with project design information for the campaigns to be executed.• Lead Account Manager for the interior design clients: Multiyork, Parker Knoll and Spiral Cellars. • In charge of handling all National advertising scheduling ensuring the daily adverts are within campaign guidelines proofed and sent to print.• Responsible for ensuring that the effective day-to-day progress of client work is completed in accordance with the campaign plans, objectives, budgets and producing weekly reports.• Possess an excellent level of functional knowledge of integrated studio work and processes working on large-scale integrated campaigns; direct mail campaigns (e-mail and print); brochures and a range of web, digital projects, and retail campaigns.• Clearly communicating with clients and the various UK teams (both written and verbal).• Paying great attention to detail in the researching, scoping, pricing and sign-off procedures.• Assisting on new client pitches and proposals with ideas and • Ensuring regular client contact by managing client expectations and addressing any questions. • Travelling to client meetings across mainland Britain as and when required. Key Achievements:• Successfully identified, and provided new creative resources for projects and campaigns.• Developed creative ideas for client pitches, which have significantly helped to win new business.• Become a linchpin between two UK offices resulting in the strengthening morale and productivity. • Responsible for creative concepts that have led directly to increase turnover for clients.

London, United Kingdom

Studio Manager:• Managing/scheduling of multiple jobs and organising studio workflow• Micro scheduling of individual jobs, meetings, presentations & deadlines• Organising and maintaining the studio calendar and making appointments• Producing job status reports and briefing documents• Basic Accounting, Admin and budget management• Organising and attending meetings, ensuring the studio is well prepared• Liaising with clients and collaborators• Refining and maintaining office systems to deal efficiently with paper work.• Organising and storing company documents.presentations, project folders and samples.• Arranging travel and couriers.• Updating stationery and general studio materials needed.Production:• Managing production budgets, timings and delivery.• Up-keep of expenses for all jobs.• Sourcing samples and props.• Confidently liaising with suppliers and negotiating the best deals.• Ordering of print production and overseeing the entire production process.• Client sign off on all production artwork & budgets.• Organising of photo-shoots, photographers, models, locations, and catering etc.• Clients worked for included B2B and B2C. Cadbury, LOD, Babyliss, John Frieda, Magners, Beauty Seen, Duck and Cover, La Maison Fontaine, Odette Toilette, Make Lounge and the London 2012 Olympics.

• Dealing with customer initial enquiries, including wholesale, distribution, agents exhibitions shows and manufacturing.• Responsible for management of production negotiations, costing and budgeting. All sample comments and sign offs, creating tech specs, approvals and lead times• Products include clothing / fashion accessories / jewellery / print.• Responsible for maintaining the business databases as well as admin and accounts.• Creating weekly and quarterly financial reports.• Researching and booking International trade shows, travel and accommodation.• Create and manage and represent the company at international trade show events andexhibitions, including sourcing and buying.• Generating new prospective clients; Responsible for all wholesale sales that go through the business, creating through shows, postal and e-mail outs, cold calls, net working and database building.• Responsible for co-ordinating all deliveries and logistics.• Responsible for minutes and reporting back at all meetings either internal or externally.• Designated decision maker of the company when MD is not available.• Managing eight members of staff.• Have built up and managed over two hundred wholesale clients from independents to multi national and high end stores such as Selfridges and Colette.http://www.lazyoaf.co.uk