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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Working with director of commercial operations to acquire new clientele. Improving creative output from our commercial teams and providing creative direction. Maintaining and improving relationships with existing and potential client-base. System and Process analysis and improvement, for customer benefit.

Responsible for the management of a cross-functional and international team of 15 and development and delivery of process improvements for the department of over 160 employees. Managed multiple projects centered around improving systems and design processes. Controlled hiring processes for the department. Managed communications between offshore group of 60 vendor stakeholders and onshore operations teams. Drive performance in a matrixed environment from offshore resources that are not direct reports.

Responsible for managing the on-time and quality-first deliverables of an advertising design team serving 20 US markets. Managed 14-19 designers on average. Conducted weekly and monthly roundtable meetings with high spend clients and top designers. Managed small, one-off projects. Implemented employee development and coaching. Served as the Adobe Creative Ambassador for company

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Responsible for developing training and quality plans for new designers. Maintained best practices and standard procedure documentation. Collaborated on initiative rollouts. Created training materials, guides, and workshops. Ensured consistent quality and delivery performance from all designers.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Responsibilities of Graphic Designer at Gannett, plus coordinating and leading training for our new graphic artists, creating and implementing new company initiatives and employee programs aimed at increasing creativity. Coordinating with customers and sales reps to ensure designs reach quality and creativity standards. Coaching new hires and leading them through their ninety days, assessing their creativity and accuracy. Traveling to different newspaper sites to collaborate with other departments and team members.Job also includes working in Digital mediums as well as print, producing html-based e-newsletters, digital display signage, web-pages, and light video-editing.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Responsible for the creation and delivery of 5,000+ ad units to clients across the US. Maintained industry-standard delivery time and quality metrics. Served as a Quality reviewer and point person

Graphic Artist. Responsible for creating designs and graphics for apparel comissioned by customers. Vellum Printing, Color Seperations, Adobe Illustrator usage and QC work. Responsible for sending final artwork for customer approval.