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Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Direct and manage all aspects of magazine production for105 titles including a complex, subscriber-based title with10 or more issues per year• Work with sales and edit teams to produce cost-efficientmagazines which meet all advertiser positioningrequirements and achieve creative objectives• Direct suppliers and issue instructions to vendor partners toensure the production of each issue is free of defect and isdelivered to consumer and retail outlets on-time• Support sales team by managing ad positioningguarantees and positioning offers on all advertiser/agencyRFPs• Develop and implement production alternatives andprocedure changes which reduce/avoid cost, mitigate risk,and/or improve resource efficiency• Provide reporting and analytics for leadership dashboards,scorecards, etc.

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Performed advertising billing audits for assigned titles incompliance with established internal control procedures• Prepared reports/information for the Publishers InformationBureau• Provided reporting of ad pages and gross revenue to ouroutside media marketing vendor using PIB guidelines andrules• Reported upcoming issue of advertising lineage to variousindustry associations• Sent audit memos to production managers and worked toresolve any issues and order billing when resolved

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Successfully directed and trafficked advertising materials forboth print and digital magazine issues.• Served as liaison to manage the flow of advertisingmaterials from external agencies• Worked closely with cross-functional teams to prepareproduction instructions related to advertising and providedinsertion order instructions• Provide layout and instructions for all assigned publicationsand special sections

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Served as primary contact for both external and internal clients• Completed production orders, keying logic information, andinitiating outside purchases when necessary• Assisted with production planning, recommending economicalproduction methods and work flow solutions that maximizeefficiencies• Assisted production, job trafficking, and shipping personnel toensure customer’s delivery requirements are met• Anticipated and averted production issues/concerns• Provided seamless communications between the customer, salesrepresentatives, and all production personnel

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Made sales calls to prospective and existing customers to uncoverand analyze needs and sell a complete portfolio of outdooradvertising products and services• Achieved and maintained rapport with clients and worked toprovide the best possible service in order to grow accounts andrevenue• Developed action plans and schedules to identify specific salestargets and project the number of contacts to be made• Prepared compelling and competitive proposals and presentations• Maintained accounts in Salesforce

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

• Marketing, Operations, Financials, Human Resources