Maricruz Manning Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh, Nc

• Promote smooth work-flow and communication between departments.• Scheduled projects and assigned tasks to creative department and freelance personnel.• Develop and maintain a well-coordinated internal relationship with key decision makers within the organization.• Designed posters, brochures, e-promotions and direct mail pieces.• Obtain detailed estimates from a variety of vendors; ideally, three per project.• Meets with account services, creative teams and social media department to ensure consistency across all media forms.• Communicates the client’s goals and represent the client’s interests to the team.• Possesses a working knowledge of design, social media and printing technologies.• Research publication specifications for ad campaigns.• Collaborates with creative and social media team regarding project specifications (e.g. colors, dimensions, etc.)• Maintains and develops strong vendor relationships.• Issues purchase orders for all agency expenses.• Attends vendor press checks (as necessary) and ensures high quality of materials.• Reviews vendor invoices, including shipping receipts, and resolves billing discrepancies.• Oversee production department.• IT support for entire company (email, desktop and server support).

· Ensure the completion of all daily production and creative jobs by supervising studio personnel and serving as the liaison between the operations manager, art director, and account managers. · Finalize all creative work for production, including disk releases, color breaks, mechanicals and dummies, PDFs, and JPGs. · Fulfill the roles of Assistant IT and Computer Maintenance Administrator. · Consistently receive excellent performance reviews and was recognized for developing an archival and retrieval system for digital client files that saved the company thousands of dollars each year. · Coordinate and maintain collateral jobs and print ads with outside vendors. · Establish and maintain supplier relationships to ensure high quality and service. Collect and analyze costs from suppliers to provide accurate client estimates. · Provide purchase orders to outside suppliers and negotiate costs. · Monitor estimated internal time and external costs to maintain client budgets. · Attend press checks to maintain correct color and quality control. · Participate in the planning of each job to anticipate problems and suggest options. · Analyze and critique color corrections on match print proofs for print advertisements. · Research publication specifications for ad campaigns

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

· Provided knowledgeable, responsive service to multinational corporations and delivered unmatched turnaround time on complex, quality print projects. · Responsible for quality control of all printed pieces to ensure customer satisfaction and help maintain the company's status as an award-winning printer. · Received promotion to the position after successfully creating the pre-press consulting department, which led to more efficient client-company interactions and resulted in significant cost savings.Maricruz B. Manning p.3