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Chicago, Il, Us

Woodridge, Illinois, United States

Aurora, Il

Providing freelance creative direction & technical consulting services to a variety of national brands/ industries. Significant history working with the hospitality and manufacturing industries.

Bolingbrook, Il

Hodgkins, Il

Managing graphic layout and print production for trade shows, events & exhibits. Purchase materials for print production, training layout techs and troubleshoot/fix supplied files. Liason to project managers, GEM builders, drapery, CNC & shipping/warehouse departments.

Providing creative services on various campaigns for national & local brands in the hospitality industry. Some of the many brands include; Trump, Peninsula, Swissotel, Four Seasons, Hilton, The Wit, Allerton, Conrad, Drake, Fairmont, Langham, Marriott, Ritz Carlton, Sheraton, Hotel Zachary, The Edgewater and Crowne Plaza.

Aurora, Il

Managing creative/production operations for all campaigns under the Feld Entertainment umbrella (Monster Jam, Disney On Ice, Disney Live, Supercross, Arenacross, Marvel Universe Live and Ringling Bros). Producing over one million print, digital, TV, OOH and rich media assets annually. Managed projects to develop and optimize workflows, DAMs and the overall marketing fulfillment/delivery process for the company as a whole. Business IT liaison to direct company resources toward IT initiatives that support sales, accounting, sponsorship, brand and marketing teams/systems. Maintained collaborative relationships with internal sales, licensed brand teams, outside agencies and media buying partners. Increased creative production levels by 30% while reducing head count and driving automated workflow processes. Reduced production/print/shipping costs by as much as 50% by accelerating design process, optimizing with bulk print runs and limiting expedited shipping of printed materials. Analyzed data reports to staff accordingly as well as supporting brand/marketing/sales/sponsorship teams with marketing deliverable analytics.

Aurora, Il

Built a production team from the ground up. Working hands-on in the creation and localization of over 1 million print, digital, web & TV assets for Ringling Bros, Disney on Ice, Disney Live, Monster Jam, Supercross, Arenacross and Marvel Universe Live touring shows. Served as department workflow administrator, DAMs administrator, Sharepoint administrator. Liaison to the brand dept., coordinators, copy and sales/sponsorship.

Plainfield, Il

Prepress Management | File Manipulation | Asset Management | Outsourcing | DTP | Sheetfed Creative Management | Client Pitches | Graphic Design | Client Management

Lombard, Il

Prepress | Asset Management | Variable Data | Xerox Digital Press | Pitstop | Large FormatGraphic Design | Order System Management | Bindery/Finishing | Client Management

Carol Stream, Il

Scanning | Retouching | Film Separations | Color Correction | Matchprint ProofingClient Management | Asset Management | Typesetting | File Rebuilding/Fixing | Trapping

Associate Of Arts - Aa

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