Mary Bode Email & Phone Number

Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States

Work with Account Managers, Job Planners, Schedulers, Prepress Operators to get jobs ready for print production.Manage plate and chemical inventory, work with internal Purchasing and external vendors to replenish stock - follow up with vendors and track shipments, monitor back-ordered products.Act as a resource for account managers, assisting with questions on procedure, changes, client questions, etc.Send proofs out to clients for approvals.Enter department time-off requests, production time and changes, material changes. Make sure employee entries are accurate, adjusting as needed.Monitor schedules, follow up with Account Managers when jobs are not ready for production.Serve as a back-up for Preflight.

Chanhassen

Review customer art files and approve for production or request missing or updated art.QC proof files before sending to client for approval.Manage client font libraries.

Mankato & Twin Cities

Graphic design, editing, copywriting and marketing for small businesses and individualsContract book design for small book publisher in Edina, MN

Belle Plaine

Work with customers and business partners to provide information and handle claims.Keep records of customer interactions, record details of inquiries, complaints, comments, and action taken.Resolve customer inquiries and claims.Place and confirm orders for business partners.Review submitted drawings thoroughly for accuracy and compare to purchase order, and enter order for processing.Schedule site visits with technician.

North Mankato, Mn

Take existing customer art and make it production-ready.Create art from customer specs.Revise and update files for reorders.Send proofs and/or mock-ups for approval.Impose files for plate burning.Provide quotes for imprinted products and shipping.Answer customer inquiries and resolve problems.Provide in-house support for sales team and help bring in new business.Maintain a high standard of quality while working on multiple projects.

Mankato/North Mankato

Book production - archive completed books. Create bar codes. Font management & licensing. Coordinate proofs, distribution, printing, and delivery of production files. Schedule print production. Serve as a technical resource to print vender. Set up templates for book series. Update old files from Quark to InDesign for reprinting. Create, correct, and/or standardize illustrations, maps, diagrams, and treatment files for new titles in an existing series, new series, and reprints. Execute book page production using design templates. Color management. Create branded advertising and other marketing pieces for all Capstone publishers. Final sign-off on the copy and design checking for accuracy before sending to print vendors. Sent print-ready files to print vendors, schedule and attend press checks.

Mankato

Create newspaper ads, both small and full-page, based on customer specs.Prepare final layout pages, proof copy and send to print vendor for assembling.Work with sales to create spec ads for new business.Layout of monthly real estate magazine.

North Mankato

Manage a team of designers to produce all marketing materials for both the in-house sales and marketing team and select clients.Choose stock.Get designs from concept to finished product.Design and produce catalogs.Copywriting, proofreading/editing.Make recommendations for software upgrades and design tools.Serve as a liaison between production and marketing.Design, write, and publish company newsletter.

North Mankato

Preflight customer files.Layout files for specific presses.Typeset and proofread customer copy for accuracy.

English, Design

Specialized Certificate In Copyediting