Joseph C Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Oversee entire content-production process for publication, including annual editorial schedule creation, deadline management/managing issue close process, copy tracking, color management/imaging asset workflow, and.
• Created and implemented new closing process to create efficiencies and meet deadlines, decreasing need for freelance spending; assumed managing editor duties
• Eliminated overtime spending on separator by revamping imaging process through more-efficient scheduling and asset-release time frame and closer communication with vendor
• Assumed role of color manager, reviewing, performing color markup, and approving all color for publication
• Built and led a team of 3 direct reports
• Building and editing pages in CMS

New York, United States

• Perform layout/design of two trade magazines (35 issues/year), self-managing process to ensure deadlines are met
• Perform all imaging/prepress work on high-res files
• Perform quality control/preflight of all files, ensuring all quality and style standards are met before shipping
• Troubleshoot technical issues for staff

New York, New York, United States

• Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Departures
• Oversaw content production for 3 monthly multi-platform lifestyle-branded publications with combined circulation of more than 3.2 million including scheduling, process, quality control, color correction, and.
• Produced 4 special-interest food category books/year of up to 500 pages and up to 3 SIP bookazines, including repurposing and restructuring content
• Administered a $2 million annual freelance and prepress budget
• Increased efficiency 50% by merging production departments of 3 publications including implementing a file tracking system, creating new efficiencies, standardizing processes, and streamlining asset management
• Improved print products quality through partnering with vendors and holding to strict contract compliance

New York, United States

• Architectural Digest
• Co-Managed print and digital content production of a monthly international interior design publication with circulation of close to 1 million including color correction, quality control, and vendor management
• Improved quality and shortened turnaround time for separation process 5 days by establishing a tracking process and hands-on direction of vendors

New York, United States

• Brides magazine
• Managed print and digital content production from initial design to final shipping for a bi-monthly magazine with circulation of more than 300,000
• Orchestrated seamless transition to a monthly publication schedule with no increase in staff
• Launched the iPad app utilizing beta software that expanded brand awareness to digital platforms
• Recruited, hired, trained, and managed a full-time and freelance production staff and provided technical support for more than 20 in-house art and editorial staff