Narah Apker Email & Phone Number

Burbank, Ca

Burbank, California, United States

Full-cycle project management for a high volume of marketing campaigns and promotional materials including window banners and clings, in-store/POP, print ads, event collateral, web banners and e-mail blasts.Skilled at driving the creative/production process; managed our internal creative team; served as the primary liaison for creative agencies; evaluated job requests; wrote creative briefs and managed digital assets; scheduled/managed projects from start to finish.Significantly reduced production costs, researched new vendors, negotiated pricing and ensured that projects were completed in a timely manner.

In this position, I supervised a team of 9 Coordinators with 4 direct reports. In addition to training and developing new or existing coordinators, I reported monthly run rates to management, handled escalations, managed workflow for the team, collaborated with Sales Offices, communicated goals as outlined by upper management and co-wrote department policy and procedures handbook.

Planned and executed research projects and direct mail marketing campaigns from start to finish. Managed budgets, ad sales, listing sales, proofreading, print production, invoicing. Also supervised small staff of freelance research assistants.