Nicole Smith Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

• Taking briefs from clients and account managers.• Overseeing and scheduling work for 3 mac operators and 1 graphic designer• Ensuring artwork deadlines are met and briefs are followed as per client instructions• Preflight and allocate artwork for 4 dayshift and 1 nightshift prepress operators • Prioritising artwork based on press schedules and chasing accordingly• Attending daily WIP meetings to emphasise overdue proofs or late artwork which may have a negative effect on delivery dates. • Explaining how to correct failed preflight artwork to clients when required• Answering and actioning between 50-150 emails per day dependant on workflow

London, United Kingdom

• Quote, Proof and organise printed material required for London Underground, London National Rail and London Bus Services.• Ensure jobs are delivered to appropriate warehouses in time for installation.• Raise purchase orders for suppliers and and invoice customers.• Help out other 8 members of the Production team when required.• Organise replacement graphics for vandalized or damaged artwork.• Send reminders and chase clients for late artwork.• Covert jobs from sales force to CAS production system.• Working under tight deadlines requiring high levels of stress and organisation• Providing detailed production schedules for sales staff to access at all times• Answering new lead calls for potential advertisers• Providing sales with OOH footfall statistics for multiple site types and dates• Supplying posting reports and confirmation of orders to clients.

Penrose

• Typeset, Design and impose all jobs for the digital department.• Create and rip variable data jobs using Smartstream designer• Schedule print finishing internally and externally• Despatch digital jobs daily to local and nationwide locations.• Educated sales on the positives of digital print• Liaising with service technicians and scheduling maintenance• Created swatch sample books to use as a sale tool.

Auckland

• Responsible for complete digital setup which included purchasing equipment and employing staff.• Organise and oversee installation of Indigo 7500, Guillotine, Morgana Creaser folder and PUR Binder. • Provided detailed schedules for sales staff to access at all times. • Tested and implemented a QR barcode stock ordering system with paper suppliers.• Set all pricing in PRISM for digital related quoting.• Day to day running of the digital departed growing from 3 staff to 9 staff.• Outsourcing finishing to local suppliers• Attended HP 7500 training in Singapore with operators to my knowledge.• Write monthly reports and create graphs using clicks and revenue results.• Checking wages and approving sick/annual leave for staff.

• Scheduling all aspects of digital print from prepress through to despatch.• Oveerseeing work on a variety of presses including HP 7500, HP 5500, Xerox 700 and two Xerox 6180’s plus print finishing.• Outsourcing overflow to external suppliers.• Managing over time and work hours for 10 staff operating shifts 16 hours a day.• Purchasing and managing consumables for the digital department.• Quality controller for work at all times in the department.• Liaising with print staff suppliers to find skilled casuals for peak times.• Working with litho production to eliminate double scheduling of some finishing equipment.

• Directly involved with training, setting up standards and guidelines for the installation of 6 Canon digital presses within GEON New Zealand.• Liaising with service technicians and scheduling maintenance.• Creating and organising timelines to create better work flows.• Creating and designing variable data jobs.• Designing and typesetting jobs using the Adobe Creative Suite 5.• Training new staff using Command Workstation and Print Shop Mail 7.• Stock Management and standardising digital papers.• Solution provider for digital related issues.• Conversion of offset print to digital.• Researching and testing new digital equipment and software.• Being proactive in the organisation of staff levels for digital production in peak times. Utilising flexibility of hours, overtime, weekend work when required to meet production deadlines.

Apprenticeship, Digital Processes For Print

Diploma, Graphic Design