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Long Beach, California, United States

Design, structure and manage team including Project Managers for in-house marketing group, supporting marketing efforts of all departments. Review, assess, define, and document all operational processes and procedures ensuring best practices. Evaluate, define and implement use of project management tools, servers, and digital asset library. Ensure resource.

Los Angeles, CA

Operations and Project Management SME on team responsible for setting up new client engagements in multiple verticals. Includes client discovery workshops, operations evaluations, efficient process design, hiring, training and change managment. Additionally, author documentation and training materials covering estimation, scheduling, production, and.

Thousand Oaks, CA

Managed team of 24 PMs/Producers in all disciplines supporting the Account and Studio teams in facilitating and promoting new business, expanding our client base and growing existing business across all creative production offerings. Streamlined operations and workflow processes ensuring best practices in conjunction with entire operations group, both.

Greater Los Angeles Area

A full service print agency offering expertise in all things print. Digital, offset, grand format, marketing, packaging, POP, brochures, signage, tradeshows.

Burbank, CA

Maintain and grow existing accounts focused on beauty brands for this internal agency. Oversee production of printed materials on time and on budget. Concept, execute and mange multifaceted trade show booths and materials. Negotiate and manage external vendors for specialty projects.

(formerly Sargent & Berman)

Oversee multiple client accounts focusing on brand collateral and packaging. Manage staff and freelance production artists, IT specialists and Production Specialists. Attend client meetings, negotiate contracts on client's behalf with paper merchants, print vendors, etc. Bid projects, including direct mail utilizing pre-qualified print vendors across the.

Marketing programs and public relations were key responsibilities, as well as acquiring donors, resource development and just getting it done.

Included estimating print jobs, selecting vendors, overseeing jobs through delivery. Reconciling invoices, managing advertising schedules and working with the design team to ensure deadlines were met and designs were efficient for production while still including that wow-factor.

Product and package design for after market car accessories

Included bidding jobs, selecting vendors, reconciling invoices, work with the design department to produce their vision wile still maintaining reasonable costs and timelines. Press checks, reviewing proofs part of daily experience. Supervised staff including production artists, copy manager, legal router, proofreaders and additional print production.

Concepted and designed catalogs, art directed layouts, managed simultaneous projects. Liaison with Art Directors, Creative Director and designers. Assisted in photo shoots and final photo selects. Reviewed proofs for color and text accuracy. Managed freelance staff.

Assisted with payroll, scheduling and billing. Troubleshot computer issues, processed orders and learned all aspects of the print center.

Test and evaluate new equipment as well as process and procedures before rolling them out to the field.

Customer service job placing orders for equipment based on standards set forth by Kinko's; tracked delivery; followed up with billing/quotes.

Scheduling and completing projects, quality assurance, liaison with other stores for completing overflow projects.

Taking and completing customer orders for desktop publishing projects ranging from flyers, resumes, and business cards to CD covers and thesis typing. Hired, trained, scheduled and supervised small staff of desktop publishers.