Ray Walsh Email & Phone Number

Professional, hands-on Production Manager with 25+ years in-depth experience (most of that setting up, creating logical processes, training and managing fit-for-purpose production/design teams). Extensive experience in publishing with a mix of skills (traditional print production, client handling, organisation, technical knowledge, editorial, design). Producing high quality, on-time print and online work (b2b and consumer magazines/catalogues/books/promo material). In charge of the entire production process for small, busy teams, from page make-up (editorial and advertising), working hand-in-hand as the main point of contact with international clients, through to finished PDFs, sourcing, placing and following through on print and delivery. In the past I’ve also approached prospective clients for new business, costing and working out pitches – winning a few catalogues and a quarterly lifestyle magazine.In brief:• expert knowledge of pre-press and online applications – Adobe CC etc (on Catalina).• client liaison and handling (producing what they want, when they want it, and keeping them on-side).• organisation – scheduling and flatplanning, flexible workflow management, computing, archiving and back-up.• graphic design/artworking, subbing and headline writing, with a particular eye for quality standards and detail.• managing adverting and advertorial content with clients (including proofing procedures and final press checks, and other sales support).• sourcing, maintaining and fixing problems on publishing related hardware and software, often without any other IT help (mostly Mac, also PC).• print buying and budgeting• expert, professional liaison with printers/repro, advertisers, mailing houses, event suppliers, external designers and other contributors.• have been involved with and helped launch lots of successful brands and branding.• highly pressurised work with many deadlines (often involving long hours, nights and weekends).

Listed skills include Publishing, Magazines, Quarkxpress, Brochures, and 46 others.