Head Graphic Designer/Marketing Department Manager
Glendale, Ca
* Responsible for overall development and production of the marketing department, including assignment of new projects, time management, changes to existing projects, quality assurance, approval of jobs for printing * Successfully negotiated and signed all contracts with different magazines/industry press for company advertising pages. Contact for all magazine Ads, campaigns, special offers, price negotiations and approvals, printing and delivery schedule of the Ads * Made hiring/firing decisions for all personnel in the Marketing and Graphic Design Departments* Organizing and managing all company Trade Shows. Responsibilities included hands on selection and coordination of all details, facilities, and personnel, conducting all activities for booth and banner acquisition including creative tasks in collaboration with the marketing director.* Managing the design process, training the team on the products and special programs for each specific show, flying to the show site days prior to the show to ensure smooth implementation prior to team’s arrival, onsite management during the show, with successful closes and returns. * Product Research and Price assignment: Estimate prices for new product, monitoring price lists to ensure competitiveness. Providing pricing for custom orders. * Managing Order Processing of all Custom Jobs from start to finish, including Order Processing, working closely with production managers to ensure design integrity, quality assurance, and timely delivery.