Lead studio artist managing agency’s three national telecom accounts (YP.com, Isis, Nokia), providing all mechanical production, pre-Flash production for digital units, and design / presentationsupport. Auxiliary support for: MINI USA, Columbia Sportswear, Mission Foods, SOREL, El Pollo Loco, Piperlime, Greyhound, and Priceline.

In addition to Studio Manager functions listed below, management of print design studio’s financial impact on agency in the following areas:- Estimate, track, and submit costs for all billable studio projects- Develop, implement, and evaluate studio rate card as industry-currentManagement of studio / creative department assets in the following areas:- Troubleshoot software and hardware issues in conjunction with IT- Research and recommend software and hardware purchases to maximize departmental efficiency50% of time devoted to hands-on design / production assignments as follows:- Mechanical production- Layout design for print, collateral, and online deliverables (static / animated banners,rich media, and emails)

Supervision of print design studio with responsibilities in the following areas:- Prioritize department workload to meet deadlines- Negotiate job timing and costs with project management, print production, creative,and account service teams- Review studio output for mechanical and visual / typographic integrity- Hire, mentor, and evaulate studio artists- Manage in-house proofreader- Schedule / manage onsite and offsite freelance support where necessary- Oversee participation in design and art direction assignments- Maintain studio archives, inclusive of in-house servers / disc library / offsite data library- Organize / upkeep photography and graphics libraries80% of time devoted to hands-on design / production assignments as follows:- Mechanical production- Layout design for print, collateral, and online deliverables (static / animated banners,rich media, and emails)

Preparation of mechanical files for print, collateral / POP, direct mail, and outdoor; flatbed scanning of artwork; retouching and color correction; development and maintenance of templates for retail print, collateral, and DM; comping of presentation materials; design and artdirection responsibilities on select projects, new business materials, and agency portfolio.Clients: Toyota, Bank of the West, BevMo!, McDonald’s, SlingBox, Raley’s, and Horizon Organic.

Clients: Hitachi Data Systems, SeeBeyond, Foundry Networks, Saba Software, Ricoh Silicon Valley, Fujitsu Softek, Check Point Software, Commerce One, Morgan Stanley, and Deloitte Consulting.

Clients: Del Monte Foods, Clorox Corporation, Crystal Geyser, TGI Fridays, and Hidden Valley.