Sharon Peck Email & Phone Number

Ridgefield, Ct

Contribute to the overall mission to create, promote and exhibit the working and emerging artist and student. Create and maintain schedules, workflows, and supervise a staff of one performing various tasks relating to the Art Center, the Gallery, and the Resident Artists to ensure all projects are executed and deadlines are met while maintaining a supportive and creative environment.• Interact with fine artists as it relates to the Main Street Gallery and the online storefront. Provide detailed information on upcoming exhibitions and artist opportunities. Collect and organize artist’s information and materials submitted for each show and track down all missing pieces.• Redesign the Art Center and Gallery websites for content, theme, and functionality to better represent the products and services offered by the company.• Assist in maintaining the Art Center and Gallery content and inventory on e-commerce web platform for resident and member artists and students to ensure information and imagery is up to date and accurately represented based on current offerings and pricing.• Coordinate with staff on the layout and installation of bi-monthly art shows at the gallery. (Hanging artwork, measuring placement of artwork, and preparing walls.) Address any special requests from artists on the presentation of their artwork.• Greet and welcome guests during show openings and normal business hours. Provide information on various artists, styles, medium, options and pricing. • Collaborate on and manage all marketing materials including a quarterly online newsletter, content editing and review, design, proofreading and deliverables.• Provide insight and expertise on newly acquired print publication during transition phase from previous owner including scheduling, researching new vendors, advertiser specifications, training, and production.

Ridgefield, Ct

Supervise the production of seven bi-monthly lifestyle magazines and numerous other periodical custom publications, providing quality content, imagery, and resources that explore the customs, culture, and interests of the region.• Color-correct, size and crop all imagery for use in print layouts and on the website. • Retouch images as needed including silhouetting, removing flaws and unnecessary elements, combining images for special effect, cloning backgrounds, etc.• Receive, troubleshoot and traffic incoming ads from outside agencies to ensure quality and technical accuracy. • Provide exceptional customer service support to advertisers in need of technical expertise on fixing errors and preparing finished files prior to ad submission.• Work in conjunction with the art department to complete page layouts, flow text into templates, place ads into layout, preflight, prepare and transmit final files for print.• Online proofing using InSite to ensure pages are color and content accurate before print.

Wilton, Ct

Manage a team of art directors, web designers and production artists to produce high-quality, visually impacting, print and web products on time and within budget.• Create and maintain detailed production schedules for all projects; establish appropriate workflow priorities, track deliverables and troubleshoot/resolve potential problems.• Work closely with the art and editorial departments to complete page layouts, flow text into templates, proofread, make corrections, preflight, prepare and transmit final files for print.• Prepare detailed quote requests to obtain competitive print bids for magazine, catalog, annual reports and tradeshow printed materials. Negotiate with and select appropriate vendor based on best overall value and timing of the project.• Communicate with clients for requirements gathering, project updates, cost analysis and problem solving.• On site press checks on clients’ behalf to ensure print quality, consistency, and color fidelity of finished product.• Prepare, update and distribute comprehensive mapping of each magazine issue designating editorial lengths and advertising sizes and positions using proprietary printer software.• Size, crop, convert, and color-correct raster and vector imagery for use in print and web applications.• Oversee archival and distribution of all client files and assets post-production.Support Role: Implement HTML/CSS, Flash, and CMS components for various business, consumer, and healthcare websites

Design and produce unique magazine layouts for five in-house bi-monthly 4-color publicationsDesign compelling advertising, promotional materials, booth graphics, and other collateral to support the marketing efforts of five yearly tradeshowsReceive, quality-check, and traffic editorial and ad materials coming from outside agencies Check internal and printer proofs for accuracy, proofread editorial copy and make appropriate corrections/revisionsCreate and maintain project archives as back up and for efficiency in repurposing assets