Shirley Galarza Epstein Email & Phone Number

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Norwalk, CT

Westport, CT

National Consumer Promotion & Shopper Marketing for the Pernod Ricard account

Stamford, CT

• Senior lead for client redesigns across 6+ clients (over $4M of agency revenue) – managing a team of 4 associates responsible for the daily activities associated with creation and production of new products and/or.
• Partnering with Strategic and Creative leads to develop high-quality creative solutions
• Development of proposals and budgets; accountable for financial performance and meeting internal company business goals
• Responsible for client satisfaction, account growth, improved brand equity and overall business profitability

Stamford, CT

• Accountable for the workflow and internal logistics execution of $12+ million in package design revenue via management of Project Management team (6 associates)
• Client liaison for 2 prepress-only clients, accounting for approx. 30% of prepress business

Stamford, CT

• Held P&L responsibility for prepress business - over $1M in revenue, managing up to 4 vendors and maintaining 40% profit margins
• Account Manager for Ahold USA, overseeing SKU extension execution (over $900K in revenue)
• Supervised 3 associates across spec collection, studio scheduling & shipping
• Slashed package design timeline 10% as member of productivity task force
• Researched, planned out (objectives and visuals) and tested Workflow tool, reporting on timelines and effectiveness of different processes – worked directly with programmer
• Defined and implemented the strategy to create a new Project Management group

• Led team of 6 Packaging Development Coordinators as we managed more than $4M in annual revenue across several high volume retailers
• Assisted Senior Account Manager in budget creation – responsible for monthly forecasting
• Traveled to international and domestic clients, establishing process and training design associates
• Adapted and implemented “Starting Right” orientation for new hires, achieving 70% increase in employee HR compliance

Stamford, CT

• Supervised package design projects from job initiation through production – up to 6 client accounts at any given time (regularly over 30% of agency SKUs)

Elmsford, NY

• Responsible for product launches for select seasonal and everyday product lines (Birthday Valentine, etc.), from initial analysis of existing line and competitor product through development and sourcing of new items

Stamford, CT

• Oversaw custom products such as Hotwire Savings Club and Victoria’s Secret
• Created and tracked yearly budgets for 4+ programs
• Debuted company-wide training manual for new product launches, reducing launch timeline by approximately 15%

Stamford, CT

• Managed operational setup and workflow for Hispanic, Travel & Entertainment programs
• Collaborated with creative department to create and revise fulfillment materials
• Led regular on-site product training for clients including Victoria’s Secret Direct and AOL

Bachelor Of Science, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Carroll School of Management Honors Program

High School

Activities and Societies: Co-Editor in Chief Daedalus (Literary Magazine)