Summer Cicala Email & Phone Number

Parsippany-Troy Hills, Nj, Us

Montvale, New Jersey, United States

• Manage, coach and mentor a team of three Project Managers, ensuring their success in the agency as well as the successful completion of all projects, delivered on time and on budget • Organize, prioritize, delegate and maintain staff workloads utilizing the in-house agency project management software (Workamajig Platinum)• Provide leadership and direction to all departments and team members on projects, including print, digital and video; send out weekly status reports, lead daily status meetings, ensure the key stakeholders are hitting milestone dates, keep time intensive projects on task, and keep team apprised and aware of scoped financial parameters• Create daily hot sheet and run weekly production meetings for design and account teams; ability to interact with others at all levels of the organization to provide project status updates• Maintain design and brand guidelines for clients such as Amazon Advertising, BP/Castrol, Bosch, Citizen Watch Company and more, ensuring all creative and production projects adhere to the brand creative• Closely monitor work and raise awareness of issues requiring escalation• Act as sole proofreader and quality control specialist for print, digital, video and photography departments• Maintain existing agency processes while leading constant process improvement meetings to align growing business with best business practices through data analysis and practical interpretation of findings • Utilize the Adobe Creative Suite to create and update client creative as needed• Create print specifications, solicit competitive bids and negotiate costs with vendors• Successfully implemented the transition and training of new Project Management software across the entire agency• Member of a 5-person leadership team, providing direction and guidance for the entire

Paramus, Nj

Paramus, Nj

Nj

• Ensured efficient project management through all stages of print production, maintaining schedules and supporting quick turnarounds • Extensive collaboration with all departments including programming, pre-press, manufacturing and outside vendors • Worked directly with customers to ensure that job instructions were planned, presented and communicated to the Production Department accurately for customer product satisfaction • Coordinated the production process and requirements to prepare, print, finish and distribute multiple direct mail pieces for various customers under constant deadline pressure

Somerset, New Jersey

• Managed three graphic designers, ensuring quality, standards and timelines were maintained • Utilizing an ad run report, determined weekly layout for NJBIZ, a New Jersey-based business journal • Created and managed a 3-year schedule for 40+ publications that supplemented NJBIZ; included due dates, publication specs, printer information, and schedules for the design team, sales group, editorial and various printers • Prepared job estimates, budgets and purchase orders, and controlled expenses for incoming projects• Coordinated with vendors to deliver on-time and on-budget projects • Art directed, proofread, copy edited and approved all materials before sending to printer • Designed ads, invitations, flyers, supplements, marketing collateral, etc. as needed • Managed weekly upload of the online business journal for web subscribers

• Managed daily studio work flow for a team of five • Coordinated, routed and managed all aspects of print and web projects from conception to completion • Proofread, copy edited and visually approved all materials before client review and final production • Prepared job estimates, budgets and purchase orders, and controlled expenses for incoming projects • Coordinated with vendors to deliver on-time and on-budget projects • Modified, collected and ran pre-flight on all jobs • Created in-house comps per client’s specs – comfortable using an Exacto knife • With the help of the Senior Web Developer, created and managed a company intranet for new job requests

• Served as the internal point person on all assigned projects, working closely with clients and vendors to meet all deadlines and requirements in a timely manner • Prepared specifications and initiated requests for bids, customer quotations and purchase orders • Prepared budgets and controlled expenses for incoming projects • Attended press checks as needed • Managed a team of three, giving direction and guidance • Produced PowerPoint Presentations based on content prepared by clients and professional staff, and served as chief graphic artist at client Sales Meetings and Trade Shows • Recipient of the Bravo Award from Volvo Cars of North America, LLC for outstanding