Tom Haughom Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, San Francisco

Worked on writing and recording projects and spent 8 months in Los Angeles working temp and exploring the job market. I relocated back to SF November 1st. Currently working on additional music and photography projects.

Carmel, Ca

As an Account Director I had been building a client base in the Monterey Peninsula area for offset printing sales and Promotional items, including imprinted sportswear and advertising premiums requiring imprinted corporate branding. Project managed and designed collateral pieces for a local artist and fine art gallery in Carmel.

San Francisco Bay Area

I worked on several freelance assignments for a design firm and local SF printer managing packaging projects and designed collateral for a fine artist based in Carmel. Spent several hundred hours in my home studio writing and recording, buying and selling music gear and arguing with my friends about Clapton vs Jeff Beck and Mark Knopfler. 2,551 characters remaining

San Francisco

• Produced direct mail programs targeted at C level executives for Oracle’s Direct Marketing group. Responsible for data hygiene, vendor selection, estimating, schedules, press checks, lettershop, and all production budget aspects including final financial resolve. • Met regularly with Oracle’s creative group to assist and make suggestions in developing new form factors for DM projects, and review and determine viability of art, concepts and budgets. • For SanDisk, I produced all the… Show more • Produced direct mail programs targeted at C level executives for Oracle’s Direct Marketing group. Responsible for data hygiene, vendor selection, estimating, schedules, press checks, lettershop, and all production budget aspects including final financial resolve. • Met regularly with Oracle’s creative group to assist and make suggestions in developing new form factors for DM projects, and review and determine viability of art, concepts and budgets. • For SanDisk, I produced all the print advertising and marketing materials for the “iDon’t” campaign, involving guerilla marketing and OOH advertising which won 3 Gold Addys, and helped establish the Sansa as the number two MP3 player in the market behind iPod.• Produced a global ad campaign for SanDisk’s Flash Media storage cards, translated into 5 different languages, managing the translation process with Ion Translations of Berkeley. I worked with vendors and Media Buying firms in Europe confirming specs and receipt of all electronic art files for print ads, OOH, bus sides and digital billboards. Ensured the accurate production of approximately 150 art files built and transmitted in a 3 week period and managed all scheduling. • My last year at Grey I was responsible for Art Buying duties in addition to print production, primarily from stock photo agencies, for print ads, DM, OOH, collateral and web. 1,278 characters remainin Show less

San Francisco

• Responsible for production of twelve, 4C catalogs per year up to 120 pages. • Reviewed and approved swatch match color proofs for up to 300 images per catalog and tracked digital and traditional photography production and expenses.• Hired copywriters and editors and coordinated all revisions with Gumps merchandise managers, and ensured changes were made in studio.• Assisted in implementing a 10 terabyte server and design of a naming convention for image storage, which was… Show more • Responsible for production of twelve, 4C catalogs per year up to 120 pages. • Reviewed and approved swatch match color proofs for up to 300 images per catalog and tracked digital and traditional photography production and expenses.• Hired copywriters and editors and coordinated all revisions with Gumps merchandise managers, and ensured changes were made in studio.• Assisted in implementing a 10 terabyte server and design of a naming convention for image storage, which was interfaced with our contract photo studio Sandbox, and Iridio our contract prepress house, a division of RR Donnelley where the catalog contract was awarded just before I joined Grey. • Monitored costs for photography, prepress, paper, printing and postage and processed all billing. Managed a six million dollar annual budget, utilizing a complex 15 page Excel budget model. • Maintained a yearly creative/production schedule with frequent revisions to timelines for all 12 catalogs. 2,027 characters remaining Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked as a freelance Production Manager for AMP Inc., a small SF agency comprised of several Publicis employees. We designed and produced an 84 page, 6C catalog for the California Culinary Institute and other misc. projects. Freelanced at Carol H. Williams Advertising as a Production Manager for several weeks. 2,686 characters remaining

San Francisco

• Senior department head, supervising 2 Production Managers. • Managed print production for three national retail accounts and several smaller regional clients. • Responsible for art buying and managing photo shoots.• Managed prepress, retouching and printing for a large volume of collateral, POP, DM and print ads.• Produced Hewlett Packard Business to Business print advertising and direct mail projects. • Produced 4 catalogs yearly for Interline Furniture Group… Show more • Senior department head, supervising 2 Production Managers. • Managed print production for three national retail accounts and several smaller regional clients. • Responsible for art buying and managing photo shoots.• Managed prepress, retouching and printing for a large volume of collateral, POP, DM and print ads.• Produced Hewlett Packard Business to Business print advertising and direct mail projects. • Produced 4 catalogs yearly for Interline Furniture Group (Scandinavian Designs). Approved swatch match color proofs for several hundred images and attended out of town press checks. Produced 4C ads in 24 newspapers on a weekly basis.• Gloria Jean's Coffees produced POP signage kits for 215 stores, 8 to 12 times a year requiring world class beverage photography and high end litho printing. • The Picture People generated multiple versions of direct mail and POP signage regularly for their 185 stores. 2,024 characters remaining Show less

San Francisco

• Responsible for managing all projects from creative brief through prepress and final delivery of art files to publications and printers for press check. I managed the WIP sheet and led weekly status meetings ensuring all deliverables were met.• Managed studio and creative workflow, collaborating with Writers, Art Directors and Production Artists, and was responsible as client contact to expedite process. Communicated all pertinent information from client to studio staff and followed up… Show more • Responsible for managing all projects from creative brief through prepress and final delivery of art files to publications and printers for press check. I managed the WIP sheet and led weekly status meetings ensuring all deliverables were met.• Managed studio and creative workflow, collaborating with Writers, Art Directors and Production Artists, and was responsible as client contact to expedite process. Communicated all pertinent information from client to studio staff and followed up throughout the day to check status of art file development. • Maintained full art buying responsibilities for all ad campaigns, collateral and game packaging, including models, stylists, props, and prop makers. • Estimated, negotiated, contracted and scheduled with all prepress vendors and printers, and attended all press checks. • Produced a high volume of print advertising, collateral and packaging for Lucas Arts Entertainment, Mindscape, Namco Hometek, Monterey Pasta, Fantastic Foods, Togo’s and the San Jose Sharks. • Worked with Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation Division on packaging for Namco game titles, and launched the 1st PlayStation with 2 Namco games in the package, (Tekken and Ridge Racer). 1,956 characters remaining Show less

Burbank, Ca

• One of 7 production managers in Home Video, solely responsible for $12 million annually in print purchasing and production for the Disney brand.• Managed a high volume of print ad production, collateral and special promotional materials, including all prepress and retouching. • Supervised vendor production of an extremely high volume of packaging, including standard 24 Pt VHS packaging and Deluxe VHS and Laser disc packaging with plastic thermoformed interiors flocked in different… Show more • One of 7 production managers in Home Video, solely responsible for $12 million annually in print purchasing and production for the Disney brand.• Managed a high volume of print ad production, collateral and special promotional materials, including all prepress and retouching. • Supervised vendor production of an extremely high volume of packaging, including standard 24 Pt VHS packaging and Deluxe VHS and Laser disc packaging with plastic thermoformed interiors flocked in different colors. Some exteriors were constructed from 120 pt chip board for major titles, with the highest end paper, printing and foil embossing available, and the best vendors from LA to Chic. • Managed production for corrugated POP displays for National and International distribution, some with lights and motion up to 7 feet high. • Responsible for research and development of prototypes, estimating, billing, scheduling and regular travel for press checks. Developed special packaging with plastic thermoformed interiors for value added Disney character toys, and established the standard package for the Deluxe Video Collectors Editions. Keen vendor negotiating resulted in 1.2 million in documented cost savings for 1993. Part of the award winning team that worked on Fantasia, 101 Dalmatians, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Snow White and the Lion King. Show less