Kevin Swindell Email & Phone Number

Weymouth, England, United Kingdom

Dorchester, United Kingdom

To manage the day to day expectations of international marketing departments throughout Europe, USA, China, Middle East and Australia. Ensuring that all translation, artwork/design, print and online/e-marketing projects are delivered on time and to the highest of standards.To understand and empathise with clients and suppliers throughout the world. Taking into account different work practices and taking advantage of the varying time zones.Completion of all jobs and producing the final invoices.Providing advice and sharing knowledge to other colleagues and clients to ensure that the best options are always made available and understood.To adapt when required, in an ever developing world, and keep up to date with all new technologies not only helping to increase company revenue but also improving company & client visibility. Liaise closely with artwork and translation studios to provide clear and precise brief instructions delivering a smooth production process.Communicate with studios,printers and display POS suppliers to ensure the supply of suitable files for the required production method.I have also carried out extra activities outside of my job spec such as working on an internal 360 development review process, workflow software improvements, creation of regular reports and forms for clients, the setting up and management of procedures for studios, writing proposals to win new business and working with others on new and exciting marketing solutions.

Poole

Work closely with a varied range of large retail and promotional companies to provide point of sale, marketing and direct marketing solutions. Clients included ASDA, Woolworths, Superdrug & Boots. To create clear and detailed briefs for all departments within the factory from the artwork studio, print room and finishing lines, clearly advising special instructions and ensuring that these instructions are carried out. Imposition, folding and understanding best methods of production were also a large part of the briefs prepared.Provide "dummies" when possible for projects and follow through from production to completion.Recognising and managing client expectations and rejecting if quality standards were not met.Working to very tight deadlines.Purchasing of suitable quantities of paper/other material, inks when required and arranging outwork such as cover lamination, foil blocking and handwork.To provide quality control to all jobs dispatched, ensuring each box was packed correctly and that label instructions met the standards set out by retail clients.

Dorchester, United Kingdom

To ensure the smooth management of a large number of regular short run magazine clients & publication agencies.Recognising and understanding all job by job production requirements and preparing detailed briefs for all areas of the factory, creating complex impositions and highlighting important additional instructions such as tip-ons, bound in reply cards etc.Working with the pre-press department to ensure files received were suitable for print and arranging replacement files when not suitable. Ability to "preflight" PDF files and of highlighting potential issues, understanding plate ripping processes including the complex overprinting and "faffing" problems.Liaising with production schedulers when jobs were delayed to provide suitable alternatives.Arrange customer visits to encourage improvements, discuss and act on customer concerns and to obtain additional work.

Btec National Diploma, Graphic Design, Pass

Design Certificate Level 1, Graphic Design, Credit

5 Gcse At C And Above.