Print Production Manager resume

Professional Summary:

I am currently employed by Oxford University Press as print production manager for the Creative Services department.
My position as print production manager requires exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
I work closely with the Direct Marketing group, designers, and print suppliers to deliver more than 150 catalogs, brochures, flyers and postcards every year, on time and under budget.
My responsibilities include:

Manage the productionand printing of all direct mail materials.
Maintain an annual schedule, and maintain accurate records of creative service print projects.
Explore new ways of producing materials more efficiently and cost effectively through new technologies, paper stock selection, production processes, and adherence to postal regulations.
Negotiate with vendors to maximize savings and establish best practices for production.
Obtain, evaluate, and negotiate vendor bids and award jobs based on price, quality, and service criteria. Maintain strong relationships with current vendors and review potential new vendors.
Oversee print production from start to finish, monitoring quality control and ensuring those projects are printed and delivered on time and within budget.
I advise in designing the most cost efficient design and adherence to postal regulations.
Ensure that Oxford’s corporate identity, brand and graphic identity standards are maintained in all projects.
Review invoices for billing accuracy.
Manage the art direction of print promotional materials and the supervision of some in-house design staff.
Responsible for the photography of a number of Oxford’s products.

I am a skilled graphic designer with a proven ability to plan and produce a broad range of materials, including four-color magazines, newspapers, postcards, magazine and newspaper advertising, catalogs, newsletters and direct response brochures. I am expert in Quark and well versed in all Creative Suite applications, as well as MS word and Excel.

Employment:

Confidential (January 2000 to present)
Print Production Manager, Creative Services
Design and production of promotional materials, including catalogs, postcards, flyers, brochures, posters, and POP displays.
Supervise in-house promotion design staff.
Create and Manage in-house photography studio.
Create and Manage the Oxford image database.

Confidential (July 1997 to November 1999)
Art Director
Bi-monthly magazine, Commercial Property News and magazine supplements.
Advertising, brochures and other promotional materials for conferences sponsored by Commercial Property News.

Confidential (September 1989 to July 1997)
Designer
Advertising design for The Food Group, Inc.
Design and production of new business newspaper, Laundry Today.

Confidential (March 1987 to August 1989)
Design Director
Monthly business magazines and newspaper supplements including: Catalog Business, Metal Building Review and DM News.

Confidential (1981 to 1987)
Art Director
Monthly business magazines and newspaper supplements including: AMM Magazine, Metal Center News and Heat Treating. Also responsible for corporate communications, including promotional ads, newsletters and sales packages.

Confidential (1979 to 1981)
Designer
Corporate communications, including newsletters and brochures.

Confidential (1979) and Marcel Dekker, Inc. (1978)
Artist

Education:

Confidential, University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Editorial Design
Confidential, School of Visual Arts, Desktop Publishing and computer design.

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