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Project Coordinator
The Fenway Group
Sep 2012 - Present (13 years 9 months)
• Organize, direct, and schedule flow of client and in-house projects from concept through production
• Schedule and conduct creative meetings with design department
• Direct creative flow in both group and individual environments
• Confer with production and bindery departments to remain on schedule and within project budgets
• Work closely with Creative Director and President
• Communicate with clients on proofing, press checks, and content updates
• Communicate and develop relationship with outside vendors; learn file preferences for job submission to maximize efficiency
• Oversee both short- and long-term projects in open-ended and deadline-oriented schedules
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Maintain and update cloud-based project management application to keep coworkers notified on project statuses.
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Graphic Designer
The Fenway Group
May 2007 - Oct 2012 (5 years 5 months)
• Design promotional collateral including logos, ad campaigns, brochures, postcards, stationery, etc.
• Apply completed projects across several media, including print, direct mail, and web
• Create new and maintain existing company identities within established standards
• Collaborate with APEX Award winning Design Team
• Oversee projects for production through the Design and Prepress departments
• Work with Design and Production departments to integrate policies for successful projects
• Preflight files and maintain accuracy and efficiency
• Organize and monitor maintenance and inventory of plating systems
• Manage and organize files and update extensive customer database on company-wide server
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Lead Prepress Designer
Minuteman Press, Burlington, MA
2005 - 2007 (2 years)
• Managed all incoming and outgoing electronic client files through final output
• Organized and monitored maintenance and updating of equipment and programs
• Managed files across several program formats including .pdf, .eps, Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Corrected and maintained all image files in both Pantone and CMYK formats
• Managed and updated extensive customer database
• Refined customer relation skills
• Managed up to 20 in-house projects at a time
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Advertising and Graphics Manager
Keene State College
Aug 2001 - May 2004 (2 years 9 months)
• Created promotions for all events in Student Center and on-campus Café including concerts, performances, auctions, and functions
• Oversaw and coordinated all graphic creations from concept through print including posters, flyers, mailers, newspaper ads, CD formats, newsletters, calendars and web
• Maintained weekly meetings and consultations with supervisor and team
• Collaborated with professional print shops in both 2 and 4 color processes while negotiating strict deadlines
• Increased participation in Student Center and Café events with wider advertising recognition and saturation