Conde Nast Work Values

Daily Duties at Conde Nast:

• Effectively manage the physical layout and manufacturing of major newsstand publications, both in print and digital formats. Manage staff of 25 in 2 locations: Wilton, CT and NYC. • Headed the teams in assessing and implementing ad portal and production systems. Streamlining workflow and communications of both internal departments and external vendors resulted in annual savings of $3 million. • Meet with each Publisher and Editor at the start of the production cycle to discuss edit content, book size, advertising units and position requirements. Confirm the plans were within budget, had ad revenue to offset cost or offer alternative layout solutions to meet budget. If needed, negotiate budget reallocation with Vice President to cover issue costs. • Present publications’ manufacturing plans and projected profitability to VP and Executive VP of Manufacturing and Comptroller 2x monthly prior to production. Created comprehensive analysis tool in Excel linking to budget model to compare and present estimated actual costs to budget based on physical layout of each publication. • Orchestrate quality review of printed publication with Color Manager in controlled lighting environment. Check for accuracy and adherence to industry standards: book trim, ink density and registration, color consistency throughout print run samples. Address problems with printer Sales and Plant Management for process adjustment and/or financial compensation. • Lead department training of continuous improvement with Value Stream Mapping methodology. Implementation of workflow efficiencies resulted in $500K in savings.

What they like about Conde Nast:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Domestic Operations, Financial, Financial Analysis, Financial Industry, Layout, Management, Manufacturing, Budgeting, Distribution, Variance Analysis, New York Metro Area, Tri State Area

Skills

Financial Modeling, Lean Process Improvement, Budeting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial closing process, Contract bidding, Data analysis, Pricing trends, Cross Functional Teams, Communication, System implementation, Scheduling, Inventory Levels, Capacity Planning, Staff Development

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Conde Nast: