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Summary of Qualifications Traffic/Print Production/Project Manager with 20+ years of experience working at AAA Advertising Agencies, Marketing Departments of Corporations, POP Display in the Entertainment Industry and in Healthcare. Excellent ability to maintain efficient prioritization for all project deliverables by encouraging information flow throughout departments to keep projects on schedule and within budget. Adept at managing multiple projects with challenging priorities and concurrent deadlines. Known as a self-motivated, dedicated and an organized team leader with exceptional communication skills. Key Competencies: * Strong Knowledge of Traffic/Project Management Software Solutions and ability to assess streamlining processes/workflow * Classically trained in design, excellent eye for color/spacing/inconsistencies/photography selection and purchasing * Experienced in vendor selection/bidding and client interaction-develop high-profile client relationships and long term vendor relationships * Budget Management (particularly excessive rounds of revisions that are not captured in billing) * Perform at peak in deadline driven environments * Excellent Proofreader * Fearless to spearhead efficiencies and train staff, my specialty. PROS, Houston, Texas (Recently awarded with the CRM Watchlist Award, one of the top three winners along with Microsoft) Production Manager March 2014 to Present PROS creates revenue and profit realization solutions that offer a holistic approach to improving revenue and profit performance and aligning product, price and availability with exceptional clarity to our customers. I serve as single point of contact for project initiation for the entire company including offices in France, Germany, San Francisco and all satellite offices. We execute on projects ranging from events/trade shows, webinars, email campaigns, product branding, website/landing page creation + on-line support materials, videos, PPT presentations and collateral. I am responsible for the intake of briefs (which I just finished creating), setting up/scheduling/assigning tasks in for each project in our project management system, adding projects to our department status report and to a resource chart. I disperse all work to the creative team, writers, our videographer, a handful of freelancers and several outside ad agencies in order to meet deadlines. I proofread all materials for consistency and check in with teams every step of the way. I work with all vendors. * Hold morning scrum meetings. Establish feasibility and timing of incoming requests - plan, coordinate and direct all activities associated with developing project plans, communication plans and project schedules, work closely with the CD. * Communicate project approvals, start/completion dates, progress reports, and expectations of delivery. * Restructured the naming conventions of all projects across the board for easy access to files. Restructured the server and the project management system according to the naming conventions. * Initiated an on-line creative brief process for all employees internationally as well as a HOW TO work with the marketing department for all new employees. * I train new team members on process and how to use the Project Management software. * I manage all video projects and outside resources we have over a dozen videos in the queue at any given time. * I manage and train a High School intern every year (currently we have 3 for the summer) * NEW: I manage our San Francisco teams' projects/initiatives entirely * NEW: Budgeting and Reconciliation for the Marketing Department
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