Allison Coles (Kazarian)
Production/Creative Services Director at Daily Front Row, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Steven Matt
I worked with Allison during tumultuous times at LBM (and the magazine industry in general). It was, in fact, my first full-time position out of college and quite the learning experience. At a time when magazines were closing every other day, Allison kept an inspiring, positive attitude that permeated every aspect of our department's function. She taught me the diligence and persistence needed to survive in the struggling industry or any industry for that matter. The lessons that Allison taught me at LBM I still apply to situations in my management positions today. She's a natural leader. Someone that you want to follow and learn from. I'm proud to say that I worked with her. Without her guidance and mentorship, I wouldn't be where I am today.
Bruce Morris
With limited resources, never ending staff cuts and an unreliable technology infrastructure, Allison never let us down. As the last stop in the process between edit and advertising and our printers, Allison did whatever it took to make sure every page was formatted correctly, delivered on time and printed according to our expectations.
Steven Matt
I worked with Allison during tumultuous times at LBM (and the magazine industry in general). It was, in fact, my first full-time position out of college and quite the learning experience. At a time when magazines were closing every other day, Allison kept an inspiring, positive attitude that permeated every aspect of our department's function. She taught me the diligence and persistence needed to survive in the struggling industry or any industry for that matter. The lessons that Allison taught me at LBM I still apply to situations in my management positions today. She's a natural leader. Someone that you want to follow and learn from. I'm proud to say that I worked with her. Without her guidance and mentorship, I wouldn't be where I am today.
Bruce Morris
With limited resources, never ending staff cuts and an unreliable technology infrastructure, Allison never let us down. As the last stop in the process between edit and advertising and our printers, Allison did whatever it took to make sure every page was formatted correctly, delivered on time and printed according to our expectations.
Steven Matt
I worked with Allison during tumultuous times at LBM (and the magazine industry in general). It was, in fact, my first full-time position out of college and quite the learning experience. At a time when magazines were closing every other day, Allison kept an inspiring, positive attitude that permeated every aspect of our department's function. She taught me the diligence and persistence needed to survive in the struggling industry or any industry for that matter. The lessons that Allison taught me at LBM I still apply to situations in my management positions today. She's a natural leader. Someone that you want to follow and learn from. I'm proud to say that I worked with her. Without her guidance and mentorship, I wouldn't be where I am today.
Bruce Morris
With limited resources, never ending staff cuts and an unreliable technology infrastructure, Allison never let us down. As the last stop in the process between edit and advertising and our printers, Allison did whatever it took to make sure every page was formatted correctly, delivered on time and printed according to our expectations.
Steven Matt
I worked with Allison during tumultuous times at LBM (and the magazine industry in general). It was, in fact, my first full-time position out of college and quite the learning experience. At a time when magazines were closing every other day, Allison kept an inspiring, positive attitude that permeated every aspect of our department's function. She taught me the diligence and persistence needed to survive in the struggling industry or any industry for that matter. The lessons that Allison taught me at LBM I still apply to situations in my management positions today. She's a natural leader. Someone that you want to follow and learn from. I'm proud to say that I worked with her. Without her guidance and mentorship, I wouldn't be where I am today.
Bruce Morris
With limited resources, never ending staff cuts and an unreliable technology infrastructure, Allison never let us down. As the last stop in the process between edit and advertising and our printers, Allison did whatever it took to make sure every page was formatted correctly, delivered on time and printed according to our expectations.
Experience
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Daily Front Row, Inc.
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production/Creative Services Director
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Dec 2009 - Present
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Director of Production + Creative Services
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Dec 2005 - Present
Strategic Consulting * Develop tailored estimating, scheduling, production/prepress work-flows * Structuring a printing business plan that increases cost savings and quality * Print, project and vendor management * On-press color and quality analyst * Advertising sales strategy development on current and new business Strategic Consulting * Develop tailored estimating, scheduling, production/prepress work-flows * Structuring a printing business plan that increases cost savings and quality * Print, project and vendor management * On-press color and quality analyst * Advertising sales strategy development on current and new business
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BlouinArtinfo Corp
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Production & Creative Services
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May 2007 - Mar 2010
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IN New York Magazine
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production & Creative Services Manager
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Sep 2005 - Jan 2007
Reporting to the President/Publisher, responsible for all aspects of production and advertising creative for IN New York and WHERE Magazine. Primary resource for design concepts and art production for IN New York. My creative solutions support the identity of each advertiser through highly imaginative, originally designed advertising campaigns and promotions. Direct photo shoots, including developing concept, digital production and workflow including photo retouching, flight checking, PDF file formats and pre-press. Work closely with publisher and editorial staff to maintain high level of design and consistently produce a quality magazine by prioritizing, negotiating schedules and pricing with vendors as well as maintaining adherence to company standards of creative quality and cost efficiency. Thus saving the company over $75,000 in less than a year while producing the largest IN New York Issues to date. Show less
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San Francisco Chronicle
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Marketing Communications Manager/ Creative Services Manager
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Aug 1999 - Nov 2004
Reporting to the VP of Marketing, as the Marcom Manager I directed all aspects of advertorials, specialty publications, direct mail, collateral, sales support material, advertising, and branding. Developed and implemented strategic marketing communications plans that reinforced the company's presence as the Northern California’s largest newspaper. Created marketing-oriented design taking raw content from sales managers, advertisers, and other sources, edit the content to derive the key messages and execute great advertising. Knowledge of software infrastructure, data and database management, and business-to-business issues. Established systems to monitor work, costs, and performance. Increased productivity 28%. Managed a budget of 5.3 million. Show less
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Senior Designer/ Project Manager
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Mar 1996 - Aug 1999
The position as Senior Designer required excellent conceptual, a solid grasp of color, composition, typography, communication and presentation skills to art direct and design products from preliminary layout to final printed piece. With a solid understanding of web design, its parameters and the technologies of both Mac and PC platforms, transfer these creative designs to the web. Responsible for continued sales success, revamping past products and establishing new product lines to meet customers growing needs. Simplifying complex subjects using design and illustration solutions for successful educational products. Managed multiple product lines and set strategies for product roll-outs. Responsibilities also included print buying, photo shoot art direction and managing peers in design/creative teams. Show less
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The Mercury News
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United States
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Media Production
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100 - 200 Employee
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Graphic Design Supervisor
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Feb 1993 - Jun 1997
Position as Graphic Design Training Supervisor, built the Creative Services advertising design team: hired, trained, developed and appraised staff effectively. Tailored training courses in QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator and print production to meet continued advertising needs. Art directed and supervised production of all computer generated advertising material. Technical support of software programs and hardware in a Macintosh environment. Further assisted with page layout and template designs for both Editorial and the Composing Department. Show less
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TMP Worldwide
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United States
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Advertising Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Advertising Communications Manager
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Jun 1990 - Feb 1993
Self-motivated, independent, business-driven Ad Manager, managed projects on schedule and within budget with design teams located miles and time zones away. I staffed and oversaw the timely delivery of recruitment ads and marketing materials for page assembly and reproduction in newspapers, publications, trade shows and publishing environment. Handled multiple daily projects from concept to publication. I was manager, art director and technical support working with a design and production staff, account executives, clients and outside vendors. Initiate process for determining priorities, setting accurate timetables and managing team deliverables. During my tenure I revitalized the ad campaigns of current clients, generating up-sells, and in doing so effectively, also obtained their competitors as clients. Managed the department’s budget and productivity. Show less
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Education
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1989 - 1993
Academy of Art University
BFA, graphic design -
1988 - 1992
University of San Francisco
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Pennington School
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