Experience

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  Cambridge Healthtech Institute

  • United States
  • Biotechnology Research
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Production Director

    • Jul 1995 - Present

    • Developed a routing/editing system for all promotional material (for internal and external clients) using Adobe InCopy• Train all new employees in various departments on the use of this system.• Pre-flight all jobs sent to Service Bureaus.• Troubleshoot files (i.e., Photos, logos, technical issues with InCopy)• Convey all files to printers (including purchase orders, delivery of jobs to mail house, special printing requests, dummy mock-ups, etc.)• Acquire competitive print quotes for all promotional material/books/magazines• Maintain all post-production files which includes generating web content (html) for all files, electronic/hard copy filing, input weekly speaker updates on brochures, and generate PDF’s for internal/external marketing promotions• Train new employees on departmental policies and processing of promotional material.• Create web banner advertisements• Design, produce, and manage pre and post maintenance of the following large documents: Barnett Educational manuals, catalogs, and key conference program guides• Generate annual report on jobs submitted to graphics for comparison year to year• Create and maintain SOP’s for each job type and process in Graphics Department

  • Senior Graphic Designer (2 companies)

    • Jun 1995 - Jun 2003

    • Designed and approved all promotional material for two companies for 80 conferences annually• Hired and supervised one graphic designer and one part time production assistant• Served as company liaison with placement agencies to acquire production assistants; included negotiation of cost and personnel selection• Interacted with Marketing teams to compile a corporate design for each meeting campaign and monitored it throughout the stages of design• Scanned artwork and retouched images (using Photoshop) as needed for promotional material• Developed in-house graphics submission form for all departments to use in submitting their graphics/promotional jobs electronically• Reported regularly to General Manager on workflow and timing/scheduling of current/new projects

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  Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI)

  • Needham, MA

  • Director of Graphics (2 companies)

    • Jun 2003 - Jul 2006
    • Needham, MA

    • Hired, interviewed, and trained new employees for job openings within the CHI Graphics Department• Managed 5 graphic designers with art direction for all promotional material• Evaluated and wrote each Graphics employee performance reviews• Met with compensation committee to review raises and compensation for each Graphics Employee• Held weekly meetings: Designers reported on strategies for each Marketing Campaign as well as progress of job• Interacted with the various department heads at CHI to update them on the status of jobs submitted• Managed the design and development of advertisements for two acquired magazines (Pharmaceutical Discovery & Development (PDD) and BITWorld)• Converted all files for PDD from QuarkXpress to InDesign• Successfully negotiated lower print costs for PDD Magazine. $6,000 less per year ($1,000 per print run, 6x per year.) Negotiation based on combined print run of both magazines listed above, new paper stock, and smaller trim size

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  Cambridge Symposia

  • Newton, MA

  • Graphic Designer/Director of Publications (2 companies)

    • Jun 1995 - Jun 1997
    • Newton, MA

    • Designed and created all promotional material for two companies (Cambridge Symposia/Cambridge Healthtech Institute) 80 conferences annually• Responsible for making the switch from using solely traditional paste-up methods to using desktop publishing software (QuarkXpress, PageMaker, and Microsoft Word) for all promotional material and Scientific Abstract Books• Interacted with Service Bureaus to acquire job quotes, approve bluelines, ensure quality on press-checks, timely delivery of marketing material delivering to our conferences (located in many cities throughout the U.S.)

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  Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology

  • Keystone, CO

  • Managing Editor – Scientific Abstract Books (1994-1995) / Director of Publications (1991-1995)

    • Jun 1991 - Jun 1995
    • Keystone, CO

    Managing Editor – Scientific Abstract Books (1994-1995)• Supervised and maintained files of abstracts (summaries of Scientists research) in the database• Generated letters and compiled abstract summaries, sent to Scientific Organizer for approval, worked with them to ensure timely receipt of scientific summaries for conference speakers and attendees• Organized abstracts into meeting chapters based on input from Scientific Organizers• Generated reports based on the abstract summary entries, created table of contents and index for each meeting• Worked with several in-house/external departments to ensure that up-to-date information was reflected in each table of contents and attendee list for each Abstract Volume.• Photographed environmental scenes to be used on the cover of the Abstract Volumes• Sent files and abstract boards to service bureau to be printed and distributed to several meeting sites• Supervised one employee on traditional paste-up/production of 6 abstract books (annually)Director of Publications (1991-1995)• Designed all promotional material for 30-40 conference annually• Produced camera-ready artwork for onsite program guides, promotional mailers, advertisements, brochures, flyers, and Scientific Abstract Books• Interacted with Service Bureaus to quote on jobs, approve bluelines, ensure quality on press-checks, timely delivery of marketing material delivering to our conferences (located in many cities throughout the U.S.)

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  UCLA Symposia

  • Los Angeles, CA

  • Production Assistant

    • Oct 1986 - Jun 1991
    • Los Angeles, CA

    • Assisted on in the design of all promotional material (25 conferences annually)• Produced 1-2 color camera-ready artwork (traditional paste-up/desktop publishing using PageMaker) for booklets, special mailers, advertisements, brochures, flyers, stationary, name badges and scientific abstract books• Interacted with Service Bureau and University Publications Office to approve bluelines and to ensure a quality and timely delivery of marketing material