Experience

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  Essence Communications Inc.

  • Brooklyn, New York, United States

  • Production Director

    • Oct 2019 - Present
    • Brooklyn, New York, United States

    • Oversee entire content-production process for publication, including annual editorial schedule creation, deadline management/managing issue close process, copy tracking, color management/imaging asset workflow, and syndication of digital editions, including Apple News • Created and implemented new closing process to create efficiencies and meet deadlines, decreasing need for freelance spending; assumed managing editor duties• Eliminated overtime spending on separator by revamping imaging process through more-efficient scheduling and asset-release time frame and closer communication with vendor • Assumed role of color manager, reviewing, performing color markup, and approving all color for publication• Built and led a team of 3 direct reports• Building and editing pages in CMS• Copy editing articles in CMS

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  Racher Press

  • New York, United States

  • Art Director

    • Apr 2018 - Oct 2019
    • New York, United States

    • Perform layout/design of two trade magazines (35 issues/year), self-managing process to ensure deadlines are met • Perform all imaging/prepress work on high-res files • Perform quality control/preflight of all files, ensuring all quality and style standards are met before shipping • Troubleshoot technical issues for staff

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  Time Inc.

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Production Director

    • Oct 2014 - Oct 2017
    • New York, New York, United States

    Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, Departures• Oversaw content production for 3 monthly multi-platform lifestyle-branded publications with combined circulation of more than 3.2 million including scheduling, process, quality control, color correction, and page-by-page review and approval • Produced 4 special-interest food category books/year of up to 500 pages and up to 3 SIP bookazines, including repurposing and restructuring content• Administered a $2 million annual freelance and prepress budget • Increased efficiency 50% by merging production departments of 3 publications including implementing a file tracking system, creating new efficiencies, standardizing processes, and streamlining asset management • Improved print products quality through partnering with vendors and holding to strict contract compliance

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  Condé Nast

  • United States
  • Media Production
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Production Manager

    • Oct 2012 - Sep 2014

    Architectural Digest• Co-Managed print and digital content production of a monthly international interior design publication with circulation of close to 1 million including color correction, quality control, and vendor management• Improved quality and shortened turnaround time for separation process 5 days by establishing a tracking process and hands-on direction of vendors

  • Production Manager

    • Feb 2001 - Oct 2012

    Brides magazine• Managed print and digital content production from initial design to final shipping for a bi-monthly magazine with circulation of more than 300,000• Orchestrated seamless transition to a monthly publication schedule with no increase in staff• Launched the iPad app utilizing beta software that expanded brand awareness to digital platforms • Recruited, hired, trained, and managed a full-time and freelance production staff and provided technical support for more than 20 in-house art and editorial staff