Experience

Merge Records

• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Manage production for all physical media and merchandise for independent record label. • Create and manage dependency-driven production schedules, ensuring artists and staff are informed of key milestones and deadlines. Track life of project, identifying trends, risks, successes, and areas for improvement or innovation. • Collaborate with CFO and retail team to set manufacturing budgets and timelines. • Liaise with artists and vendors: communicating needs (deadlines, deliverables), scheduling mastering, and managing expectations throughout production. • Traffic files and ensure quality control, checking test pressings, print samples, and finished goods. • Provide support for art department, sourcing vendors, providing templates and specifications, administering font and graphics software. • Oversee archive for physical media (source materials and finished goods). • Established quality control standards and optimized production workflow to eliminate redundancy and improve efficiency and accountability. • Proactively managed supply chain disruptions during a pandemic. Successfully anticipated potential roadblocks, implemented agile workflows, and adjusted schedules to accommodate disruptions. Resulted in a notable reduction in production delays and ensured on-time delivery of finished goods. Cultivated collaborative partnerships with vendors and stakeholders, effectively addressing challenging circumstances and finding innovative solutions together. Maintained a high level of vendor satisfaction and consistently met project deadlines. • Led end-to-end production for the record label’s 30-year anniversary event. Oversaw the production of promotional materials and exclusive merchandise in addition to a subscription-based series of limited-edition 12” releases. Show less



McKinney

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Premedia Specialist

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2016

  • Administered day-to-day premedia functions for national advertising agency McKinney, providing quality control for print and digital output. • Managed the agency’s in-house SWOP-certified proofing system, including calibration, prepress, routine maintenance, and billing. • Provided agency-wide support, training, and troubleshooting for all graphics applications, fonts, and color. • Maintained awareness and compliance with agency and client brand guidelines. • Oversaw installation, troubleshooting, and training for in-house solvent and aqueous large-format printing. • Developed and implemented workflow for creating mechanicals and preflighting production files. • IDEAlliance-certified Color Management Professional. • Processed brand elements such as icons, logos, and brand guidelines for consistency and quality assurance. • Preflighted and trafficked production files and prepped digital assets per vendor and publication specifications. • Maintained font library access and compliance. • Assisted Studio, Art Buyers, Creatives, Print Producers, and Account Management in determining best practices for document and file retention, production, and presentation. Show less



Freelance (Self employed)

• Human Resources Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphic Design & Production Artist

  • 2004 - 2016

  Scholarly book design (covers & text design), advertising & promotion design, collateral, package design, and print production. Clients: City Slang Records (Berlin, Germany); Duke University Press (Durham, NC); The Durham Hotel (Durham, NC); John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary & International Studies (Durham, NC); Merge Records (Durham, NC); Nasher Museum (Durham, NC); Sauvage Records (Paris, France); UNC-Chapel Hill Art Dept. (Chapel Hill, NC). Scholarly book design (covers & text design), advertising & promotion design, collateral, package design, and print production. Clients: City Slang Records (Berlin, Germany); Duke University Press (Durham, NC); The Durham Hotel (Durham, NC); John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary & International Studies (Durham, NC); Merge Records (Durham, NC); Nasher Museum (Durham, NC); Sauvage Records (Paris, France); UNC-Chapel Hill Art Dept. (Chapel Hill, NC).



Branch Gallery

• United States
• Artists and Writers

• Designer, Archivist

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2009

  In 2006, oversaw rebranding of the gallery. Responsible for designing all advertising & promotion, collateral, and website. Reconciled and maintained database with inventory of 500+ artworks and managed artist CVs, press, and mailing lists. • Developed eBlast campaign. • Offered technical support and instruction for graphics applications. • Edited and proofread copy for press releases and website updates. • Assisted with photographic documentation of exhibitions. • Was responsible for image retouching and file prep for digital archives. Show less

• Interim Art Director

  • Jul 2008 - Oct 2008

  Oversaw all design and art direction for records and CDs for an independent record label with international distribution. Collaborated with production and marketing teams to prioritize projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of assets across packaging, print, and digital domains. • Co-designed, art-directed, and produced package and book for 20-year anniversary box set from initial concept development through final production. Oversaw all design and art direction for records and CDs for an independent record label with international distribution. Collaborated with production and marketing teams to prioritize projects, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery of assets across packaging, print, and digital domains. • Co-designed, art-directed, and produced package and book for 20-year anniversary box set from initial concept development through final production.



Duke University Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Books Design & Production Assistant

  • Apr 2001 - Apr 2005

  • Coordinated scheduling and production of all reprints. • Estimated manuscript length and budget at castoff and transmittal. • Participated in art research and procurement. • Set up, maintained, and archived electronic and hard-copy files for Books Production department. • Checked compositor’s sample pages and printer’s proofs for approval. • Evaluated author-supplied files and digital art. • Researched and developed methods for optimum image reproduction and consistent color from monitor to press. • Offered training and support in color management. Show less