Senior Print Buyer

• Dec 2021 - Present

Senior Account Executive

• Dec 2014 - Dec 2020

Manage the execution of magazine and direct mail items which include complex ad hoc inserts, wraps, and commercial print materials for over 20 magazine titles and programs. Schedule the production and delivery of all program material. Prepare estimates, Cost Comparisons, Bench Marking and Developed Contract Pricing for standardize items. Attend monthly benchmarking meeting to make sure contractual savings is on target across account. Manage the execution of magazine and direct mail items which include complex ad hoc inserts, wraps, and commercial print materials for over 20 magazine titles and programs. Schedule the production and delivery of all program material. Prepare estimates, Cost Comparisons, Bench Marking and Developed Contract Pricing for standardize items. Attend monthly benchmarking meeting to make sure contractual savings is on target across account.

Production Manager

• Jan 2001 - Dec 2014

Responsible for managing direct mail programs from marketing kickoff, print procurement, lettershop services and U.S mail stream. Created internal creative schedules and external vendor schedules based on each marketing effort. Support each program and client with cost analysis, production and lettershop services in weekly status meetings, detailed communications and attention to detail regarding current and future campaigns or projects. Collaborate with the marketing and creative teams to develop new direct mail formats, while continuing to find more efficient methods to produce existing creatives by identifying new products and print technologies. Show less

Assistant Print Buyer

• Jun 1997 - Jan 2000

Assistant Print Buyer responsible for the routing and approval of all new creative components and direct mail packages in test-heavy sweepstakes package era. Constructed print estimates, rollout pricing and actual costs to marketing. Purchase printing of direct mail package components. Prepare job specifications, schedules and purchase orders for each component. Assistant Print Buyer responsible for the routing and approval of all new creative components and direct mail packages in test-heavy sweepstakes package era. Constructed print estimates, rollout pricing and actual costs to marketing. Purchase printing of direct mail package components. Prepare job specifications, schedules and purchase orders for each component.

Production Manager

• Jan 1996 - Feb 1997

Maintain tracking of all projects editorial and advertising from creative to print. Maintain tracking of all projects editorial and advertising from creative to print.