Experience

David Zwirner

• United States
• Artists and Writers
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Present



The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Coordinator

  • Jun 2018 - Mar 2022



Prestel Publishing

• Germany
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Coordinator

  • May 2015 - Jun 2018

  • Oversaw full production of ~7-10 museum catalog co-publication and trade titles seasonally, including preparing final print-ready files from InDesign documents, preflight, delivery to FTP, approvals, and press-checks.• Consulted regularly with artists, designers, color separators, editorial staff, and partnering museums to establish and maintain production schedules, evaluate artwork quality, review printing proofs and circulate project component materials.• Responsible for arrangement of payment for project components, including requesting and reviewing invoicing, creating Excel summaries, communication with accounting, and tracking progress of payments.• Consulted regularly with print vendors throughout Europe, Asia, and North America to acquire and negotiate estimates, establish and maintain schedules, transfer of digital and physical materials, and track all progress of relevant projects.• Tracked cost and progress of bulk and airfreight/express shipments for all relevant projects.



Aperture

• United States
• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - May 2015

  • Oversaw production of Aperture Magazine, including press checks for all issues, file preparation and delivery, organization, review, and approvals of digital and physical materials, testing of materials, and proofing process.• Liaised regularly with print vendors in Asia, Europe, and U.S. to acquire estimates, establish schedules, transfer digital and physical materials, and track progress of projects.• Prepared final files for print from InDesign documents, including relinking of high-resolution files, PDF output, preflight, and delivery to FTP for up to 17 book titles seasonally, 4 magazines annually, various newsprint publications, seasonal catalogs, business cards, and additional ephemera.