Experience

ITA Group, Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Communications Campaign Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Present

  Project management for creative communications teams. Quoting, collaborating, creating schedules/timelines, budget tracking, organizing progress and retro meetings, purchasing, maintaining third-party vendor relationships. Project management for creative communications teams. Quoting, collaborating, creating schedules/timelines, budget tracking, organizing progress and retro meetings, purchasing, maintaining third-party vendor relationships.



Stitchcraft Marketing

• Project Management/Ad Trafficking

  • Mar 2014 - Present

  Customer service and project management in helping advertisers and magazine publishers communicate. Organizing advertisers' ad reservations, communicate deadlines, manage workflow, to deliver advertising materials in a complete and timely manner. Customer service and project management in helping advertisers and magazine publishers communicate. Organizing advertisers' ad reservations, communicate deadlines, manage workflow, to deliver advertising materials in a complete and timely manner.



(Freelance)

• (global)

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 1994 - Present

  Growing and managing client base with increased income of 48% over the last two years. Independent Contractor providing services of graphic design and customer service via advertising trafficking. Project management, multi-tasking, and attention to detail with design and ad trafficking for quarterly magazines as well as advertising design services for individuals as needed. Growing and managing client base with increased income of 48% over the last two years. Independent Contractor providing services of graphic design and customer service via advertising trafficking. Project management, multi-tasking, and attention to detail with design and ad trafficking for quarterly magazines as well as advertising design services for individuals as needed.



Mittera Creative + Tech

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

  Working with various departments and individuals in an organization to ensure materials and resources flow through the company in a timely manner. Strong planning skills and ability to anticipate problems, I develop a plan of action to prevent delays in the organization's workflow. Communicating with individuals at different levels in the organization and progress reports for upper management. Working with outside customers as well as internal departments to develop a schedule for the delivery of products and resources. Monitoring the flow of materials and resources through the process to ensure on time delivery. Troubleshooting problems to make sure projects or processes remains on schedule. Coordinating development of work schedules in various departments to ensure work is completed on time. I confirm that each project is progressing on schedule, monitoring communications and working between departments. Show less



Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ad Operations Supervisor

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2015

  Supervising graphic artists (23-52 direct reports) communications of quality concerns and follow-up in establishment/enforcement of quality standards; personnel issues including hiring, payroll, scheduling, daily/monthly reports, performance evaluations, morale, work procedures, company policy, and mentor for staff in developing key individuals. Supervising graphic artists (23-52 direct reports) communications of quality concerns and follow-up in establishment/enforcement of quality standards; personnel issues including hiring, payroll, scheduling, daily/monthly reports, performance evaluations, morale, work procedures, company policy, and mentor for staff in developing key individuals.



Rental Property

• Des Moines, Iowa

• Owner/Manager

  • Aug 1998 - Feb 2015

  Profitable investment and management of rental property including interviewing and vetting candidates for rental lease of property, managing collections of rents, communications with tenants, upkeep of property, and maintenance. Profitable investment and management of rental property including interviewing and vetting candidates for rental lease of property, managing collections of rents, communications with tenants, upkeep of property, and maintenance.



Interweave

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

• Sr. Ad Trafficking Manager

  • Mar 2005 - Apr 2010

  Providing customer service through ad coordination of 72 magazine issues per year operating as primary communication between sales, advertisers, and creative staff. Lead acquisition efforts to merge sales and design teams with offices in Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, and Massachusetts. Customer support via phone and email with all correspondence tracked in a centralized database. Training for advertising staff including two sales directors, 14 sales representatives, two sales assistants, eight production/designers, and one other trafficker. Show less



AlphaGraphics

• Boulder, Colorado

• Graphic Designer

  • Dec 2004 - Mar 2005

  Electronic pre-press for digital and traditional printing, design, trouble shoot, imposition, color correction, scanning, operation of electronic presses, spiral binding, folder. Electronic pre-press for digital and traditional printing, design, trouble shoot, imposition, color correction, scanning, operation of electronic presses, spiral binding, folder.



The Des Moines Register

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphic Designer II

  • 1999 - 2004

  Providing customer service to advertisers and agencies in walking through processes to prepare advertisements for print in the newspaper. Pre-press processing of customer-provided camera ready artwork. Creative design of advertisements. Providing customer service to advertisers and agencies in walking through processes to prepare advertisements for print in the newspaper. Pre-press processing of customer-provided camera ready artwork. Creative design of advertisements.



Des Moines Area Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Teacher

  • Aug 2003 - Dec 2003

  Part time/Temporary: teaching Electronic PrePress II to second year students in the Graphic Arts Program. Part time/Temporary: teaching Electronic PrePress II to second year students in the Graphic Arts Program.



Sprint Print

• Des Moines, Iowa

• Graphic Designer

  • Aug 1999 - Mar 2000

  Part Time/Temporary. No supervision, worked alone, nights. Responsibilities included layout and design of newsletters, business cards, letterhead, invoices, forms, and directories. Typesetting, imposition, proofreading, scanning, color correction, output to film. Part Time/Temporary. No supervision, worked alone, nights. Responsibilities included layout and design of newsletters, business cards, letterhead, invoices, forms, and directories. Typesetting, imposition, proofreading, scanning, color correction, output to film.



Heuss Printing Inc.

• Ames, Iowa

• Graphic Designer

  • May 1998 - Nov 1999

  Responsibilities: performing many traditional pre-press functions, trouble shooting customer provided files, employee and client training, technical support, color correcting, scanning, imposition, proofing, design, hiring of new computer based pre-press employees. Responsibilities: performing many traditional pre-press functions, trouble shooting customer provided files, employee and client training, technical support, color correcting, scanning, imposition, proofing, design, hiring of new computer based pre-press employees.