Project Manager Management

Mary Lovett **** E. Broadway

*********@*******.*** Long Beach, CA 90803

562-***-**** home

562-***-**** cells

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Summary 10+ years of diversified experience in advertising with

specialization

In art buying, budgeting, cost control, Account Management

New business, Traffic Manager, Special Event Project Manager.

Word, Excel, I-calendar, Power Point, out look.

Experience: Mazda Motors of America, Men's Health Publication, Coco &

Carrows Foods, Subaru Motors of America, Epson Robots, Adair

Office Furniture, Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Lee &

Associates, Wella Corporation, Inc., Orange County

Transportation Authority, American First Federal Credit Union,

Hyundai Motors of America, and Isuzu Motors of America.

September 2008 to December 2009/ Account Management/ Art Buyer-

creative

St. Nick's Christmas & Special Event Lighting Co. Long Beach, CA

This position involved the management and coordinating of

various direct marketing initiatives for existing and new

clients, as well as day to day

executions of approved creative projects.

. Manage significant creative print artwork projects with upper

management.

. Research new clients and new business projects.

. Developed significant accomplishments with all outside vendors.

. Report projects status to upper management on all creative work

in process.

. Negotiating cost control on creative projects, for up coming new

season.

. Maintain a daily, face-to-face status on team projects.

. Assisted in development of company brand building and help

enforce those processes.

. Maintain complete, organized files/job jackets for each project.

. Process insertion creative orders from photo-shoots for print

trafficking.

. Monthly review of project actualization process with creative &

account management.

. Event planner for company & special events, such as sponsor ship

& client events.

Freelance Art Buyer and Account Management

April to June 2008 Magnitude Strategy & Design, Inc

August to December 2007 Magnitude Strategy & Design, Inc

August to January 2006/2007 Badali Design

March to June 2006 Les Ward Photography Studios

May to August 2005 Les Ward Photography Studios

July to September 2004 Badali Design

April to June 2004 Perceive LLC

March to April 2004 Les Ward Photography Studios

June to October 2003 Perceive LLC

June to September 2002 Bob Francis Design

. Responsible for overseeing day-to-day production of: casting,

location scouting,

wardrobes, pros, were process and ready for photo shoots.

Work side by side with

photographers, creative team and the production managers to

develop a proposed

look & style according to the layouts, so that the client's

needs were fulfilled.

. Sent layouts with specs to chosen photographers & illustrators

for bidding.

Secure and confirm shot counts along with timelines with

photographers, production manager, traffic dept., as well as

acquiring reference materials when needed.

. Negotiate photography bids & talent agents. Develop photo

shoot schedules with

Photographer and the creative team. Made sure location

permits, insurance certificates were secured.

. Prepared any & all purchase orders to be signed by vendors,

the clients, and photographers. Orchestrated pre-production

meeting with the appropriate parties.

negotiated all photo usage for up coming projects.

Clients worked on as follows: General Motors, Ford Motors,

Chrysler Motors,

Epson Products, Hyundai Motors of America, & Isuzu Motors of

America

1998-2001 Doner Advertising Newport Beach,

CA

Art Buyer

With 8+ years advertising agency experience successfully

managed photography

budget for the Mazda Motors of Car Brochures of $15,000,000,

as well as national print ads,

Negotiated illustrations, stock photography, and talent bids

for up coming model year projects.

Executed all freelance request for each season's brochure

publication, as well as

car prep bids and the handling of new products from the ports

and car dealerships.

Accounted for developing and managing all timelines for

various print production projects.

Managed all financial aspects related to projects; such as

invoice approval, long-standing vendors, as well as change

orders for the client. Worked directly with senior level

account

managers and creative directors.

. Define the work or model positioning of the product.

. Establish copyrights/ownership of all art.

. Establish terms of license and requirement for additional

usage.

. Secure three firm final bids.

. Establish the responsibility of payments for re-shoots.

. Define requirement for sample & accounting of stock usage.

. Obtain all legal releases for recognizable person, personal

property, music, etc.,

that appears in the advertising project.

. Work with Business Affairs to make sure all ads were legally

sound.

. Help source/establish photography and retouching vendors for

test shoots.

Education: Orange Cost College, Costa Mesa, CA

Seminars every two to three years with the 4A's(stands for American

Association of Advertising Agencies).

Once a year seminars with the Dale Carnegie training, 2008, 2009, &

2010.

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