Project Manager Sales

Gail Murray-Gonzalez

*** **** ****** ****** ******, NY 11580

Home: 516-***-**** Mobile: 917-***-****

E-mail: ******@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Production Manager with 10 years experience in Advertising and Publishing combined.

Experienced in working with multiple vendors and lettershops.

Ability to learn new skills and technology quickly.

Help clients stay within budget while maintaining quality.

Demonstrated ability in building strong working relationships with clients, vendors and internal teams.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RTC Relationship Marketing, NY, NY

Production Manager – Pharmaceutical Advertising 4/07-8/09

Managed and created specifications for all projects which included direct mail, print ads and collateral.

Helped to keep creative and account teams within proposed budget.

Acted as liaison between client’s production contact, lettershops, print vendors and internal team.

Aided clients in making informed decisions regarding reprints of direct marketing materials; provided

reprint quantities per quarter based on monthly drop reports.

Provided clients with up-to-date production information on status calls.

Negotiated costs and timing with lettershops and print vendors.

Attended press checks and lettershop quality controls.

Created and maintained production schedules.

Developed detailed lettershop instructions.

Organized vendor presentations and lettershop tours.

Reviewed retouched art with Art Directors.

Initiated status meetings to keep team members up to speed on daily projects.

Proposed and implemented processes to aid in daily workflow.

Reconciled projects upon completion for budgeting purposes.

DRAFT WORLDWIDE, NY, NY

Assistant Production Manager – DM Advertising 10/04-1/07

Created specifications for multiple campaigns including direct mail, print and POS for Bank of

America and AARP/UHG to ensure job is produced accurately and within guidelines.

Managed the legally required direct mail for Early Transition Items associated with the Bank of

America Fleet conversion.

Secured competitive bids by working with numerous vendors.

Negotiated costs and timing with vendors and internal team members

Managed retouching with pre-press shops and Art Directors ensuring highest quality of artwork while

maintaining schedules.

Developed detailed lettershop instructions for various direct mail campaigns.

Estimated, reconciled and billed all projects within budget.

Project Manager 6/03-10/04

Acted as liaison between Account Services and all other departments.

Responsible for managing print and direct mail from job initiation through job completion.

Created and maintained production schedules.

Organized and documented all materials associated with a given campaign.

Kept all parties informed on the current status of jobs in progress via daily status reports.

Ensured the timely delivery of various advertising materials without sacrificing integrity or quality.

Trained new project managers and coordinators.

CNET NETWORKS (COMPUTER SHOPPER), NY, NY

Production Coordinator/Sr. Product Index Analyst 3/99-7/02

Acted as liaison between clients and internal departments (marketing, sales, digital prepress and

printing plant).

Processed and trafficked film and digital files for publication, which included scheduling delivery

dates, tracking receipts, checking ads for size, color, line screen, and film to proof against match up.

Worked with sales, production, and editorial departments to acquire up-to-date advertiser and product

information.

Maintained database of current products, brands, manufacturers, and categories that are advertised in

Computer Shopper Magazine.

SOFTWARE: Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, QuarkXPress

SKILLS: PC and Mac Operations, Internet Savvy

COURSE: Dreamweaver

EDUCATION

Hunter College, NY, NY

Bachelor of Arts (Major in English & Secondary Education)

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