Management Years Experience

Brian Cragin

**** ******** **. #***, *** Diego, California, 92120

619-***-****, ******@***.***

Objective

Managing Web/print production or presentation in a technical industry.

Highlights of Qualifications

. Experienced in managing personnel and projects.

. Produced award-winning graphics.

. Skilled in graphic design applications.

. Highly organized, analytical and very good at problem solving.

. Adept at handling changing priorities and tight deadlines.

. Exceptional performer in high-pressure circumstances.

Professional Experience

Personnel/Department Management

. In 10 years of management, oversaw hiring and firing for two newspaper

graphic departments - hiring almost a dozen top-talent artists,

designers, Web developers and assistants.

. Managed schedules and workloads for seven direct reports.

. Managed more than a dozen individuals from other departments during

breaking news events and cross-departmental projects.

. Outlined, monitored and evaluated individual performance.

. Worked with executives on divisional goals and translated them to

actionable department plans.

. Handled communications with other departments and divisions.

Project Management

. Created and implemented four-stage development process for all

newsroom Web production.

. Managed development process from end-to-end. This included planning

meetings, stakeholder interviews, scoping, timelines, task and staff

resources for Web and print projects.

. Launched three sosd.com sections - Padres, Chargers, and SmartLiving -

using a new CMS. Managed the Web division development and design team

for the Padres section.

. Conducted post-launch traffic monitoring and analysis.

. Launched more than a dozen data-driven rich Internet applications

using Flex and Django.

. Performed content review and analysis of signonsandiego.com.

. Standardized the request, editing and production process for

informational graphics.

Artistry/Technical Skills

. Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, 3-D and

terrain modeling applications.

. 17 years experience in producing award-winning charts, maps, diagrams

and illustrations.

. Knowledgeable in HTML, CSS, XML. Familiar with databases, Python,

Django, Flex/Flash IDEs.

Career History

Company Position Dates

The San Diego Union-Tribune New Technology Editor 2008 - 2009

Graphics Editor 2006 - 2008

Deputy Graphics Editor 2000 - 2006

Visual Journalist 1999 - 2000

The Desert Sun Assistant Graphics Editor 1998 - 1999

Visual Journalist 1993 - 1998

Graphics clerk 1992 - 1993

Portfolio: http://newspagedesigner.ning.com/profile/BrianCragin

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