Social Media Content Specialist
Resume:
Mel Gray
Washington DC *****
*****************@*****.***
https://www.linkedin.com/in/melgrayproduction/
https://melgrayproduction.wixsite.com/melgrayproduction
Summary: Superlative Print and Publishing Production Coordinator and Manager.
Production Manager, Digital Content Specialist, Sales Executive, Production Artist and Copyeditor, Web Content Specialist with extensive experience in all aspects of book and magazine Print, Publishing and Web production: Copy writing, Fact Checking, Art Sourcing, Copyediting, Proofreading, Graphic Design, Account Management, B2B Sales and Customer Relationship Management. Consistently delivering superb quality results, on schedule, for a diverse range of employers and satisfied customers.
Social Media: Social News Desk, Meta/Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Reddit, Twitter/X, Whatsapp, Slack, Wrike, Zoom, MSTeams, Skype, Telegram.
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Professional Experience:
AIR (American Institutes for Research): Washington DC 20005 2024
Production Center Technician, Fiery Command WorkStation Operative, Cherwell Service Management Operative
•Take ownership of print order tickets via Cherwell.
•Communicate with stakeholders to facilitate print order production to ensure deliverables are successfully fulfilled.
•Operate Xerox Versant 280 print and bind machinery via Fiery Command WorkStation. Operate Canon color printer.
•Print, collate, bind, laminate, trim, pack, ship, track print jobs.
•Conference room set up.
Kensington Publishing Corporation: New York, NY 10018 March 2019 to present.
Book Operations Publisher, Copy Editor, Copy Writer, Proofreader (Freelance)
•Copyedit, write copy and proofread manuscripts adhering to strict style manual grammar and spelling rules. AP, APA, Chicago.
•Receive manuscripts from publisher. Cold read MS. Copyedit/proofread in MS Word tracking changes. Return copyedited MS on schedule or sooner.
•OSX and Windows. Office 365, MSTeams, Acrobat, Meta Data.
Sightline Media Group: (remote) November 2022 to February 2023
Production Coordinator / Production Artist / Web Production Specialist / Customer Service Representative
•Coordinated production for extensive magazine list. Monitored and solved complicated and varied customer service issues via email, company websites and social media.
•Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Distiller.
•Export layout PDFs to printer’s plate ready specifications.
•Upload digital magazine issues to various online subscription services (Issu, Apple News, Amazon, Zinio, Readly, Barnes & Noble, Chargebee, Omeda, etc.)
•Omeda, Jira, Asana, Trello, Slack, MSTeams, Zoom, Office 365.
The Nation: New York, NY 10018 March 2013 to December 2018
Production Coordinator, Copy Editor, Copy Writer, Proofreader
•K4 administrator. Instruct editors and copy department in methods to solve style or other problems.
•Map magazine issue based on input from editors and ad department. Negotiate ad placement and priority with art director and Books & the Arts editor within the issue.
•XML export from Adobe InDesign/InCopy for EBook publication and web content. Oxygen, BBEdit, Canva, Calibre, Sigil. Issu, Zinio, Readly. Meta text, taxonomy, SEO.
•Lay out Books & the Arts section to editor’s requirements.
•Source art, crop, retouch and process art in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator to press standards for all sections of the magazine.
•Copy write, fact check, copy edit, proofread articles for print and web. Production fixes to layout and type for copy department.
•Distill plate ready PDFs for copy department. Adobe Acrobat Pro. Adobe Distiller. PitStop Pro.
•Ensure rigid adherence to press schedule, avoiding costly printer charge backs.
•Flight check PDFs before sending to offset printer. Upload to printer. Final file check. Fix files with preflight issues. Final approve when files pass the printer’s flight check.
•K4, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office, BBEdit, Dreamweaver, Quickbooks, Sailthru, Handbrake, Log Me In, IT tech support, VPN, Kodak InSite, Wordpress, Meta Data.
•Nation App production using mag+/DesignD or Maz Digital. Nation CMS, Digital Asset Management, ad design, ad revision to update to current requirements. Photo research/photo rights management.
•New issue e-mail: Gather article links from publicity department and compose and send e-mail to subscriber mailing list.
•Troubleshoot IT issues.
•Attend and contribute to weekly editorial meetings.
•OSX and Windows
Lotus Printing Inc., New York, NY 10018 January 2004 to December 2012
Senior Production Manager and Account Manager January 2004 to December 2012
•Specialized in production of large format coffee table books and deluxe stationery products.
•Customer Relationship Management.
•B2B Sales.
•Extensive client interaction with production, design and editorial personnel in both large and small publishing houses.
•Managed staff both in Asia and domestically to fulfill print orders via phone and e-mail.
•Drove all aspects of production from initial estimate, through proofing and printing to invoicing.
•Estimate, Purchase Order, Schedule and Invoice preparation.
•Flight checking files before sending to plant.
•Instructed customers on correct procedures for efficient color management workflow.
•Digital Asset Management.
•In depth knowledge of various paper stocks, binding materials binding methods and finishes.
•Managed all IT requirements for NY sales office including file transfer (FTP), flight-checking files, computer maintenance and upgrades, company website, business card and letterhead design.
•International shipping scheduling and logistics
•OSX and Windows
St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY March 2003 to November 2003
Production Associate Oversaw production of book list from manuscript to finished publication.
•Estimating, purchase orders, liaison with printers. SAP.
•IT management: file transfer (FTP) and flight checking for 10 member production department.
•OSX and Windows
Toppan Printing Inc., New York, NY 1993 to December 2003
Production Coordinator and Account Executive in NY book division
•Handled book production for major multimillion-dollar account.
•Extensive client liaison with production, design and editorial personnel in major New York publishing company.
•Communicated with counterparts in Japan, Hong Kong, China and Singapore to fulfill print orders via phone and e-mail.
•Drove all aspects of production from initial estimate, through proofing and printing to shipping and invoicing.
•Estimate, Purchase Order, Schedule and Invoice preparation. Flight check files before sending to plant. International shipping scheduling and logistics.
•Mac OS and Windows
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and English. 3.5 GPA
FAS, Dublin, Ireland.
Certification in Commercial Graphics: Desktop Publishing, Process Camera, Illustration, Typography, Color Separation, Mask Cutting, Digital Colorizing, Film Stripping, Silkscreen printing. 3.5 GPA
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