Mark W. Conn

*** *. ****** ***.

Los Angeles, CA 90036

805-***-****

adel40@r.postjobfree.com

Production Manager/Creative Services Manager

Dynamic 10+ year career delivering high-end, high-volume print and digital projects on time and on budget by effectively managing people, processes, and technology.

Project Manager WALTON ISAACSON, Culver City, CA 2020-present

Freelance Project Manager in conjunction with W.I.’s New York and Chicago offices handling print, digital and video asset fulfillment and management. Responsible for producing and insuring all milestones and deadlines are meet on time and within budget, involving comprehensive coordination with NYC Account Executives, Creative and Production departments.

Production Manager/Project Manager FRASER COMMUNICATIONS, Los Angeles, CA 2019-2020

Managed agency-wide creative deliverables including OOH, social, digital, video and diverse print collateral fulfillment. Responsible for production schedules, project trafficking, controlling scope creep, freelance procurement, vendor estimates, print approval supervision, budget cost reconciliation and providing comprehensive cross-functional communications and creative brief delineation agency wide.

Production Manager/Creative Services Department Manager LAMPS PLUS CORPORATE ADVERTISING, Chatsworth, CA 2016-2019

Produced department-wide production schedule for all outgoing marketing and merchandise related print materials, direct mail efforts and multiple monthly catalogs, ensuring timely execution, quality assurance and cost reconciliation for the nation’s largest lighting retailer. Provided detailed image correction, design integrity assurance and final press supervision of multiple print projects totaling over 9.5M units annually.

Comprehensive oversight and direction for all in-house creative deliverables, supervising all print and digital assets for multiple channels of business.

Responsible for all vendor relations and negotiations including accurate file delivery, meticulous supervision of out of state press checks, through finally delivery of projects and cost reconciliations.

Drove 12% overall sales growth and increased efficiencies by procuring and instituting contemporary project management software; supervised training and deployment, department wide.

Achieved increased quality and reduced overall costs by securing progressive soft-proofing software and redefining department final file approval processes.

Increased image output 15% by recruiting and developing a cohesive nine-member team of consistent top performing, artists, coordinators and production managers.

Digital/Print Production Manager ROBB REPORT MAGAZINE - CURTCO ROBB MEDIA, LLC,

Malibu, CA 2003-2015

Led 5-member Art/Editorial team and ensured successful delivery of digital and print publications, in addition to sales and marketing collateral. Managed a $400K annual print budget.

Print Production Management and Quality Assurance for The Robb Report, Art & Antiques, Watch Collector, Home Entertainment, Collection and other diverse high-end luxury magazine titles along with various marketing print projects.

Saved $350K in annual processing costs with installation of in-house prepress software acquisitions.

Spearheaded CRM customization that improved the customer experience and trafficking of assets.

Facilitated high-end hardbound coffee table books and custom collateral for high profile Fortune 500 executives.

Increased advertising sales 20% by forging new software protocol and processes enabling print media to populate on mobile devices.

Responsible for design and production of client requested sales print projects, including custom branded brochures and sales programs.

Director of Creative Services MCMURRY AD GROUP/TMG/MANIFEST, Scottsdale, AZ 1997-2003

Directed all agency print, broadcast, digital and publishing related media collateral with full project management responsibility, vendor supervision, traffic coordination and stakeholder communication.

Provided innovative print and digital solutions to support creative department campaigns resulting in increased client market share and product exposure.

Key member of marketing team assisting with new campaign pitches to secure highly diversified client base while cultivating current customer roster.

Researched and implemented project management software and processes.

Education

Art Institute of Houston

Currently completing CAPM certification– Project Manager Institute

Software

Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office Suite, File Maker Pro, AVID Pro Tools, Final Cut Pro, Clients and Profits, in addition to Approve soft proofing, NetXposure, Globaledit asset management and Monday.com, Microsoft Project and Trello, project management software platforms.

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