Production Manager

Judith Sheffer

***** **** ****** *******, ****** Spring, MD 20906

301-***-**** * ****.*******@*****.***

Experience:

August 2022 – August 2025

US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Production Manager (Contractor via Robert Half)

Working with the Museum’s MarCom group to provide print production support to five Project Managers, along with several designers, I provide assurance that the pieces will print correctly and deliver/mail on time. I obtain quotes from our four vetted printers and provide Cost Confirmation to the clients within the Museum. Currently working 25-30 hours per week, completely remote.

August 2019 – May 2022

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Traffic Manager – Supervise two Traffic Specialists, work with 3 Design Specialists, and work with requesters across the country. I manage production and mailing of all printed pieces, working with one central printer and many other printers in specific locations. We provide materials for all fundraising events, such as postcards, invitation sets, signage, banners and a large variety of educational publications. I work with the central printer who provides the Society with a Portal for direct ordering. I also track costs, requests for quotes and paper expenses, along with postal information. The position entails meeting with many regional shareholders and maintaining deadlines along with accuracy and quality/brand standards.

July 2016 – May 2019

Bergmann Zwerdling Direct

1350 Connecticut Ave., NW #400

Washington, DC 20036

VP, Operations and Production – Manage all office and administrative duties, as well as manage all production of political direct mail pieces. Manage production from inception through delivery/mailing. I work with printers and mail houses across the country, as well as a team of strategists and designers. Responsibilities include tracking all revenue, billing, and analyzing profitability scenarios. I handled all the paper choices, purchasing and maintaining adherence to USPS postal requirements. I managed the CAPS account, as well as mailing decisions needed to meet required deadlines. I worked with candidates, printers, analysts and designers daily. The job often requires outside the box thinking.

Oct. 2013- April 15, 2016

McMurryTMG (now MANIFEST)

1129 20th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036

Project Manager—One client WebMD both print and digital, as well as MedScape app. Includes oversight of all print production of WebMD the Magazine and all ancillary materials (special printings of Diabetes, Campus, Health Highlights, Walmart reprints, Walgreen’s Diabetes, etc.), as well as managing the digital versions of the magazine. I purchase all printing. Maintain relationships with client and printer, sales reps and head up the in-house team consisting of editors, writers, designers, pre-press, and photo editors. Handle all billing, financial forecasts and quotes, production schedules and workflows. Manage a multi-million-dollar budget and responsible for cost-effective production of all products.

1998 – Oct. 2013:

International Medical News Group, a division of Frontline Medical Communications (formerly Elsevier)

5635 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852

Position: Director of Production & Manufacturing

Responsibilities: Oversee production and printing of 21 medical publications per month.

Scheduling of all aspects of production, from editorial to layout, to final product. Create impositions, preflight, process and place ads into layout. Work closely with Sales team, editorial and art departments to ensure on-time delivery to the printer. Also work closely with printer and post office. Manage production of items poly-bagging with magazines, as well as adherence to postal requirements. Work closely with clients to ensure adherence to their requirements. Overall management of the department to ensure economical and quality publications. Revenue retention and advertiser satisfaction are key responsibilities.

Other job requirements:

• Create the yearly Production Schedule for 21 publications (15 monthly, 2 quarterly, and 4 bi-monthly)

• Quote special projects (supplements, outserts, inserts) and handle the production of those projects.

• The job also requires an extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the drugs and their indications.

• Work closely with sales department and media buyers to accommodate pharma requirements; staying

connected to advertisers throughout production process

• Problem solving with regard to bindery requirements and distribution. Innovative ideas to accommodate all Sales requests for publications.

• Cost efficient impositions and distribution

• Processing and preparation of digital editions

• Manage multi-million-dollar budget and cost of sales

• Purchase paper and other deliverables

1988 – 1998: Applied Graphics Technologies, Washington, DC

Position: Account Manager

Responsibilities: Oversee pre-press production of US News and World Report (weekly); Family Fun Magazine (monthly); all special US News publications, as well as publications for McGraw-Hill; AOPA Pilot Magazine; and Kiplingers. Worked closely with Art Directors and designers for all publications.

Skills: Proficient in Word, Excel, Workfront, Trello, Asana, InDesign, Adobe Creative Suite, Wrike, Smartsheet and Quickbooks on either MAC or PC.

References available upon request.

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