Supervised and motivated 4-person production staff. Collaborated with store managers to edit print content. Defined print schedules to meet advertising deadlines. Informed associates of shipping dates. Completed key projects on time with a high level of accuracy. Researched and recommended commercial printers, negotiated cost, and evaluated printing stock. Analyzed corrections on published ads to determine the cause of the inaccuracy.
Conducted transition to Mac OS, in-house color proofing, and film output. Devised production format for product locator shelf tags. Contracted supplies and maintenance for color laser printer. Installed and monitored Retrospect backup software for production files.