Beth Heironimus

• Process orders as they arrive

• Lay out pieces on press sheet for best economy

• Secure paper and other outside purchases

• Deliver proofs to customers

• Assist customers with press checks

• Follow jobs through the shop to ensure promised delivery

• Managed the workload of twelve artists and copywriters

• Negotiated production costs

• Estimated and scheduled projects

• Hired freelance talent

• Supervised print production, attended press checks

• Designed first issue (Sept. 2003) as prototype

• Designed each subsequent issue based on initial concepts

• Layout advertising and editorial content

• Hired freelance talent

• Photo direction, color correction, photo illustrations

• Supervised assistant graphic designer

• Served on editorial board and assist with story concepts

• Assisted in copywriting

• Worked with marketing division on advertising/branding materials

• Prepared pages for press, supervised print production

• Supervised on-staff graphic designer

• Estimated and scheduled projects

• Hired freelance talent as needed

• Purchased printing, controlled production of all collateral and advertising

• Photo direction, including on-site shoots and negotiation of usage terms for stock photography and illustration

• Assisted with design

July 1996 to April 2001

Senior Art Director

• Concept advertising and collateral

• Designed print advertising and collateral

• Hired freelance talent as needed

• Photo direction, including on-site shoots and negotiation of usage terms for stock photography and illustration

June 1995 to July 1996

Production Manager

• Coordinated production of all advertising and collateral

• Maintained traffic report

• Coordinated shipping of materials to meet local, regional, domestic and international publication deadlines

• Maintained quality control process for agency projects including press checks