Brandon Perez

Brought into Aryzta packaging team as contractor working in tandem with Studio Director to oversee the development and advancement of processes for a new department, such as standardizing documentation for communication between departments, establishing archiving guidelines and working with OEC programmers to improve functionality to Filemaker based database. Monitor all aspects of process for team of production artists and proofreading specialists. Collaborate with Project Managers, Regulatory, Procurement and Brand Teams executing packaging art for such brands as La Brea Bakery and Otis Spunkmeyer. Significantly boosted morale by Implementing training programs and team building events.

* Typeset custom text on Adobe Illustrator templates, proofing and approving for printing. * Digital photo editing, such as: red eye reduction, cropping, enhancing, contrast and stamping. * Contribute to and drive process improvements within the order production group.

* As a Design Associate, was responsible for creating print-ready proofs * under strict deadlines whilst implementing client customizations. * Promptly assigned to special assignment on Quality Control Team * due to high accuracy and efficiency. * As Quality Control, worked closely with Client Services Representatives * to ensure accuracy while maintaining Minted.com design standards.

* Typeset custom text on Adobe Illustrator templates, proofing and approving for printing. * Interact daily with customer and printer to ensure customer and company needs are met according to the company’s level of service standards. * Proof-read all text and edit accordingly to ensure grammatical correctness and aesthetic quality. * Contribute to and drive process improvements within the order production group. * Respond and resolve inbound customer service inquires and issues related to design and pre-press production via telephone and email.

* Lead major center business unit which involved managing customers, team members, operational issues, monitoring and facilitating all production and retail. * Planned, organized and directed the activities of, and evaluated the efficiency and productivity of up to fifteen assigned team members. * Performed all phases of production process, including, but not limited to: digital photo editing, document creation and editing, digital printing, analog copying and auxiliary work. * Ensured that the center was stocked with all necessary supplies, equipment and inventory. * Provided quality customer service by offering information about company products and services.

* Oversaw and executed all phases of production * process, monitoring FTP uploads, creating digital * magazines from print ready PDFs, and posting final * files to company site and publisher CMS for viewing * on Zinio Reader App for web, desktop and mobile * devices. * Facilitated scheduling, revisions, misc. inquiries for * high profile publishers such as The Economist, * Wenner, Playboy, Penton and Hearst producing titles * such as Rolling Stone, OK!, Us Weekly, Aviation * Week, and Cosmopolitan. * Managed two overseas outsource groups in the * production of over 150 digital publications. * Implemented elements of interactivity including * custom gate folds, SWF slide shows, video and * audio links, posting and re-ordering XML articles and * images to publisher specifications. * Facilitated the reassignment of over 500 publications * to international offices during company transitional * period.