chris wilson

Identify project scope and related timelines. Facilitate inputs required for packaging design projects. Monitor production art development from agency handoff through & including final materials. Develop, communicate, and manage project priorities and timelines with legal, regulatory, packaging and marketing partners.

Manage production for direct marketing campaigns and stand alone work. Coordinate with vendors for schedules, job specifications, estimates and other production related details. Work with marketing, client specialists, list management and creative departments to ensure proper creation and scheduling of projects from inception to distribution.

Monthly analysis of paper usage, paper cost per mail piece and aging inventory reporting. Check print and lettershop signoffs for accuracy. Handle ongoing and stand alone production and data projects.

Coordinate advertising, print and fulfillment schedules. Advise art directors, account managers, project managers, studio and clients on material and technical specifications. Work with printers, media companies and fulfillment houses to ensure that materials are delivered correctly and on time. Source and purchase out of scope print and collateral items

Oversee all aspects of print production including vendor management and coordination with internal departments. Provide guidance and instructions to creative department on issues relating to design feasibility. Develop cost estimates and production plans for account management team. Manage the work flow of retouching, color separations, ad insertions, printing, direct mail, premiums and other related work. Identify potential vendors, solicit bids for work, negotiate purchase price, prepare purchase orders and instruction to vendors and manage the day to day production of jobs.

Estimate the internal and external costs of printing jobs in our manufacturing facility. Manage workflow and assign quoting priorities to estimating department. Respond to customers’ requests and questions concerning pricing, scheduling and capabilities. Follow up with clients regarding outstanding quotes and incoming jobs. Responsible for purchasing dies, finishing, specialty items and paper for production.

Managed direct marketing campaigns for external and internal clients. Worked directly with the client on issues of production strategy, inventory management, postal regulations and mail inhome delivery logistics. Coordinated 400,000 - 500,000 pieces of mail weekly. Responsible for cost estimates, production analysis and implementation of new package creative. Bid projects and award jobs to printing, personalization and lettershop sources. Check and approved vendor costs and provided client invoices to be billed. Checked material specifications and quality at all phases of production. Set and maintaining production schedules. Advised clients and creative team on production issues, cost concerns and scheduling.

Responsible for purchasing print and non-print material used in direct mail programs. Bid projects and award jobs to printing, personalization and lettershop vendors. Provided cost comparisons and wrap up reports to marketing. Checked material specifications and quality at all phases of production. Involved in setting and maintaining production schedules.

Acted as an intermediary between the client and our production, printing, purchasing and program administration departments. This included writing print and direct mail instructions, documenting daily program changes, chairing team meetings and addressing account issues.

* Coordinated the flow of client production through the lettershop * attended team meetings as the lettershop representative * worked with Sales, Data, Inventory and Account Services to prevent and solve production issues * compile and prepare completed production for closing.