La Voz Publishing, LLCCreative Services Manager
Oct. 2004 - May. 2009• Managed six advertising designers and one Information Technology (I.T.) employee. • Managed six publications in the Southwestern region of the U.S. with different formats, zones, and deadlines. • Oversaw production of six publications: La Voz Saturday edition, La Voz Wednesday edition, TV y Más, Los Clasificados, Mercado, and Esquina del Sabor. • Planned, organized, and prioritized workflow to meet various publication deadlines. • Produced and oversaw the creation of aesthetically and effective ads for current and prospective customers. • Collaborated with external ad agencies on campaigns, advertisement, and scheduling. • Worked with the sales team and clients to ensure customer satisfaction. • Trained and mentored new production department employees. • Trained new sales representatives in production department procedures and ad development. • Corrected issues related to pagination and layout production. • Collaborated with I.T. on maintaining hardware and software. • Engaged, negotiated, and conducted interface testing and implementation of a PMS system (Media Spectrum).