Carol Lovell

Provides up-front consultative guidance on print production and mailing standards. Guides creative team to cost-effective solutions to maximize value to client. Ensures specs in Creative Brief are clear and accurate. Coordinates handoff of work from agency to external print vendors to ensure timely, cost-effective delivery of end product. Obtains and provides estimates. Skilled at price negotiation with outside vendors. Review and approve print proofs and coordinate approvals internally. Presents ideas and cost savings to management and team members. Oversees print projects to ensure expectations are met and pricing stays competitive.

Key Contrbutions:
• Built and maintains stong relationships with all our vendors
• Initiated key guidelines and procedures for print production
• Streamlined and simplified processes within the production system, saving time and money
• Initiated set-up of secure TLS lines with vendors for ease of secure data transmission

Senior Designer & Project Director responsible for all aspects of project design and coordination. Clients include Ad Agencies, Industry, Hospitals, Chamber of Commerce, Publishing, Library and various businesses.

Designer-responsible for all aspects of design, project coordination, job trafficking, and working with in-house clients, vendors, printers and freelance artists.

Design and layout rough and finished mechanicals & proofs for the various company catalogs and products. Designs include: catalogs, logos, boxwraps, order forms, advertising and products. Works with printers, separators, and typehouses. Manages photoshoots and works with photographer. Does press approvals for catalogs and product.

Management Communications Assistant for the Graphic Planning & Support department. In charge of work
distribution to the Forms Analysts. Meet with clients to design forms, booklets, brochures etc. Responsible for
all Special Projects for the area.

Coordinator/Designer assuming responsibilities of Art Director. Experienced in layout and design of four-color process work. Instructs printers, separators, artists and typesetters on jobs in progress.

Graphic Artist with experience in paste-up, design, multi-color stripping, camera, platemaking, and all phases of
production of art composition. Chairman of the 100 club­–an employee incentive program, and Co-Editor of company newsletter. Public Relations representative for company in both sales and advertising, meeting with clients on an
individual basis.