Bridgette Reuther

Lead a team of eight designers, two content developers, two illustrators and one 3D developer. Work with outside vendors for illustration, sculpting, printing, trade show assets, product manufacturing, and in-house printer maintenance. All to facilitate making great games on time. Be the “go to” source for understanding individual and departmental assignments and workloads within the Creative team Manage project assignments, traffic, workload and staff efficiency Create process and workflows, and schedules Build department efficiency and efficacy by ensuring there is a clear vision, objectives, and supporting information to successfully complete projects. Collaborate with Creative Director and design team to ensure appropriate systems, staff resourcing, and tools are available to "do it right" Lead staff “best practices” coaching on prioritization, time management, and productivity etc. Engender and nurture department culture and camaraderie

Designer and artisan for handcrafted glass and semi precious stone jewelry.
Freelance book cover design and book layout.

Schedule and track product packaging and development for a fast-paced, competitive market. Remain up to date on all creative department projects. Communicate with in-house designers, internal stakeholders, external licensors and vendors on project status, preemptively identifying and problem solving issues. Assuring all files leaving the building are print ready. Download and maintain assets received from licensors, including creating protocols for confidential assets. Communicate, upload and follow up on artwork submittals to external licensors. Manage and track multiple projects on different timelines. Communicate project status to the team daily. Hold weekly interdepartmental status meetings.
Maintain an expert level knowledge on all Adobe software. Maintain knowledge of domestic and overseas manufacturing procedures and requirements. Upload print-ready files and communicate with vendors both domestic and overseas. Build physical and virtual product mock ups and sell sheets.

Build out the pages of a weekly publication. Coordinate with Editorial, Advertising, Classified Advertising, to collect assets and build pages.

Managing day-to-day functions of a residential Real Estate office. Filing, payroll, creating and printing open house fliers and signage.