Jacque Kocinski

• Saving the company thousands each week with work brought back in house, while continuing previous reoccurring projects
• Offering process improvement ideas to help with process and organization
• Complete 50-70 projects a week
• Photo retouching and color correcting
• Project types include, but are not limited to, digital graphics for social, signature banner graphics, email headers, flyers, advertisements, merchandise items, corporate communications, signage, business cards, postcards, booklets, trifold, ads both digital and print, event graphics, banner graphics
• Became familiar with Figma for emails and digital graphics

Creative staffing agency specialized in working with creative, marketing, communication and interactive professionals. Part of Robert Half International. * Manage industry professionals working for clients on a daily/weekly basis plus hundreds looking for opportunities * Manage negotiations for salaries, hourly rates and additional benefits requested by professionals * Creative problem solving to successfully meet and exceed client and industry professional expectations * Interview and counsel creative talent with a business-minded approach * Work in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment * Keep abreast of market conditions with hiring and evolving technologies * Speaking engagements with students for career, market and portfolio/resume advice * Silver Club Milestone recipient due to earning over 1M in gross margin

(Freelancer Through The Creative Group) Advertising agency working with large national clients such as Sherwin Williams, Kimberly Clark, Goodyear, John Deere, Nestle, Target, Wal-Mart, Kroger, BRP and General Mills * Updated and changed national/international ad campaigns * Billboard design * Commercial tag design * In-store marketing displays * Worked in fast-paced, deadline driven environment multitasking between different client brands while maintaining a high level of accuracy

Product development company focused on profitability and growth * Product photography and photo manipulation * Catalogs * Trade show booth and materials * Web sites

Faber-Castell/Creativity for Kids Independence, OH A dynamic company focused on experiences that stimulate and encourage a child's natural creativity * Developed 24 creative illustrations for a mandalas and more coloring book

individuals and groups to balance their mind and body

Candidate recruitment in the creative, marketing, and technology space

A medical supplies distributor that runs six unique companies. Developed an in-house graphics department to fulfill all marketing needs from print to web for all companies. * Project managed multiple company catalogs and all incoming project requests for the business * Created production schedules for catalogs and mailings * Directed and approved all creative work for the six businesses, including, but not limited to: * Direct mail * Advertisements * Flyers * Sell sheets * Presentations/proposals * Fax flyers * Catalog covers and templates * Web sites and email campaigns * Trade show booths and materials * Print buying * Directed all photo shoots for advertisements, product shots, package shots and other marketing projects * Attended press checks for all company catalogs * Worked with executive team to approve all creative direction before implementation Management and Team Development * Managed 4 direct reports, and over 30 indirect reports * Responsible for hiring and developing the graphics team * Worked closely with Copywriter and Editor to develop the message for all materials and programs * Met every deadline assigned to my direct reports and me Enterprise Profitability * Decreased errors in catalog post-release to the printer by over 80% * Saved the company money in the triple digits on projects * Maintained and stuck within budget for the catalogs and direct mail pieces I project managed * Kept the same size creative team, but more than doubled our workload and continued to meet deadlines Process Improvement * Held creative process meetings for all creative projects - which improved the previous process to develop ideas in minutes as opposed to hours * Improved proofing procedures for entire company to streamline errors and responsibilities * Improved in-house output through streamlined processes * Was in the process of developing our first in-house photograph...

Vacuum company focused on large to small cleaning agents * Package design * Signage * Bottle hang tags * Mock-ups