Head of Production and Graphic Design at WUNDERMAN THOMPSON (1999-06 – Present)
Reports to Managing Partner and Head of WUNDERMAN THOMPSON
- A Strong Leader, working in senior position to effectively manage strategic, production and graphic designers' team to ensure the delivery of projects to the highest creative standards, in time and budget.
- Managing Team of 45 members including Two managers, Three supervisors and another studio staff.
- Interacting with Account Management and Creative Department to give valuable inputs regarding final output in terms of PACKAGING
- Delegating all graphic/production jobs to different work group.
- Understanding and executing all artwork related jobs
- Suggesting client and creative group for material required for the final printing
- Taking part in award winning creative execution by value adding in it
- Estimating, negotiating and executing all jobs through a print production team
- Selecting the vendors (both pre-press units and printers)
- Negotiating with the vendors
- Planning, scheduling and arranging all the creative from artwork to final printing
- Color correction and manipulation required for the final product
- Supervising all kind of printing/outdoor advertising and fabrication jobs
- Executing Pre-Press material/files required for press jobs
- Managing a High-Resolution in-house studio which is a profit center for the company
- Managing all the production steps from quotation to final delivery
- Interacting with the client servicing and the creative department
Head of Art & Production at RKSWAMY/BBDO (1987-10 – 1999-06)
- Interacting with the client servicing and the creative department to understand their needs regarding the final output desired by the client.
- Delegating all graphic/production jobs to different work group.
- Understanding and executing all artwork related jobs
- Suggesting client and creative group for material required for the final printing
- Taking part in award winning creative execution by value adding in it
- Estimating, negotiating and executing all jobs through a print production team
- Selecting the vendors (both pre- press units and printers)
- Negotiating with the vendors
- Planning, scheduling and arranging all the creative from artwork to final printing
- Color correction and manipulation required for the final product
- Checking the file format required for final printing
- Supervising all kind of printing/outdoor advertising and fabrication jobs
- Executing Pre- Press material/files required for press jobs
- Managing a High-Resolution in-house studio which is a profit center for the company
- Managing all the production steps from quotation to final delivery
- Managing monthly payouts to vendors
- Interacting with the client servicing and the creative department
Production Executive at M/S THOMPSON PRESS INDIA LIMITED (1985 – 1987-10)
- Supervising Artwork, Processing & Printing
- Supervising related to India Today Magazine
- Maintaining Daily Production Work.
