| JENNIFER S. O'TOOLE
tel: 510.722.9055
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Demonstrated ability to take projects from conception to completion while adhering to brand standards and staying within budgetary parameters • Effective time-management and organizational skills • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, handle details and manage a wide variety of projects simultaneously while under deadline • Strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as a very loyal work ethic • Extensive management in all aspects of PC- and Mac-based digital pre-press (including advanced file troubleshooting, preflight, color correction, file manipulation, scanning, RIPs and file transfers) within an entirely digital workflow • Press check performance and collaboration with commercial printers and press representatives to complete jobs in a professional and timely manner • High degree of accuracy and meticulous about details including impeccable proofreading and editing skills • Experience managing creative team of in-house staff, freelancers and subcontractors throughout a project
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Extensive knowledge of the following software packages on both Macintosh and PC platforms,
including the ability to troubleshoot minor technical issues as needed:
InDesign | Photoshop | Illustrator | QuarkXPress | MS Office | FileMaker Pro | SalesLogix
Salesforce.com | Acrobat | Explorer | Outlook | FTP Apps | Preflighting Apps | Mac/Windows OS
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Reliant Technologies, Inc. Mountain View, CA 2005 - Present
MARKETING PROGRAMS SPECIALIST / CREATIVE DESIGNER
- Project management support and execution of marketing programs and projects
- Development, design and production of marketing and sales materials such as print advertising, collateral
materials (e.g. brochures, datasheets, white papers, sales tools, etc.), direct marketing, sales tools, event
promotion, consumer marketing, electronic media and other required marketing communications materials
as needed according to direction
- Direct marketing support and execution utilizing Salesforce.com
- Successfully manage the day-to-day administration of marketing collateral inventory, fulfillment and
distribution, including printed materials, sales tools and promotional items
- Responsible for maintenance of online web portal (Microsoft Sharepoint) of information
Hoya ConBio, Fremont, CA 2005
MARKETING PROGRAMS COORDINATOR / DESIGNER
- Creation of print advertising, collateral materials (i.e. brochures, datasheets, white papers, etc.)
- Completed ad-hoc design and production-related requests as required
- Day-to-day administration of marketing collateral inventory, fulfillment and distribution
- Maintained internal databases for the marketing organization utilizing SalesLogix
MSCI Barra Inc, Berkeley, CA 2004 – 2005
MARKETING COORDINATOR / DESKTOP PUBLISHER
- Designed, typeset and provided creative direction/production management of quarterly newsletter and
research papers
- Literature fulfillment for clients and sales reps including coordination with off-site vendor
- Developed and maintained an archival/digital library of slides, transparencies, book jackets, artwork and
other documents/images used in promotional materials
- Maintained company collateral system including online employee orders
- Researched and procured high-resolution art images and associated legal permissions
Alameda Publishing Group, Alameda, CA 2000 – 2004
ART DIRECTOR / PRODUCTION MANAGER
- Created advertisements and editorial layouts for magazine and telephone directory publications
- Responsible for layout of two bi-monthly city magazines consisting of 100+ pages each issue
- Collaborated with editor/publishers on feature article design and improvement of the editorial product
- Coordinated freelance photographers/illustrators to incorporate editorial vision and guided in-house design team
- Responsible for layout of 3 community telephone books (each printed annually) containing 500+ pages
- Acted as liaison between account executives and customers as well as vendors and management
- Consistently met tight production deadlines and worked well under pressure in team environment
- Created and maintained digital archive system for graphic materials
Bill Lanese Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing, San Francisco, CA 1997 – 2000
PRODUCTION MANAGER - 1998 to 2000
- Managed staff of production artists and maintained even workflow
- Set production schedules to meet strict deadlines with local and Bay Area newspapers
- Set up new procedures for digital transmission of ads to clients and vendors
- Responsible for regular maintenance of computer equipment, printers and AGFA Imagesetter device
- Conceptualized and implemented new procedures for meeting daily deadlines
PRODUCTION ARTIST - 1997 to 1998
- Designed newspaper and magazine print advertisements for motion picture studios
- Created promotional materials for movie campaigns (i.e. ticket shells, flyers, contest boxes, print ads)
- Adhered to strict daily deadlines depending on newspaper press-times
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member: AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)
Numerous graphic design and management training programs, conferences and seminars, i.e. organizational and time management skills as well as supervisory/management techniques. Continuing software application courses to keep up to date.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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