Suzanne Q. Egan (aka Egan-Dole)
415-982-5607
suzanne@egan-artwork.com

I have many years of experience in print production that includes - managing a production department, designing, illustration, taking a job from concept to completion - doing all phases of the project myself. I have worked in publishing companies, an advertising agency, and as an independent freelance designer.

My background includes traditional production skills as well as experience with a variety of software programs and digital prepress. I have prepared a large variety of projects for prepress and gone on press checks (sheetfed and web).

Most experience involves newspaper and magazine advertising, design and production of ads, managment / scheduling / deadlines, ad sales, customer service and maintaining a sales database for those accounts.

Employment History

November 2000 to January 2004

Job Title: Managing Editor, Designer, Production Mgr.
Produced magazine as an independent contractor - freelance

Company: On The Line Magazine - for the California Payphone Association

Job Description: I handled all aspects of producing their bi-monthly magazine - Advertising, editor, design, illustrations, production, customer service, production managment .

Software Used: Mac platform - primarily QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator

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August 1992 to April 2000

Job Title: Managing Editor, Advertising Mgr., Production Mgr., Creative Dir., Ad Designer

Job Description: Produced a bi-weekly local magazine that was primarily advertising residential rental properties. I managed all aspects of production (color and B/W) including scheduling, proofing, mapping out magazine, ad design and production, photo retouching, preparing files for pre-press, and coordinating production with printer. I also sold advertising, provided customer service for display advertisers, maintained sales database, and prepared billing sheets for accounting dept. prior to invoicing advertisers bi-weekly. In addition, I created sales materials such as color media kit, flyers, etc., assisted with website copy changes, backed up ad files, and interviewed and trained production staff.

Software Used: Mac platform - QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Filemaker, Suitcase for font mgmt., for the web changes- basic HTML, Pagemill, Netscape, Anarchie, and Toast for CD backup

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October 1988 to June 1991

Job Title: Production Manager

Company: Continental Publishing

Job Description: This was a start up publishing company. My responsibilities included organizing the production dept., interviewing and hiring graphic designers, and managing all phases of production for 25 travel guides - all 4 color process publications with national, quarterly circulation. The company was a small corporation with a guaranteed contract for distribution of travel guides to a premium audience. Like most magazines, the company was supported by advertising revenue and venture capital financing. Production of editorial, many ads, sales collateral, and a variety of 4 color maps were created in-house. Photo resources were organized by production dept. for all regions covered by editorial.

Software Used: Mac platform - Pagemaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Suitcase.

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January 1984 to October 1988

Job Title: Production Manager

Company: Jamison Cawdrey Benjamin

Job Description: Managed all phases of production for print in this retail based advertising agency- from rough layouts to pre-press (before computers being used - specified copy for type setting, marked up boards for stripping, printing, outdoor signage etc.). There was a broad range of projects including ROP ads, inserts, catalogs, brochures, direct-mail, corporate identity, posters, billboards, duratrans, transit advertising, annual reports, etc. In the first year I also handled space reservations for advertising and ad trafficking for nation-wide newspapers and magazines.