Lisa Garcia
Summary
Highly experienced Studio /Production Management with expertise in all facets of creative services across many industries. Manages a high volume of complex campaigns in a fast-paced, deadline driven agency environment. Proficient in supervision of digital, direct marketing, packaging, print collateral, advertising, promotional and retail display work. Success with studio prepress management, process and workflow, color management, vendor relations management, procurement, outsourcing solutions, recruit and retain talent. Attains goals within deadline and budget, guiding production and creative at maximum efficiency from start to finish.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Studio Director/Senior Project Manager
Hogarth Worldwide
01.2000 - Current
- Own and manage projects for an assigned brand(s) through the full life cycle of the project from concept to deployment
- Develops and manages all schedules, resource projection and consumption, team expectations, and budgets for assigned jobs
- Ensure all deadlines are met, the project budget is monitored, and stakeholders are informed of status at all stages; collaborate with the Account Management team to manage client expectations and project workflow.
- Understands, upholds, and enforces internal procedures; understands Client processes and develops timelines accordingly
- Works with team to develop all project documentation, including meeting follow up and next steps to digital documentation needed for project execution
- Risk mitigation related to scope and quality, including communicating clear descriptions of problems and potential solutions to senior staff in anticipation of problems or when they arise.
- Ensure that project time tracking and budget reconciliations are accurate and updated
- Ensure Quality Assurance carried out on all deliverables
- Manage multiple project plans at once while meeting key milestones and timelines efficiently and productively
- Meet with project stakeholders to ensure alignment across key initiatives
- Create and maintain schedules, deadlines, and budgets
- Liaise between teams to ensure appropriate project resourcing and identify and resolve gaps or resourcing issues
- Maintain budget, billing, and tracking across teams
- Understand agency operations, including digital, web, print
Studio Manager
Communications Plus, Inc.
01.1998 - 01.2000
Senior Production Manger
Communications Plus
01.1997 - 01.1998
Production Manager
Rapp Collins
03.1996 - 01.1997
Production Assistant
BMG Music
08.1993 - 03.1996
Production Assistant
Saatchi & Saatchi
01.1990 - 07.1993
Production Coordinator
Deutsch
12.1989 - 01.1990
Education
Certificate in Digital Photography -
New York Institute of Photography
New York, NY2022
Certificate in Graphic And Digital Design -
The New School
New York, NY1997
Bachelor of Arts -
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY1994
Skills
- Production Oversight
- Implementation planning
- Schedule Management
- Production improvements
- Quality Assurance
- Verbal Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Flexible and Adaptable
Software
Adobe Creative Suite, which includes InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustratorand MS, Excel, Work and PowerPoint Smartsheets.
Lead routing process for assigned projects through Ziflow.
Timeline
Studio Director/Senior Project Manager
Hogarth Worldwide
01.2000 - Current
Studio Manager
Communications Plus, Inc.
01.1998 - 01.2000
Senior Production Manger
Communications Plus
01.1997 - 01.1998
Production Manager
Rapp Collins
03.1996 - 01.1997
Production Assistant
BMG Music
08.1993 - 03.1996
Production Assistant
Saatchi & Saatchi
01.1990 - 07.1993
Production Coordinator
Deutsch
12.1989 - 01.1990
Certificate in Digital Photography -
New York Institute of Photography
Certificate in Graphic And Digital Design -
The New School
Bachelor of Arts -
School of Visual Arts