MEAGAN OLSON
Operations Specialist
Omaha,NE
Summary
Enthusiastic individual with a strong work ethic and superior skills in team-based and independent work. Thrives under deadline pressure. Detail-oriented and highly analytical with strong organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills. Proficient in MAC computers with a background in Filemaker development, advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word. Ability to analyze complex financial information, develop recommendations, multitask, and prioritize effectively.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Creative Operations Specialist
Oriental Trading Company
02.2024 - 03.2025
- Assisted in developing, analyzing, and maintaining a multi-million-dollar marketing expense budget.
- Served as the point of contact for print vendors, securing adequate external print resources to produce various print marketing projects (printed catalogs, direct mail, and other lines of media), and functioned as a subject matter expert for print. Analyzed print costs for accuracy to ensure they were in line with contracted rates, and allocated appropriately for print marketing projects.
- Analyze marketing expenses year over year, and provide cost estimates/information for decision-making.
- Processed external vendor invoices for the creative department using Oracle, tracking all expenses, and sharing with cross-functional partners for expense tracking and allocations.
- Performed these duties while maintaining all responsibilities of the Workload and Scheduling Analyst position below.
Workload & Scheduling Analyst
Oriental Trading Company
01.2007 - 01.2024
- Maintain and oversee the internal Creative Department schedules including analyzing and updating benchmarks, and YOY comparisons. Revise schedules as needed to accommodate marketing requests or different workload challenges. Communicate any changes to our external departments and vendors.
- Monitor workload, both current and future, by using our internal Claris (Filemaker) database and creating Gantt charts, bringing awareness of any issues or bottlenecks to the management team, and making recommendations on overcoming those issues whenever possible.
- Provide reporting showing workload trends and productivity comparatives to budget and forecast, as well as other reporting that is deemed appropriate. Advise appropriate managers of areas of concern.
- Claris (Filemaker) development to create, maintain, and improve the databases the Creative Department uses for functioning on a daily basis. This included scheduling, daily workload, photography requests, reporting, and various other tools, serving as the sole developer from 2018 until 2025.
- Helping out with the yearly department budget process as needed.
Traffic Coordinator
Oriental Trading Company
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Scheduling, planning and maintaining progress of jobs within Creative Department to make sure they are shipped to the printer on time.
- Spent the second year of this position as Team Leader with additional responsibilities of yearly schedules, building and maintaining Gantt charts and monthly reporting (key measures, pages produced, etc.).
Catalog Page Designer
Oriental Trading Company
08.2002 - 01.2005
- Build pages for catalogs and flyers efficiently and accurately.
- Assumed 'Book Lead' role in making sure book stayed on track throughout process.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada 05.2001 -
Skills
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong organizational abilities and attention to detail
- Experienced in prioritizing tasks effectively
- Reliable team-based and independent worker
- Skilled in MacOS systems and hardware
- Claris FileMaker development
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Word
Timeline
Creative Operations Specialist
Oriental Trading Company
02.2024 - 03.2025
Workload & Scheduling Analyst
Oriental Trading Company
01.2007 - 01.2024
Traffic Coordinator
Oriental Trading Company
01.2005 - 01.2007
Catalog Page Designer
Oriental Trading Company
08.2002 - 01.2005
High School Diploma -
Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School
05.2001 -
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