SHERYL PHILLIPS

Results-driven Art Director and Content Producer, maintaining a consistent record of project completion and goal attainment. Seeks to apply production management experience to develop innovative design concepts for a progressive organization and lead personnel toward new achievements.

Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.

• Manager of Content Production, Instant Brands, 01/01/22, Present, Facilitate the development of videos and photography, Collaborate with marketing and design teams to plan and develop site content, style and layout
• Art Director, Supervisor, LTD Commodities, 01/01/19, 12/31/22, Collaborates with cross-functional teams to understand business objectives and to develop creative concepts, Provides art direction of photography to meet creative/aesthetic, technical and sales/marketing goals, Supervises team of Stylists and Photographers; and carries out established workflow processes and initiatives, generates reports, develops and monitors schedules, and holds the team accountable to meeting goals
• Production Manager, Associated Publications, 01/01/17, 12/31/18, Work cross functionally to ensure budgets and timelines are on target. Negotiate costs and vendor contracts, Design format pages, production and retouching of photos and color checks, Manage prepress schedules for in house and vendors on web off set printing
• Visual Merchandiser, Williams-Sonoma, 01/01/16, 12/31/18, Follow corporate go-bys to set up new displays and visual changes in the store to remerchandise an area
• Freelance Artist, Independent Contractor, 01/01/10, Present, Develop and create paintings (http://www.sherylphillipsinc.com)
• Real Estate Broker, Prospect Equities, 01/01/14, Present, Evaluate the clients' desires and economic capabilities, Mediate the dealings between sellers/buyers/renters
• Manager of Catalog Production, Chelsea and Scott, 01/01/01, 12/31/13, Development and execution of creative for brand across print, digital and social media, Led all photo productions, both in studio and on location, Designed and built in-house photography studio, reducing department expenses by 50%, Managed creative staff of 7 plus with development of design concepts in layouts, and web design, Facilitated transition to in-house color separation, which realized $300,000 in annual savings, Managed and maintained print vendor relationships. Worked with Quad Graphics and World Color
• Art Director, Hammacher Schlemmer, 01/01/97, 12/31/01, Led photoshoots for Hammacher's high end private label and unique products both in studio and on location, Generated innovative catalog design concepts, designed print materials, including layouts for SkyMall