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BOBBI
RUSSELL
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San Jose, CA cell: 408-656-8523 email: bobbi@bobbir.com
EXPERTISE
Six
years graphic design and web development experience · Four
years proactive management and leadership skills for up to
10 subordinates · Four years product management experience
· Development and implementation of services, procedures and
policies · Strong negotiating, relationship building and conflict
resolving skills · Solid understanding of business models
in small business arenas · Thrive in a fast paced and ever
changing environment
TECHNICAL
SKILLS
Macintosh
OS10, Windows 2000/NT, HTML, Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator,
NetObjects Fusion, Homesite, Dreamweaver, WebEx, Powerpoint
EXPERIENCE
KNIGHT RIDDER INC.
NATIONAL DESIGN and PRODUCTION MANAGER
Knight Ridder Digital, San Jose, CA (2000-Present)
- Manage
a 6 member nationwide Design team responsible for diverse
online, multimedia and print projects for internal and external
customers in a deadline driven, constantly evolving environment
(2000 - 2002)
- Managed
3 member online advertisement serving team (2000 - 2001)
Report directly to V. P. of Sales
- Direct
the development and organization of a nationwide online
production tool created to manage and track contracts, and
the production and serving of online and print advertisements
and collateral (2001 - 2002)
- Develop,
implement and supervise efficiencies in production processes
and policies
- Development
and execution of training to all departments on use of online
production tool and production policies
- Coordinate
with Marketing and Sales in creating collateral and online
and print promotional pieces
- Supervise
and assisted in the development of web products for online
advertisers using tools such as Dreamweaver, Homesite, Photoshop,
ImageReady and Illustrator
- Co-Managed
internet advertising sales and web development company,
which generated over $3 million in sales (2000 - 2001)
- Collaborated
with Sales Director in the development of sales packages,
which exceeded revenue goal by 10% (2000 - 2001)
- Managed
Yellow Pages product for over 300 business directory customers,
which generated over $150,000 a month revenue (1999 - 2001)
- Took
initiative in implementing reconciliation of revenue and
expenses which reduced company expenses by 5%
LEAD
WEB/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Bay Area Media, Mt. View, CA (1998-2000)
Interfaced with customers in the designing, building and maintaining
of web products using Net Objects Fusion and direct HTML authoring
and state of the art graphic design tools such as Photoshop,
ImageReady and Illustrator · Lead designer on large-scale
web site projects of up to 50 pages in size. · Excellent comprehension
of user and customer interactivity with web
OTHER
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Prior
to Knight Ridder Digital, I was employed with Zip2 from 1996
to 1997 as a Launch Specialist. I utilized my HTML editing
skills in customizing entertainment guides and co branded
yellow pages sites for newspapers across the country. I also
used by design skills in creating demos for possible Zip2
customers. Before 1996, I worked as a Graphic Designer for
One-on One and California State Hayward Pioneer Newspaper.
EDUCATION California State University, Hayward Bachelor of
Arts in Multimedia, 1997 Continuing Education: Management
and Organization (2001), Leadership and Organization (2001),
Macromedia Flash 4.0 (1999), NetObjects Fusion (1999), Adobe
Illustrator (1999)
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