Karrol Baker

Experience

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  Wunderman / Young & Rubicam

  Mar 2003 - Jun 2005

  Print Producer

  Managed the production of multi-level direct mail initiatives, national advertising campaigns and outdoor and retail advertising for Lincoln Mercury, Jaguar, Land Rover, El Pollo Loco and Callaway Golf. Coordinated the efforts of account managers, art directors, traffic coordinators and all outside vendor resources. Managed printing, mailhouse and prepress services, including approving proofs and leading press checks.

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  Amies Communications

  Feb 2006 - Oct 2006

  Print Production Manager

  Directed graphic design, traffic and print production and personnel. Worked with account specialists, art director, copywriter and freelance designers to produce advertising, corporate and sales collateral and direct mail for a variety of clients. Coordinated print services, large and small format digital color and hiring freelance graphic designers.

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  Beckman Coulter Inc.

  Oct 2006 - Jul 2009

  Print Production Manager

  Coordinated the production of all sales collateral and direct mail on an international level. Produced large and small format digital printing for trade shows and sales. Recommended alternate printing practices for cost savings and converted printing practices for Marketing and Publications to a green printing scenario. Managed translation of printed materials into multiple languages and uploaded documents to the Asset Library.

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  Freelance

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2010

  Print Production Manager, Freelance

  Freelance for various Orange County area corporations and agencies

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  Disney

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2010

  Freelance Sourcing Specialist/Print Production

  Working temporarily in sourcing and procurement managing print projects for Disney Parks, Hotels, and Annual Passholder Communications.

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  Oakley

  Oct 2010 - Sept 2015

  Print Producer

  Produced large and small format POP, catalogs and sales collateral for Oakley Global initiatives. Managed color retouching for global campaigns, produced retail environmental POP and branding for new and remodeled stores, and worked with designers to engineer unique PR Kits and POP displays that showcase Oakley eyewear and goggles. Managed yearly production of retail bags under contract with overseas vendor, and associated import/export requirements. I also managed all photography, retouching and printing for the Arnette brand. Show less

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  Billabong

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2019

  Print Production Manager

  Print Production ManagerFreelance from 3/30/16 - 12/30/16Direct Hire 1/3/17 - 7/1/19Coming in as a freelancer, I worked with internal teams from Billabong, RVCA, Element and Von Zipper to set up new processes for managing print jobs out of house, created new internal process for graphics and catalog prep and production, developed and trained employees on new SOP standards and practices for all production projects. As Print Production Manager, I worked with a variety of outside vendors to produce all printed materials across all BBG brands including POP for all Retail and Wholesale stores, catalogs and tradeshow graphics for Sales departments, and E-Comm Consumer facing direct mail catalogs.In my first year I developed a new online ordering (Direct-To-Print) system with our main contract vendor to help streamline our process and increase efficiencies for us and our vendor partner. I managed the relationship with the vendor by partnering with them and the internal clients who used these services, and trained graphics department employees to use the platform. Show less

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  Self Employed

  Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  Freelance Graphics and Print Project Management, Seeking Opportunities
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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

  Freelance Print Producer
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  Direct Marketing Solutions

  Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

  Account Manager
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  Bridgetown Printing, An RR Donnelley Company

  Sept 2022 - Oct 2024

  Print Production Account Specialist