Jorge L. Calixto

Experience

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  Avanti Case-Hoyt

  Jan 1988 - Feb 1995

  Managed the Art Department of the third largest minority owned graphics company in the US, with revenues of 400 million+ per year, specialized in turnkey development of direct to consumer catalogs for top retailers including—Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, Dillard's, Marshall Fields, Carson Piere Scott, Boston Stores, Woodward & Lothrup, Macy's, Mercantile, Harvard Coop, and Target—among others.Key Responsibilities: Processes implementation, operations management, staff supervision, workflow management, project status/progress management, quality control, innovation. Show less

  • Advertising Production Manager

    Jan 1992 - Feb 1995

  • Art Department Supervisor, Designer/Production Artist

    Jan 1988 - Jan 1992
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  Avanti+

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  Director of Advertising Production

  Led the traffic, production and procurement responsibilities for Avanti+, Avanti Case-Hoyt’s advertising agency servicing multi-national companies in the travel industry including—Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises and Continental Airlines—among others.Key Responsibilities: Creative workflow management, scheduling, budgeting, estimating, status reports, process management, sourcing, print management, quality control, pre-press, vendor management, logistics and billing.

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  Perry Ellis International

  Apr 2002 - Apr 2013

  Director Media Traffic & Print Production

  Directed and managed the creative, production and procurement projects execution for Perry Ellis International—a publicly owned fashion/apparel company with $1 billion+ in revenues across 34 brands, including Perry Ellis, Original Penguin, Jantzen, Cubavera, Rafaella, Callaway, Nike Swim and PGA Tour among others—with direct responsibility for the successful execution of all corporate, marketing, advertising and retail deliverables across the US and global offices.Key Responsibilities: Strategic planning, creative development, project management, scheduling, budgeting, estimating, reporting, process improvement, sourcing, print management, quality control, press supervision, vendor management, logistics and billing. Show less

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  AvMed

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2015

  Creative Services Manager, Advertising & Brand Management
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  Republica Havas

  May 2015 - Jul 2020

  Director, Creative Operations
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  GOJA

  Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

  Project Manager, Brand Story/Marketing
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  Mad

  Nov 2021 - Sept 2023

  Sr. Project Manager