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Dan Skelton
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March 2000 - Present
Electronic Production Manager
Popular Mechanics; New York
- Supervise two-person production staff
- Act as a liaison between art and editorial departments
- Assure that pages are moving smoothly through art and editorial
- Traffic all artwork and pages from layout through four-color separation
- Approve and strip, low-resolution art
- Strip, correct and approve high-resolution art (including photo retouching)
- Make text and art corrections to Quark and InDesign documents
- Preflight and ship final files to engraver
- Approve final page files for release to film or DCS files (CTP)
- Create and maintain archives of conventional artwork and electronic files
- Supervise production of special projects such as start-ups and advertorial inserts
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November 1999 - March 2000
Managing Editor
Accounting Today; New York
- Supervised staff writers, associate editors, etc.
- Coordinated printing schedules
- Maintained daily Newswire on ElectronicAccountant.com
- Designed electronic page layout of entire publication, as well as supplemental publications as well as logos, editorial art, design elements, etc.
- Commissioned illustrations, artwork and photographs
- Copy edited entire publication
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February 1999 - October 1999
Web Development Editor
Faulkner & Gray Conferences; New York
Responsibilities included the creation and maintenance of
- Faulkner & Gray Conference Web Pages
- Advertising Supplements
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March 1997 - October 1999
Production/Promotions Manager
Faulkner & Gray, Inc.; New York
Responsibilities included all aspects - from concept through printing - of the production of the following marketing materials:
- Annual Media Kits for four publications
- Advertising Creative (for both in-house and external clients)
- Monthly Editorial Promotions
- Special Promotional Materials
- Bind-ins, Tip-ons, and Card Decks
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March 1997 - October 1999
Senior Production Editor
Faulkner & Gray, Inc.; New York
Responsibilities included the art direction, production, and editing of the following publications:
- Accounting Today's Marketplace (quarterly)
- The Accountants Resource Guide (annual)
- The Classified Advertising pages of three magazines (monthly & bi-monthly)
- Clients Monthly Alert (monthly)
- Special Editorial Supplements and Show Guides
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August 1994 - March 1997
Art Director
Social Register Observer; New York
- Designed magazine layouts using Macintosh system
- Commissioned illustrations and artwork
- Digitalized images for placement and for print
- Supervised all steps of production
- Approved press proofs of page layouts, halftones, and color images
- Acted as liaison between printer, publisher, and editorial staff
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August 1994 - March 1997
Editor and Writer
Social Register Observer; New York
- Generated and approved potential articles
- Wrote, researched, and fact-checked feature articles
- Copyedited entire publication
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February 1992 - March 1997
Director of Fulfillment
Social Register Association; New York
- Managed product-shipment and accounts-receivable staffs
- Created, wrote, and designed promotional campaigns
- Supervised printing of all direct mail pieces
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July 1989 - February 1992
Editorial Assistant
Social Register Association; New York
- Proofread member listings
- Processed changes and new information on member listings
- Wrote press releases
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October 1988 - July 1989
Research Assistant
Social Register Association; New York
- Researched information pertaining to members, and prospective members, of the Social Register
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EDUCATION
B.A., Liberal Arts; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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SOFTWARE SKILLS
InDesign, QuarkXPress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Excel, HTML |
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