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Profile:  Portia Hawkins-Bond   Linked under Production Assistants, Production Managers/Supervisors in USA New York/New Jersey. Production Manager: Meeting deadlines,monitoring expenses; skilled project manager, developing and implementing long-range production schedules;advanced technology skills. Credits: none (MM). Contact: [send email]   Tel: 718-951-4003 PORTIA HAWKINS-BOND 1530 East 54th Street  Brooklyn, New York 11234  718-951-4003  phbond1530@aol.com SUMMARY Production Manager with over 15 years’ experience working for high profile publications. Demonstrated ability supervising production process including, overseeing press runs, assuring that deadlines are met and controlling expenses. Skilled in project management, developing and implementing long-range production schedules, conducting research, and compiling statistics. Reputation for efficiency and working productively with management, staff, and vendors. BA Political Science–Baruch College. Advanced technology skills. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Time, Inc. (Division of Time Warner) – New York, New York 1999 – July 2008 Editorial Production Manager, In Style Special Issues  Supervised production process and assured that closing dates were met with 98% efficiency  Developed long-range production schedules for each issue based on printing schedule  Supervised Associate Production Manager and art production interns and freelancers  Traveled to plant after issue closed to oversee press runs for special issues and monthly magazine  Conducted production meetings and resolved problems to avoid production delays  Managed quality control process, oversaw retouching of 4-color images, reviewed color on art with imaging specialists, and signed off on all irises and color  Worked with ad production to select printing forms, and assured positive positioning for edit department  Resolved ad/edit conflicts and maintained count on ad/edit ratio  Served as back-up to Assistant Managing Editor for monthly magazine Essence Communications, Inc. – New York, New York 1990 – 1999 Editorial Production Manager, Essence Magazine (1993-1999)  Coordinated production process and facilitated communication among art, editorial, and advertising departments and printing plant – assured that all schedules and deadlines were met  Supervised copy editors and freelance proofreaders and assisted managing editor in production matters  Organized weekly production and monthly cover-line meetings, and attended staff, concept, feature, and layout meetings  Trafficked manuscripts, page proofs, film, mechanicals, and 4-color images through final stages of production  Developed and implemented production schedules and logs  Maintained line count on stories, plotted back-of-book, and prepared dummy layouts  Compiled information and disseminated preliminary rundowns for future issues  Wrote articles on parenting, health, and arts & entertainment, edited three columns, and drafted contracts for freelance writers  Promoted from position of Production Editor (1990-1993) Dow Jones & Company, Inc. – New York, New York 1985 – 1990 Senior News Assistant/Statistician – The Wall Street Journal (1989-1990)  Compiled statistics, including verifying and analyzing corporate financial data for publication, and served as liaison among plant, graphics, and statistics departments  Investigated and resolved problems and recommended new ideas to improve to efficiency Senior News Assistant, National News Desk, Second Front – The Wall Street Journal (1987-1989)  Researched information and reviewed copy for accuracy  Transferred stories to national bureaus electronically and responded to queries from the public  Updated work-in-progress and story placement lists based on information from field reporters News Assistant – Barron’s Financial Weekly (1985-1987)  Proofread copy, researched information for editors, and prepared book plan for advertisements  Supervised and trained incoming news assistants Freelance Assignments – New York, New York 1996 – 1998 Managing Editor, On the Issues: The Progressive Woman’s Quarterly  Orchestrated timely quarterly closings, determined magazine style, and controlled budget and expenses  Developed and revised rundowns of editorial content and planned long-range editorial production schedules  Supervised fact-checker, copy editor, and proofreader  Managed edit changes and signed off on all pages and blue-line proofs before final printing  Collaborated on advertising estimates with art director  Wrote briefs, headlines and captions Editorial Consultant, Pride & Joy  Developed schedule for prototype production and long-range planning  Originated story ideas and concepts and assigned pieces to writers and editors  Selected designers and photographs for prototype EDUCATION BA Political Science, 1987 – Baruch College (CUNY) – New York, New York Completed workshop – Project Management for Everyone at Teachers College Columbia University The Center for Educational Outreach and Innovation Completed courses in Journalistic Writing and News Reporting at New York University, School of Continuing Education Completed courses in Video Production and Fiction Writing at Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center – New York, NY Wrote, Edited, and Directed Tears of Understanding – Video project aired on Manhattan Cable in October 1998 TECHNOLOGY SKILLS MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage, Outlook, familiar with Microsoft Project Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat Professional, Photoshop, Netscape, Google Lexis Nexis, Xinet Digital Asset Management Software, InDesign, Woodwing, QuarkXpress, CopyDesk, QPS PROFESSIONAL and COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS Member, National Association of Black Journalists Member, Project Management Institute Vice President and Membership Chair, Jack and Jill of America, Inc. – Brooklyn Chapter Editor and Designer, The Citadel Word Newsletter [Email Portia Hawkins-Bond]  |  Contact us  |  About us  |  Privacy Policy  |  © 2009 Culture Unplugged India Pvt. 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