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Print Management, specialising in all aspects of print.
Paul Delaney
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Sale, United Kingdom
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I've worked in the Print Management industry for 40 years, Working in Marketing, Retail & Financial area's. My key skills are around quality & colour control and delivery of printed products.
Now semi-retired with the hope of Grandchildren on the horizon, I am predominately looking for short term contracts, especially in the winter months.
Now semi-retired with the hope of Grandchildren on the horizon, I am predominately looking for short term contracts, especially in the winter months.
Markets
United Kingdom
Industries
Language
English
Fluently
Available
My experience
2015 - 2020
job
Production Group Head
McCann Manchester.
Working on site at McCann Prestbury Cheshire
• Running a Production team of 4 people
• Responsible for the Aldi retail account
• Colour management and press passing of weekly and seasonal brochures
• Implemented FSC/PEFC Paper Certification. Recently passed 5th year audit
• Running a Production team of 4 people
• Responsible for the Aldi retail account
• Colour management and press passing of weekly and seasonal brochures
• Implemented FSC/PEFC Paper Certification. Recently passed 5th year audit
Retail, Audit, Management, Production, Audit
2011 - 2014
freelance
Account Consultant
Communisis.
Working on site in Manchester within the Co-op Bank Marketing Department.
• Initially responsible for Britannia collateral and campaign products.
• Liaising direct with client and the Communisis account/sales team in Newcastle from brief to delivered product.
• Ensuring end to end process is adhered to with a constant improvement programme.
• Monthly Review meetings with Senior Co-op Marketing and Operations staff
• Moved on to Co-op Bank & General Insurance Marketing Direct Mail
• Producing various personalised mailings ranging from one piece mailers to multi fill packs, closely in conjunction with the Communisis DM facility in Leeds and Co-op Marketing & Data teams.
• Constantly seeking opportunities to grow the business and successfully acquiring additional work
• Initially responsible for Britannia collateral and campaign products.
• Liaising direct with client and the Communisis account/sales team in Newcastle from brief to delivered product.
• Ensuring end to end process is adhered to with a constant improvement programme.
• Monthly Review meetings with Senior Co-op Marketing and Operations staff
• Moved on to Co-op Bank & General Insurance Marketing Direct Mail
• Producing various personalised mailings ranging from one piece mailers to multi fill packs, closely in conjunction with the Communisis DM facility in Leeds and Co-op Marketing & Data teams.
• Constantly seeking opportunities to grow the business and successfully acquiring additional work
Marketing, Operations, Sales, Insurance, Campaign
2007 - 2011
job
Internal Account Manager
APS Manchester/Cheadle.
Working in the CIS building Manchester City Centre, part of the APS in house production team.
• Responsible for all CIS General Insurance, Life & Savings literature, packs, direct mail campaigns, press & magazine inserts.
• Taking jobs from concept through to finished delivered product.
• Ensuring costs are kept in line with current marketing budget constraints ensuring quality and service is not compromised.
• Sponsorship Team print which includes Scottish and Irish Football League Cups, Henley Literacy Festival, British Motor Show.
• Fully engaged in the Co-operative ethical policies, printing on recycled/part recycled papers.
• Responsible for all CIS General Insurance, Life & Savings literature, packs, direct mail campaigns, press & magazine inserts.
• Taking jobs from concept through to finished delivered product.
• Ensuring costs are kept in line with current marketing budget constraints ensuring quality and service is not compromised.
• Sponsorship Team print which includes Scottish and Irish Football League Cups, Henley Literacy Festival, British Motor Show.
• Fully engaged in the Co-operative ethical policies, printing on recycled/part recycled papers.
Marketing, Budget, Account Manager, Print, Service, Insurance, Festival, Sponsorship, Production, Manager
2006 - 2007
job
Account Executive
Prinovis Liverpool.
Due to redundancy from Littlewoods I was offered a job at the new Gravure print facility in Speke, Liverpool.
• Responsible for the following accounts - Best Magazine, Littlewoods
Sainsbury's, JD Williams & The Daily Telegraph.
• Responsible for the following accounts - Best Magazine, Littlewoods
Sainsbury's, JD Williams & The Daily Telegraph.
Print
2000 - 2006
job
Print Production Manager Agency Publications
Littlewoods Shop Direct.
* Following a department re-structure I was placed in charge of all agency publications, Great Universal, Kays and Choice.
* Reviewing scheduling and process and introducing Supplier Briefings Project Packs and Supplier Reviews for main publications.
* Investigating Digital Photography and best practice for repro and print
* Produced first personalised digitally printed 6 page roll fold leaflet
* Reduction in extra costs and errors on printed material.
* Producing hard case catalogues for VIP customers.
* Implementing quality process to move from LWC papers to SC with minimum quality reduction on colour critical products.
* Reviewing scheduling and process and introducing Supplier Briefings Project Packs and Supplier Reviews for main publications.
* Investigating Digital Photography and best practice for repro and print
* Produced first personalised digitally printed 6 page roll fold leaflet
* Reduction in extra costs and errors on printed material.
* Producing hard case catalogues for VIP customers.
* Implementing quality process to move from LWC papers to SC with minimum quality reduction on colour critical products.
Photography, Print, Production, Manager
1995 - 2000
job
Print Production Team Leader
Great Universal Stores/ARG Equation.
* Managing capacity and resource of the Main catalogue print team.
* Implemented the first large pagination landscape catalogue 'Abound'.
* Researching and implementing common printing standards such as ECI and Eurostandard.
* Producing and negotiating repro tender based on a rate card formula, which reduced the supplier base from 6 to 3 for main publications and made substantial savings.
* Implemented the first large pagination landscape catalogue 'Abound'.
* Researching and implementing common printing standards such as ECI and Eurostandard.
* Producing and negotiating repro tender based on a rate card formula, which reduced the supplier base from 6 to 3 for main publications and made substantial savings.
Print, Production
My education
1975
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1980
Sale West Secondary School
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, N/a
HighSchoolOrEquivalent, N/a
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