Creative Services Manager
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Creative Services Manager at The Jones Group
- Past
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- Design Consultant and Project Manager at Angela Moland Barnes Design Consulting
- Partner/Co-founder at Paper Dolls Design®
- Instructor at Portfolio Center
- Design Director at Function: Design
- Graphic Designer at CNN International
- Graphic Design Summer Internship at Wages Design
- Photo Editor at Auburn University Glomerata
- Education
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- Auburn University
- University of North Alabama
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Angela Moland Barnes’s Summary
Creative manager with experience managing the entire design process from concept to production while maintaining timelines, budgets and relationships with all resources.
Angela Moland Barnes’s Experience
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Creative Services Manager
The Jones Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2008 — Present (4 months)
- Manages large scale projects with the account and design teams.
- Establishes pricing by staying in touch with industry pricing, reviewing the firm's historical pricing, and gathering input from all invested internal parties.
- Monitors that Account Manager is catching scope creep and securing of additional approval.
- Ensures that all essential information is present before allowing commencement of work.
- Fleshes out key deadlines with deadlines for each foreseeable step.
- Secures necessary and appropriate approvals of Account Managers and Creative Director.
- Monitors quality of all projects.
- Meets with Designers to review progress and anticipate workflow issues.
- Researches, negotiates, secures, and monitors all outside resources.
- Compares client-related vendor invoices to issued purchase orders and negotiates differences.
- Approved client-related vendor invoicing before routing to CFO.
- Manages the archiving of all projects. -
Design Consultant and Project Manager
Angela Moland Barnes Design Consulting
(Design industry)
April 2005 — May 2008 (3 years 2 months)
- Design and project management for marketing, branding and sales campaigns
- Advise on marketing and sales strategy
- Print production management
- Photo shoot production, styling and art direction
- Workflow management
- Proposal and estimate writing -
Partner/Co-founder
Paper Dolls Design®
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
April 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 7 months)
- Set up overall business infrastructure for ordering, tracking and product delivery
- Accountable for sales, customer service and resolving online ordering and shipping issues
- Analyze effectiveness and ROI for marketing campaigns
- Track behavior of target markets
- Established competitive pricing structures based on national markets
- Developed vendor relationships, negotiated contracts and set up referral programs
- Troubleshoot website for ease of use while improving our competitive online presence
- Researched relevant content for online newsletter and email marketing campaigns
- Managed quarterly and yearly budgets
- Built brand through media buying, sponsorships and public relations
- Coordinated product photo shoots and trade shows
- Designed new products and fulfilled custom design orders
- Produced large promotional bridal events and small informative meetings for vendors -
Instructor
Portfolio Center
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Design industry)
January 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 9 months)
- Developed the class content for Professional Practices - The Business of Graphic Design
- Directed retail packaging projects from concept to execution for up to 25 senior level students each quarter
- Introduced print production and quoting, paper specifications, proposal writing and contracts
- Arranged visits with printers, paper representatives, packaging experts and copyright lawyers
- Assisted with interview preparation and career exploration
- Panelist for end of quarter critiques -
Design Director
Function: Design
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
April 2001 — March 2005 (4 years)
- Designed marketing and sales campaigns for Fortune 500 companies
- Managed the entire design process from concept to production for multiple accounts
- Supervised external interactive agencies to create presentations, email campaigns and website updates
- Maintained client interaction throughout project time line
- Organized and art directed large photo shoots and illustration projects
- Increased work flow efficiency by creating processes for designers and account executives
- Technical liaison and purchasing agent for all computer equipment, printers and software
- Implemented an office backup system for current jobs and archives
- Started an internship program -
Graphic Designer
CNN International
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; TWX; Broadcast Media industry)
June 2000 — April 2001 (11 months)
- Designed on-air graphics for international programming
- Developed graphics for shows, commercial spots and breaking news on immediate deadlines
- Trained in Avid, Flash, HTML and Adobe After Effects -
Graphic Design Summer Internship
Wages Design
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Design industry)
June 1999 — August 1999 (3 months)
- Designed branding for non-profit companies
- Assisted senior designers in production, paper specifications and press checks
- Provided research and prepared presentations for client meetings -
Photo Editor
Auburn University Glomerata
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
May 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 4 months)
- The Glomerata is the Auburn University yearbook and second largest yearbook in the country
- Managed and trained a staff of 13 volunteer photographers
- Maintained all photography equipment
- Produced large photo shoots on and off campus
- Obtained press passes for on-field sports photography
- Kept inventory of all film and darkroom supplies
Angela Moland Barnes’s Education
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Auburn University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Graphic Design, 1998 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- - IMPACT volunteer organization
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Golden Key National Honor Society
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University of North Alabama
Psychology, Marketing, Photography 1995 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- - Alpha Lambda Delta, National Academic Honor Society for Freshman
- Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and Service Organization
- Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
- Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
Additional Information
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Angela Moland Barnes’s Interests:
consumer behavior, color theory, landscape architecture, architecture, fine art, lowbrow art, art history, photography, printmaking, slow food, health related topics, politics
Angela Moland Barnes’s Groups:
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Auburn University Community -
Green
Angela Moland Barnes’s Honors:
HOW MAGAZINE'S OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Georgia-Pacific's Foodservice Wiper Sales Kit, 2002
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE WITH DAVID CARSON, Summer 2000
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
- Internationally chosen by master artist, David Carson
- Worked with all the associate designers, writers and musicians to create an interactive community gallery opening to showcase how the three disciplines can interact
PAPER DOLLS DESIGN, publicity 2006-2007
- the company and its products have been featured in Inside Weddings, Atlanta Magazine, Brides Atlanta Magazine, Jezebel Magazine and The Atlantan
Angela Moland Barnes’s Contact Settings
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