alison sutton resume 2011

A L I S O N S U T T O N CONTACT

(646) 673-6177

asutton01@gmail.com

http://about.me/alisonsutton

43 E. 22nd Street, 3B New York, NY 10010

EDUCATION New York University | 2009 Continuing Education Certification in Publishing

The University of Texas at Austin | 2005 Bachelor of Journalism

PERSONAL PROFILE An eloquent wordsmith and stickler for good grammar

A champion for deadlines, schedules and lists

A quick learner that adapts to the evolving digital world

A flexible leader that handles pressure with grace and determination

SKILLS Adobe Acrobat 9 Agile project management AP/Chicago/Words Into Type CMS/blogging platforms HTML basics I’m a Mac Illustrator InDesign Quark MS Office Suite Photoshop Publisher’s Studio

WORK HISTORY

Forbes Magazine | New York, NY | 2006 − present o Senior Project Manager, Custom Content

Provide post-sale project management of print and digital custom programs:

Manage production of print special advertising sections for four Forbes titles, including section theme conception, story assignment and copy editing, page design, client approval and timely pre-press

Plan and implement digital custom content for Forbes.com, including custom special reports, interactive ad modules, video and live chats

Execute roll out of Forbes.com’s “AdVoice” blog, a new digital strategy that bridges the voices of editors and marketers. Acquire contributor creative assets, train contributors on blog platform, work with editorial team to spotlight AdVoice highlights within a print issue

Provide pre-sale custom program ideas to sales and marketing teams, write content for proposal materials, and ultimately generate new business

Communicate daily with internal team members across business units to ensure project fulfillment, and with external partners such as freelance writers, vendors, agencies and industry organizations to ensure client satisfaction

Create and execute multiple production schedules to enforce deadlines; manage vendor/freelancer contracts and payment

o Advertising Production Coordinator

Trafficked advertising materials from agency to pre-press biweekly for three Forbes titles using knowledge of four-color print processing; generated and distributed issue pagination map

Texas Monthly Magazine | Austin, TX | 2005 o Custom Publishing Intern

Fact-checked Texas Tour Guide and Texas International Tour Guide, maintained correspondence with sources and updated copy changes in Quark daily; trafficked artwork and photography, and edited story submissions for other custom magazine projects

FREELANCE WORK

Macfadden Dance Arts Media—copy editor for Pointe, Dance and Dance Retailer News

Examiner.com—contributor to Flatiron Style beat