About Kelly

I'm a production designer experienced in working to deadline in a collaborative environment producing high-end marketing for national and international distribution. My core competencies are in multi-page layouts and variable data implementation for print production. I’m an expert in page layout software with a obsessive eye for detail. I’m quick to learn new processes, and can adapt my skills to any manner of print production.
(708) 691-4957
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www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-clissold
Resume
Work history

Sterling Silver Creative  Chicago, IL
Print Production Manager
September, 2020–December, 2023
  • Directed data work on customer and prospect mailing lists.
  • Discovered customers not being reached and changed procedures to connect them.
  • Supervised color press-side to achieve client goals.
  • Guided production department on versioning for complex marketing programs.
Senior Production Artist
February, 2018–May, 2020
  • Produced and versioned sales flyers, catalogs, and interactive publications for national distribution.
  • Worked closely with agency’s owner, art director, proofreader, and print director to deliver error-free print-ready files for a complex national marketing program.
  • Reduced proofreading time with production processes that minimized formatting errors.

Camping World  Lincolnshire, IL
Graphic Designer
May, 2019–March, 2020
  • Collaborated with art and marketing directors to produce on-brand materials for multiple channels.
  • Worked with department reps to provide sales sheets, in-store signage, e-mail campaigns, and multi-page flyers with tight turnaround schedules.
  • Introduced methods to streamline production while reducing errors.

Hogarth Worldwide at Apple Cupertino, CA
Freelance Mechanical Artist
August–September, 2018
  • Localized print and digital marketing materials to multiple formats and languages used in Apple's global launch campaigns.
  • Utilized proprietary automation scripts to merge Excel databases with Creative Suite layouts to produce international versioning.

Prodigious Worldwide at Leo Burnett Chicago, IL
Freelance Production Designer
April–May, 2018
  • Keylined and edited direct mail campaigns, point-of-sale materials, and magazine advertisements.
  • Collaborated with project managers, art directors, and production coordinators.
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​Core 3 Creative  Chicago, IL
Catalog Production Manager
1995–2018
  • Integral member of management team taking complex productions from initial turnover through multiple revisions to final release.
  • Worked with project manager to problem-solve complicated production processes.
  • Managed production department producing large and small projects to strict timelines.
  • Created efficiencies in the construction of variable data projects.
  • Established templates to enable effective layout by design team.
  • Developed relationships with clients to direct resources comprehensively and quickly.
  • Met tight deadlines with high accuracy. 
  • Connected with printer representatives to ensure delivery of faultless print-ready files. 

Network Administrator
2003–2018
  • Researched, installed, and maintained wifi access points for greater security and faster throughput.
  • Researched, installed, and maintained business-class routers as business grew.
  • Configured network file server.
  • Maintained all Mac and PC workstations.

Service Bureau Manager
1998–2003
  • Ran service bureau division of Core 3 (formerly Image Studio).
  • Produced process color proofing and film production.
  • Directed intake of client projects

Accounts
  • National Geographic  
  • Apple 
  • Phantom Fireworks   
  • Altria
  • Camping World
  • Gander Outdoors
  • Good Sam Events
  • Petalura
  • National Luggage Dealer Association (NLDA)
  • Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello    
  • Lou Malnati’s Tastes of Chicago 
  • The Good Toy Group    
  • Lobster Gram
  • Hamakor Judaica    
  • Chiasso
  • The Republic of Tea    
  • R.S. Owens
  • At Home America

Education
BA, Graphic Design
Michigan State University

Skills
  • Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)   
  • ​Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Google Productivity Suite 
  • Database management
  • Font Management Software
  • Triple Triangle  
  • QuarkXpress
  • FileMaker    
  • Kodak Prinergy / InSite    
  • Proofreading
  • Copy editing
  • Network administration

AnzoGraphics  Chicago, IL
Production Manager
  • Directed a team of film and proofing operators.
  • Strategized job assignments.
  • Analyzed complex files to achieve successful completion.
  • Final arbiter of quality standards.