Summary
Hands-on Creative Production Director with strong people and team-building skills. Managed six-person front-end production department responsible for producing all HTML and Flash development for a variety of clients, including McDonald's, Kraft Foods, Hasbro and Quaker Oats. Supervised all HTML and Flash production for the world's two largest online promotions: McDonald's Monopoly [2004 – 2009] and Subway Scrabble [2009]. Authored and established the company's internal front-end development coding standards, increasing coding efficiency.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynboschi
Experience
Sudler & Hennessey, New York, New York (Freelance)
FRONT END DEVELOPER November 2010 – Present
- Hand code cross-browser compatible, standards-compliant HTML pages from Photoshop files using X/HTML, CSS and jQuery
dDraftFCB Healthcare, New York, New York (Freelance)
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF WEB TECHNOLOGY April 2010 – August 2010
- Supervised front-end developers for websites and HTML emails
- Managed multiple projects of varying sizes concurrently
- Collaborated with Project Managers regarding technical specifications of projects
- Properly allocated resources to meet all production needs, including outsourcing as needed
Promotions.com, New York, New York
DIRECTOR, CREATIVE PRODUCTION 2004 – 2010
- Supervised six-person Creative Production department responsible for all Flash and HTML development (Clients include McDonald's, Kraft Foods, Hasbro and Quaker Oats)
- Supervised all front-end production (Flash and HTML) for the world's two largest online promotions: McDonald's Monopoly [2004 – 2009] and Subway Scrabble [2009]
- Organized and prioritized projects to enable proper resource allocation to meet all production deadlines, including outsourcing of work as needed
- Maintained internal front-end resource schedule for all projects
- Critically reviewed and analyzed supplied creative from third party creative agencies including Razorfish, The Marketing Store, Digitas and Ogilvy for front-end development feasibility
- Authored and established standards-compliant internal front-end development coding specifications increasing coding efficiency
- Reviewed code to ensure adherence to internal coding specifications
- Developed (hand-coded) front-end of online projects and promotions as needed
- Revised and updated company creative specifications as supported technologies evolved
- Implemented internal Javascript Framework (jQuery) to comply with industry standards
- Conducted annual employee reviews and recommended applicable salary adjustments
- Responsible for department staffing
- Client communication as needed
Promotions.com, New York, New York
SENIOR DEVELOPER 2003 – 2004
- Organized, prioritized and assigned projects, including outsourcing of work as needed, in addition to responsibilities below.
Promotions.com, New York, New York
DEVELOPER 2000 – 2003
- Hand coded HTML pages from Photoshop files using HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Performed cross browser and cross platform QA on all HTML pages
- Organized and prioritized work to effectively meet deadlines and produce high quality code
- Collaborated with art director and account executives to meet clients' needs
- Collaborated with back-end programmers to produce engine compliant HTML pages
Independent Contractor
WEB DEVELOPER 1999 – 2000
- Designed, developed and maintain www.carolynboschi.com
- Designed and developed Baltimore Men's Chorus website (no longer live)
- Designed and developed Blue Moon Art & Design website (no longer live)
- Developed sites using raw HTML, CSS and JavaScript (No WYSIWYG programs used)
Morrow Junior Books/William Morrow & Company, New York, New York
DESIGNER 1995 – 1999
- Designed jackets and interiors of original picture books and novels
- Designed promotional material including posters, bookmarks, and magnets
- Created electronic mechanicals for book and promotional projects I designed
- Oversaw all stages of production
- Supervised in-house freelancers
- Interacted with editors, production department and illustrators
- Organized and prioritized work to efficiently and effectively meet deadlines
- Diagnosed and solved Macintosh problems for design department
- Resolved computer and document problems to prevent key projects from missing release dates
Education
THE NEW SCHOOL
- Completed Intro to JavaScript and Beginning JavaScript classes; Completed Intro to Flash class
UNITED DIGITAL ARTISTS
- Completed Web Design certificate program (Courses included HTML, JavaScript and DHTML)
CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, CLARION, PA
- Bachelor of Science in Communication
Technical Skills
X/HTML, CSS, JavaScript, some jQuery, Mac OSX, BBEdit, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Transmit, MacCVS Pro, Subversion, Microsoft Word and Excel, QuarkXPress, familiarity with Adobe Flash, various utility programs, WinTel PC