EDWARD SCZESNAK

Media Professional / Print Producer / Fund-raiser

917-751--0403 edscz@yahoo.com

SUMMARY
Building productive relationships and increasing sales by satisfying high-value clients Handling multiple inquiries in fast-paced environments Resolving complex problems through active listening Coordinating multiple projects effectively

CAREER OVERVIEW
Labrador RIT, Inc., Print Manager, New York, NY Negotiating print purchases Managing relationships with print partners, project managers, and teams Responsible for printing costs, product quality, and global printing margin Moseley Road, Inc., Senior Editor, Irvington, NY Handling publisher and author relations for international book packager Assigning, reviewing, line editing, and proofreading content Developing concepts with assigned writers Writing copy for annual catalogs 2011-2012 2012-2013

Vantage Press, Inc., Director, Author Services, New York, NY

1987-2011

Recruiting, hiring, and managing award-winning sales staff Negotiating and closing largest contracts in company history Resolving clients editorial, design, art, and production problems, increasing customer return rate to 20% (industry standard is 10%) Coordinating editing and production of 300500 books per year Supervising all aspects of marketing and sales: promotional material, phones, correspondence, meetings

EDUCATION
Fordham University, B.A. Communications, Bronx, NY