John Balash

About John Balash

Tech whiz, digital marketer, communicator, project manager, and creative problem solver…

Experience

1. Ad Solutions Producer

   The New York Times

   Aug 2021 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Manage daily production responsibilities on schedule and with high client satisfaction, including but not limited to, leading kick off calls, communicating creative specifications, managing timelines, coordinating production and deployment of campaigns.Act as a point of contact for internal Ad Ops, Planning, Sales and Product teams as well as for agencies and clients to consult and evangelise our product offering.Seek to identify key clients and opportunities for which we should offer higher level strategic creative services and make recommendations to relevant internal teams.Analyse and provide feedback to Ad Solutions Manager on best practices, and take initiative to make suggestions on how to improve workflow.Increase efficiency of internal and external processes, including creating documentation to support and bolster our working relationships with clients and other teams.Work closely with Creative Technology to document and communicate critical production challenges and custom client requests

Education

• University of Connecticut

  Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Illustration

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Creative Problem Solving
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Mac
• Adobe Acrobat
• Advertising
• Art
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Ticketmaster
• Research
• Photoshop
• Graphic Design
• Adobe Photoshop
• Drawing
• Logistics
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Customer Service
• Illustrator
• Social Media
• Editing