Reet Ikka

Director, Creative Operations @Mana Products

New York, NY, US

I oversaw all day-to-day operations of the Creative Department including, but not limited to: processing creative/production project requests, handling project assignments, chairing team meetings, and managing departmental budget. Resolved project issues by communicating with partners without compromising deadlines. Directed retoucher on color-critical retouching for brochures while overseeing press approvals on brochures, labels, and packaging. Collaborated with external vendors to deliver all final creative assets to market on time. Partnered with Marketing to establish project timelines to ensure shared success. Delivered project updates to key stakeholders on regular basis. Supervised all phases of the internal and external approval process, copy, layouts, art, assets, mechanicals, translations, proofs and printed samples to deliver top-quality materials.