Sharon Herzog

About Sharon Herzog

Professional with business analysis and project management expertise with additional emphases in process documentation, business operations and administration, and user experience design. Experience in all sizes of organizations in a variety of industries including healthcare, security and compliance, and design. Additional strengths include writing and editing, group facilitation, training, individual coaching, and a positive o••••••••@hotmail.comSpecialties: Relationship building, communication, requirements and process documentation. Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, Visiosalesforce.comServiceNowJIRAWordPressAPA Style proficient. Experience with many other editing styles

Experience

1. Associate Manager, Design Operations

   Newell Brands

   Jan 2023 — Present · Kalamazoo, MI, US

   Manage physical packaging and digital project workload of 60+ SKU monthly average for the Writing business unit and as of June 2023, the Baby business unit• Serve as the central point of communication with cross-functional business partners and vendors o Manage project intake by collaborating early with the PMO, Design, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Packaging/Sourcing and eDesign teams to assist in defining the Graphic Design scope for each project o Report on project status at multiple cross-functional weekly project update meetings• Manage and track all aspects of packaging and digital communication design projects including content deliverables, issues, and key milestones throughout the project life cycle to ensure timely project completion. o Brief communication design managers and other leadership on project status and progress in achieving creative objectives and any risks to the projects o Collaborate with design managers to schedule design reviews to deliver the project milestones on time o Partner closely with design managers and designers for successful completion of project deliverables o Manage timelines within Workfront to achieve project goals o Release approved artwork files to print vendors and maintain prompt digital proofing process• Manage content delivery and execution in DTC websites, consumer emails, and social media in a multitude of tools• Establish new ways of working post-restructure and standardize work processes and train internal design team and cross-functional partners on Workfront procedures, artwork approval process, and design timelines as needed to improve workflow and outputBrands:Graco | Baby Jogger | NUKPapermate I EXPO I Parker I Waterman I Berol I Reynolds I Cross-BrandMr. Sketch I Prismacolor I Sharpie I Elmer’s I Krazy Glue I X-Acto

Education

• Oxford University Overseas Program

  English, theatre, ethics, philosophy

  1984 — 1985

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  BS-Ed, Secondary English

  1982 — 1989

Skills

• Supervisory Skills
• As400
• Organizational Development
• Nonprofits
• Training Skills
• Salesforce.com
• Event Planning
• Program Management
• Requirements Gathering
• Project Coordination
• Training Coordination
• Business Process
• Business Analysis
• Editing
• New Employee Orientation
• Coaching
• Copy Editing
• Camtasia
• Product Requirement Definition
• Administrative Assistants
• Diplomacy
• Wordpress
• Project Management
• Report Writing
• Jira
• Customer Service
• Client Relations
• Newsletters
• Policy
• Wireframes
• Attention to Detail
• Interviews
• New Hire Orientations
• Confidentiality
• Apa
• Transcription
• Leadership
• Writing
• Software Documentation
• Meeting Planning