Vincent Forgione

About Vincent Forgione

Media operations leader and educator with experience in print, web, and social platforms,…

Experience

1. Senior Operations Manager

   Hearst

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Achievements• Conduct analysis of operational accounting to provide clarity and identify areas for savings.• Drive integration of marketing and circulation efforts to improve leverage of data assets and value of metrics.• Restructure operations team to clarify roles, foster accountability and improve morale.Primary responsibilities• Lead operations team: advertising services, print production, web development and marketing design.• Negotiate vendor contracts and partnership agreements.• Create and maintain annual operations budget (900k -$1 million).• Develop strategic plans across all operational touchpoints.

Education

• Montclair State University

  Master’s Degree, Public and Organizational Relations

  2012 — 2015

• Parsons School of Design - The New School

  Continuing Education, Graphic Design

  1998 — 2000

• Ithaca College

  Bachelor’s Degree, Communication and Media Studies

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Digital Asset Management
• Creative Writing
• Direct Mail
• Writing
• Books
• Page Layout
• Print
• Newsletters
• Integrated Marketing
• New Media
• Mac
• Business Process Improvement
• Pre-Press
• Management
• Content Strategy
• Layout
• Copy Editing
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Training
• Editing
• Color Theory
• Advertising
• Magazines
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Creative Direction
• Catalogs
• Print Production
• Team Leadership
• Quarkxpress
• Publications
• Change Management
• Leadership
• Publishing
• Multimedia
• Digital Media
• Content Management
• Project Management
• Copywriting
• Print Management