Jonathan Gage has over 20 years of experience in advertising production and quality control. He is currently freelancing at an ad agency working with graphic designers. Previously, he was the Quality Control Manager at MRM/McCann Worldwide for 9 years, responsible for managing the quality control department and ensuring large volumes of work were produced accurately. He has also held roles as a studio manager and quality control specialist at other advertising agencies.

1. Jonathan Gage 670 Marvin Road Belford, New Jersey 07718
Home: 732-796-7303 Cell: 732-895-0772 mailto:gagejv@gmail.com
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-gage-bba79814
Profile: Highly skilled professional with numerous years of advertising experience: I currently have been running large
lines of business for Verizon and other accounts at MRM/McCann as the Quality Control manager. Past experience includes
in-house agency DTP Studio process, DTP Quality Control and Production. Consumer, retail and pharmaceutical. Direct Mail,
Print and Interactive Resourcing.
Experience:
Currently freelancing at BGB Group 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013 (pharmaceutical ad
agency) working with Graphic Designers using Proof HQ for all quality assurance.
June 2007 – March 15th 2016: Quality Control Manager, MRM/McCann Worldwide
(Interpublic Group of Companies) 622 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Responsible
for managing the Quality Control department and working as a liaison between production and traffic/account departments to
move large volumes of work through the process of collecting the job so it is out the door and at the vendors (I’m the last
person to inspect everything). Day-to-day tasks include checking all collected jobs from studio operators for image quality,
type, spelling, color issues, and checking how the job was collected. I specialize in being the right arm of the studio manager
by pushing the work hour-by-hour through the process and keeping the work flowing so the manager can concentrate on other
managerial tasks. Clients include: Verizon, ExxonMobil, U.S. Army, USPS, Choice Hotels, Oppenheimer
January 2006 – May 2007: Studio Manager/Quality Control G2 Direct &
Digital (WPP Group of Companies) 777 Third Avenue, New York, NY Responsible
for managing the day-to-day operation of both the Desktop Publishing Studio/Retouching and the Flash Production Studio.
Work closely with Traffic, Project Management & Creative Departments to determine production needs and manage
production resources to deliver assignments in a timely and accurate manner. Work with Creative Directors and Art Directors
to obtain approvals and assure the highest quality of all final production materials. Interact closely with Print & Online
Production and Traffic Departments to help develop schedules, workload planning and production methodologies. Additional
responsibilities include working with the Tech Department on all computer hardware, software, printers, scanners, etc. to
make sure all equipment runs smoothly and work flow is not interrupted. Maintain all department employee timesheets,
vacation schedules and performance reviews. Supervise Quality Control within the department. •Staffing of freelancers from
outside vendors •Coordinate all New Business projects within the department •Maintain freelancer billing and cost estimates
for production work •Institute Pre-Pro meetings between all departments •Use Microsoft Project for scheduling time Clients
include: Aetna Healthcare, Bellsouth/AT&T, Liberty Mutual, NetBank, Pfizer, (Exubrea, Maraviroc, Aromasin), Boehringer
Ingelheim, (Flomax), Bristol Myers Squibb, (Definity, Orencia), GlaxoSmithKline, (Flonase, Imitrex, Trexima, Veramyst,
Wellbutrin), Procter & Gamble, (Actonel), Novartis, (Lamasil).
October 2004 – November 2005: Freelance Computer Production/Quality
Control/Client Lead Draft Worldwide (Interpublic Group of Companies) 919
Third Avenue, New York, NY Client Lead/Quality Control person on the Bank of America account at Draft
Worldwide, responsible for interacting with production and account for the studio/PrePress department. My main
responsibilities in QC were to thoroughly go thru every document (Quark/Indesign/Illustrator/Photoshop) and check for
spelling, colors, spacing, links and artwork etc. using Flightcheck and Preflight in Indesign. My responsibilities as a Client
Lead were to make sure in a PreProduction meeting that everything for a project was ready to go into prepress/studio, (i.e., art
director files, colors, spec sheets, schedules and artwork), provided status on all projects to account and production.
October 1994 - March 2003: Studio Manager (second shift) Deutsch Inc.
Advertising, (Interpublic Group of Companies), 111 Eighth Avenue, New
York, NY •Managed agency studio overseeing production and delivery of all general, direct and promotional material.
Managed full time studio staff of 16 graphic artists and high-end retouchers, with one other manager. •Coordinated all new
business production to ensure creation and delivery of presentation material within a set deadline. •Managed all
inventory/supplies. •Modernized a traditional studio to produce a digital state of the art studio. •Used Flightcheck to QC
(quality control) all jobs going out to vendors, clients etc. •Worked with internal technology group to evaluate, implement and
train staff on new software. •Converted studio to revenue producing profit center. Studio revenue was $2.5 million at year-end
2002. Clients include: Almay, Burger King, DirectTV, Lenscrafters, MCI, Mitchum, Mitsubishi Motors of America, Pfizer
Parmacia Bextra, Pfizer Zoloft, Pfizer Zyrtec, Revlon, Snapple, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, SunAmerica, Tommy Hilfiger.
Further experience will be provided upon request.
Education: Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ. Finished three years towards a BFA Degree in Illustration
and Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY Classes in Illustration and Painting
Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Flightcheck and Proof HQ
References: Robin Narasimhan, SVP Managing Director, G2 Direct & Digital. (212) 537-3761 Cathy
Infelice, VP, Director of Prepress Operations, Draft Worldwide. (917) 265-2629 Liz Kellogg, BBDO Advertising.
(516) 484-3374 Ben House, Tech Administrator, Young & Rubicam. (646) 644-6005 Gregg Ward, VP, Studio
Manager, MRM-McCann. New York (347) 637-0983 Ken Post, EVP, Director Integrated Production and Operations,
MRM-McCann. New York (646) 865-6121