Jodi L Herbon-Sjong

Senior Creative Director

Jodizigns Creative Solutions - Gurnee, IL -- August 2012 to Present

• Creates storyboards and mockups of user experience models from related research.

• Managed the trade show brand, design, and coordination of graphics for multiple exhibit booths for Pepsico, -Izzie, Starbucks, Quaker, Lipton, Tropicana, and Gatorade. Worked with outside Ad agencies and vendors to make sure artwork was approved in a timely fashion.

• Manage the creative process from concept to completion for the Company.

• Created and designed toys and toy packaging for a small Toy Company. Created actual packaging in-house for samples to show customers.

• Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies.

• Work closely with multidisciplinary project teams and come up with strategic solutions for all teams.

• Designed and managed different aspects of websites and social media including improvement of website user experience, banners, landing pages and coordination of all changes. Visual Identity, User Experience (UX) and Digital Engagement.

• Ensure visual communication and brand standards are met.

• Oversee client pitches and proposals.

• Oversee profitability, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.

• Meet with clients or upper management to explain campaign strategies and solutions.

• Review work, troubleshoot and provide feedback to creative teams.

• Remain actively involved in hiring and training creative staff.

• Possess' successful and innovative conceptual skills and keeps up on current trends and outlets to source all design capabilities.

• Demonstrates an overall graphic design, screen print, embroidery, and heat setting and basic.

• Thinks outside the box and ahead of current technology to advise and create the most successful design concepts. Always learning new and technologically driven avenues for even better design and communication.

• Works successfully in a team environment, very detail-oriented in research and strategic planning, has an incredibly positive ideology for social media and technology, innovative problem solver, ethical and honest.

• Sets clear goals for business and makes sure there is growth potential to create desire to advance both within myself and my creative team.

• Manages multiple projects at one time with many different departments and personnel. - Understands the brand of companies and all its inner brands and utilizes creative thinking and business thinking mutually to achieve consistent design throughout.

• Pitches and wins new business through thorough research and innovative ideas.
   

E-Commerce Account Manager
Nosco - Pleasant Prairie, WI August 2021 to August 2022

• Creates comps of user experience from related research. Adobe Creative Suite, Radius, Workbench, Salesforce, Hubspot, Trello, Basecamp, Figma. Sales--Cold Calls, Marketing, Onboarding-Qualifying, R & D, Project Management, Website Coding and Development, Customer Service, Account Management

 

Shift Coordinator-Operations Support III (Abbott)

Volt Workforce Solutions - Gurnee, IL -- December 2020 to June 2021

• Utilizes SharePoint spreadsheets to scan for attendance and create reports for upper management.

• Utilizes SharePoint spreadsheets to document badge issues, forgotten badges, lost badges, and report to the appropriate department for changes to be made.

• Manages and signs up extra hours for Flight D.

• Manages locker assignments for Flight D.

 

Production Specialist (Abbott)
Volt Workforce Solutions - Gurnee, IL -- August 2020 to December 2020

Engages in team goals to exceed and improve on proficiency.

• Assembles components, devices and/or the final product.

• Innovates new ideas to make process work more efficiently.

• Trains new employees on current process in all areas of operations.

• Ensures quality of product using standard operating procedures, templates, training and supervision, and good judgment.

• Provides input for enhancing efficiencies and modifying/creating SOPs to ensure accuracy/quality or improve productivity​

 

Sales Executive

Modagrafics - Rolling Meadows, IL -- March 2020 to August 2020

• Building relationships with prospective clients through cold calling, client visits and creative marketing techniques.
  Selling fleet/OEM graphics, wall/floor/window graphics, signage, POP, exhibit/meeting signage, etc.

• Create innovative designs for clients for wraps and other large output design alternatives.

• Successfully performing sales goals, objectives, and quotas.

• Working closely with our Production and Account Management Teams.

 

Senior Regulatory Affairs Associate
Sagent Pharmaceuticals - Schaumburg, IL -- September 2017 to December 2019

• Format and edit label copy in accordance with FDA guidelines and regulations with extreme accuracy and quality.

• Work within a flexible framework to meet all regulatory requirements and CMO and business requirements wherever possible.

• Cross train on multiple functions on the labeling team to maintain a fluid and responsive work environment

• Researched several companies to acquire the appropriate scanning equipment for barcode reading and train the labeling team on the workings of the barcode reader.

• Shift labeling priorities including label copy development, proofreading, and updating based on partner or FDA requests.

• Prepare and critically review labeling files for labeling at all stages of the development life cycle (including submission, deficiency, launch and commercially available labeling) and understanding unique requirement sat each phase.

• Interface with CMO's (oversight of projects, conference calls, etc.) and internal stakeholders to create and update label copy for FDA submissions or to respond to deficiencies or RLD updates.

• Knowledge of patent/exclusivity carve-outs desired.

• Support managers in maintaining quality systems for labeling (barcode assignments, NDC assignments, version control at all lifecycle stages, change controls (author, compile, approve), file management and the review, maintenance, management, and version control of SPL files for drug listing, submissions, establishment registrations, etc.

• Sound manual and electronic proofreading skills required - must be able to site specific experience; extensive experience in the use of PC-Based word processing software, databases, and spreadsheets, including Microsoft Office Word and Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and Illustrator. Experience in document comparison software a plus.

• Knowledge of SPL creation and Drug Listing/Establishment Registration submissions, labeler code requests, regulations, and guidance.

 

Manager, Creative Services
Astellas Pharma US, Inc. – Northbrook, IL (Formerly Fujisawa) -- April 1990 to August 2012

• Built Creative Services department from the ground up, managed 7 people, worked with Ad agencies and outside vendors, along with entire Astellas company.

• Worked in many capacities with Astellas including Research and Development Administration, Data
  Management, Medical Information, Corporate Communications, Sales & Marketing, Corporate Events.

• Creates storyboards and mockups of user experience models from related research.

• Data Management experience working with relational data software.

• Content management in SharePoint for Marketing and Sales. Designed and implemented new initiatives and information and uploaded into SharePoint.

• Branding police for the entire company-how the logos were used, where they were placed. All company branding was approved by the Creative Services Department.

• Created consistent case report forms for the clinical team. Designed marketing pieces for the clinical department.

• Built the Creative Services department from the ground up.

• Experience in ... Hospital, Oncology, Urology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease.

• Worked with teams to develop the design of an APP for tablets to be used at the National Sales meeting for meeting communications.

• Mentored and stimulated creativity, innovation, and timeliness with all staff in-house and outside resources with projects, timelines, and budgets.

• Worked in conjunction with Corporate Communications to drive the brand strategy of Astellas and products.

• Management of global marketing campaigns, both print and digital.

• Managed and coordinated design for National Sales meeting including all print for (1500 employees) including Agenda booklets, implementation guides, directional signage, ballroom entry 3D designs, floor graphics, booth graphics, registration booth graphics, and any other design collateral needed on- site.

• Managed content management intranet utilizing SharePoint maintaining initiatives, videos, announcements, images, training, infographics, email blast campaigns.

• Managed and designed animation for Astellas' front webpage www.us.astellas.com. - http://www.us.astellas.com.

• Managed a team of designers, copy writers, production, and vendors ensuring quality and timeliness of their work and making sure they had an appropriate and engaging career path to follow.

• Facilitated brainstorming sessions for all projects to create a magnitude of ideas, while considering all different and emerging technologies as a suitable final concept. * Understands html and CSS capabilities

• Organized, managed, and finalized photo shoots of internal and external events, products, and individuals.

• Managed and created digital campaigns for entire company.

• Managed the process to send marketing projects through legal, regulatory, corporate, and outside agency (FDA, CE, etc.) guidelines and policies.

• Created graphic standards of corporate uniformity and branding for all aspects of the creative services department and Astellas, both internally and globally.

• Negotiated with outside vendors and customers to obtain competitive pricing or alternative methods for projects.

 

SKILLS

Account Management (10 years +)

Adobe Acrobat (10 years +)

Adobe Illustrator (10 years +)

Adobe InDesign (10 years +)

Adobe Photoshop (10 years +)

Basecamp (1 year +)

Budgets & Budgeting (10 years +)

Cascading Style Sheets (1 year)

Cold Calling (5 years)

Data Management (10 years +)

Digital Design (10+ years)

Email Marketing (10 years +)

Flash (10 years +)

HTML (7 years)

HTML5 (2 years)

HubSpot (1 year)

Leadership (10 years +)

Marketing (10 years +)

Marketing Copy (10 years +)

Microsoft Excel (10 years +)

Microsoft PowerPoint (10 years +)

Microsoft Powerpoint (10 years +)

Microsoft SharePoint (8 years)

Microsoft Word (10 years +)

Pagemaker (10 years)

Pricing (10 years +)

Project Management (20 years +)

Radius (1 year)

Sales (10 years +)

Salesforce.com (1 year +)

Vendor Management (10 years +)

Workbench (1 year)