Hi there, I’m Denise Stern. I’m a senior production artist with twenty-nine years of experience in fast-paced, collaborative environments. My strengths include page layout, typesetting, color retouching, and prepress, delivering accurate, client-ready materials that meet tight deadlines. I thrive on clear communication and creative problem solving, partnering with art directors, copy editors, and cross-functional teams across agencies and clients such as Diageo, Procter & Gamble, Kellogg, Starbucks, LEGO, Pepsi, Olipop, and Mars to produce polished visuals from concept to press.

Denise Stern

Hi there, I’m Denise Stern. I’m a senior production artist with twenty-nine years of experience in fast-paced, collaborative environments. My strengths include page layout, typesetting, color retouching, and prepress, delivering accurate, client-ready materials that meet tight deadlines. I thrive on clear communication and creative problem solving, partnering with art directors, copy editors, and cross-functional teams across agencies and clients such as Diageo, Procter & Gamble, Kellogg, Starbucks, LEGO, Pepsi, Olipop, and Mars to produce polished visuals from concept to press.

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Hi there, I’m Denise Stern. I’m a senior production artist with twenty-nine years of experience in fast-paced, collaborative environments. My strengths include page layout, typesetting, color retouching, and prepress, delivering accurate, client-ready materials that meet tight deadlines.

I thrive on clear communication and creative problem solving, partnering with art directors, copy editors, and cross-functional teams across agencies and clients such as Diageo, Procter & Gamble, Kellogg, Starbucks, LEGO, Pepsi, Olipop, and Mars to produce polished visuals from concept to press.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Production Artist at Omnicom Corporation
March 1, 2019 - October 1, 2025
Created and rearranged visual elements; collaborated with art directors to troubleshoot visual problems and improve designs; communicated with image, print, and project management teams using Asana and Workfront; ensured accuracy by working with Copy Editors on corrections; served a roster of clients including Diageo, Procter & Gamble, Kellogg, Starbucks, LEGO, Pepsi, Olipop, Mars.
Freelance Production Artist at The Creative Group
April 1, 2015 - March 1, 2019
Performed color correction on supplied art; prepared initial layouts for calendars, financials, store displays; finalized InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop files for printing; clients included Blue Mountain Arts, Alps Financial, Red Robin, Michelin, Mars.
Production Assistant (On- and Off-Site) at Haymarket Medical
July 1, 2008 - January 1, 2018
Created initial textual layouts for monographs, medical alerts, product theaters, and brochures; built InDesign templates to streamline workflow; assembled working comps for marketing use and client approvals; flight-checked and finalized files before sending to press.
Freelance Production Artist at EastWest Creative
April 1, 2007 - July 1, 2008
Managed graphical and textual layout corrections to client-supplied die lines; handled printing, mounting, cutting, and assembling working comps.
Creative Production Team Lead at First Marketing
July 1, 2005 - April 1, 2007
Finalized all InDesign files using VPS technology; managed Preproduction Department; collaborated with Creative Managers, Team Leads, Account Managers, and Press Operators to create production schedules.
Graphic Designer at Polylogics Consulting
January 1, 2004 - February 1, 2005
Graphic ad creation/duplication for multinational telephone directories using Quark and Photoshop; assisted in final copy layouts; produced final PDF and Postscript files for printers.

Education

Associate Degree in Visual Communications Technology at Orange County Community College
January 1, 1995 - January 1, 1997
Desktop Publishing - High Honors at Orange-Ulster Vocational School
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1995

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Industry Experience

Consumer Goods, Media & Entertainment, Retail, Professional Services, Other