Jackie Berra, Creative Industry Professional

At my core, I am dedicated to the people I collaborate with—my success is often found when others find their own. I have grown into a leader that strives to help identify both our client’s and team’s goals, by developing and implementing processes that improve efficiency and output. I have uncovered and honed in on my passion for servant leadership, guiding a number initiatives.

• Development and implementation of a project success toolkit, project resourcing tools and a project performance dashboard

• Primary conduit between Sales and the Creative Studio, with a concentration on project objectives, gathering support materials, writing project/creative briefs and creative team kick-offs

• Management of project schedules, cost estimates, invoicing, forecasting and coordinating with creative, engineering, production, fabrication and project managers to ensure that projects are delivered on-time and on-budget

• Tracking and oversight of over 100 active projects in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment from concept through design development, construction documentation and administration

• Co-found our organization’s Diversity + Inclusion committee, and established leadership training around Intersectionality and Implicit Bias, LGBTQ+ Allyship, and Gender Equality and Equity

My super-skills include:

• Creative and people-driven professional specializing in executing the end-to-end creative process, team operation management and strategic business development

• Team leader and collaborator with experience in managing and developing onboarding initiatives, growth strategies, internal team support systems and relationship-building initiatives

• Skilled in leading cross-team collaboration, and a strong ability to establish direction and encourage continuous improvement and innovation with undeniable execution

CAPABILITIES:

Creative services management and operations, mentorship, graphic and web design, design thinking, recruiting, process development and documentation, strong organizational skills, adaptable to change

INDUSTRIES:

Architecture, interior design, collegiate and professional sports, entertainment, home and business security, local and small business and non-profit

OWNER
JBERRA CONSULTING

OWNER
JBERRA DESIGN

PROJECT MANAGER, LEAD
IMAGEMAKERS, INC.

DESIGN STUDIO DIRECTOR
DIMENSIONAL INNOVATIONS

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE SERVICES
KANSAS ATHLETICS, INC.

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
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