A Night with the Masters

Bayside Printing Company Wins Best of Show for 2012

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Close to 250 guests had a chance to see all the masterpieces entered in the 2012 Graphic Excellence Awards Gala held April 18^th at The Crystal Ballroom in the Rice Hotel. This annual event hosted by Printing Industries of the Gulf Coast, the regional affiliate of Printing Industries of America, had four galleries - the da Vinci, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, and Monet - to showcase all the outstanding pieces in this year’s print and graphic design competition. A GEA Wine Cellar was a new feature this year as well.

Guests strolled through the galleries while serenaded with harp music, enjoying hors d’ oeuvres, and visiting with eight senior students in the Digital Media Program at the University of Houston. Michael Makin, President and CEO of Printing Industries of America, gave a brief industry update before presenting plaques of appreciation to those board members who had completed their terms: Debbi Briggs, the Immediate Past President, Randy Rasch, Treasurer, and director Todd McKinley.

Job Board

The following positions are open for qualified candidates. Contact information is included in the job summaries.

CSR/Job Planner: NW Houston Printing Company. Must have at least 3 years customer service, estimating and job ticket creation experience in the graphics industry including digital and screen printing. Ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and timely with a positive attitude. Knowledge, Skills & Experience: Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Microsoft Office, Basic Math, Detail oriented, Multi-tasking, People skills, and Organizational skills. Inventory management and purchasing a plus. Only resumes with relative experience will be considered. Please email resume to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Estimator/Scheduler:  The Print Center at Region 4 is looking for an Estimator/Scheduler. Responsibilities will include estimating and working with production staff members to ensure timelines are met. This person will also be responsible for pricing completed print jobs and interfacing with our Business Office to ensure billing integrity and will serve as the system administrator for our Logic Job Management System.

Qualifications:

1.     Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent with background in full-service print shop environment, including   graphic design, prepress, printing, and bindery

2.     Three to five years of experience in a digital production printing environment

3.     Experience with print management software

4.     Excellent communication and organizational skills

Media Specialist (Direct Mail): This position is responsible for the annual development, enhancement and implementation of direct marketing projects and programs as well as managing direct mail contact strategies based on customer value and brand growth goals.   Additional responsibilities include: Overseeing of all merchant requirements, creative, printers, list vendors,  IT, campaign support and analytics partners to execute direct mail campaigns on time and as planned; Execution of detailed ad-hoc analysis of results to determine segmentation and cadence improvements; interfacing with all levels of Marketing personnel and/or outside contacts in support of the development of new or enhancement of current direct marketing programs; Developing direct mail budget and reconciles actual expenditures.  A Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study or equivalent years of related work experience is required (Bachelor's degree in Marketing preferred). Candidate must have a minimum 5 years of retail direct marketing experience.  Please apply on-line at www.academy.com/careers

Attendees Hear How B2MeMag Platform
Can Help Their Business

Julie Plata, co-CEO of COPI, CodeZ QR and the OutputLinks Communications Group, shared how the B2MEMag platform will be used to update the American Printer magazine at the Women in Print Luncheon held February 8^th. She went on to explain how it can be used in their operations and in turn, capture more business.

Julie and her husband, Andy, are well-versed in the industry, but have been instrumental in the creation of the OutputLinks Scholarship funds for future industry workers and OutputLinks Women of Distinction program, recognizing those women in the industry who have gone above and beyond.

Guests had a chance to network before the presentation as well as enjoy a terrific lunch at Ouisie’s Table.

In addition to Julie’s action item, guests took away a goody bag with one lucky person finding two tickets to a Houston Rockets basketball game!

Now that’s one event well-played.