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Sacramento Magazines Corporation
706 56th St., Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95819
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(916) 452-6200 |
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(916) 414-6210 |
| Fax - Editorial |
(916) 452-6061 |
Please click here for information about sponsorship and donation requests.
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Michael O'Brien, Co-Publisher/President
mikeob@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1991
Duties: Look ahead, pay bills, listen and say thanks to employees, readers, advertisers and suppliers.
Other: Blessed to be able to work with such a diversity of talent and to celebrate Sacramento. |
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Tracy Strong, Accounting/Business Manager
tracystr@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1990
Duties: I handle A/P, A/R, financials, benefits, payroll, budgets and other miscellaneous front office duties. |
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Sally Bounds, Executive Assistant
sally@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2000
Duties: Assistant to Owner/Co-publisher. Responsible for all duties related to subscriptions. Assist in front office management and Business Department. As I’ve assisted in every department over the years, I’m the person to ask when you don’t know who to ask! |
Marketing
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Becki Philpott, Marketing Director
becki@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2007
Duties: I work closely with non-profit and community organizations on sponsorships and events. I am also heavily involved in planning our signature event, the Best of Sacramento party. |
Editorial
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Krista Minard, Editor
krista@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1993
Duties: Overseeing all editorial projects, working with staff editors and art directors, freelance writers and a whole host of other talented people who make our pages pop.
Other: One of the most satisfying parts of my job: exploring the Sacramento region—and beyond—with my husband and school-age daughters and finding ways to share those experiences with Sacramento magazine readers.
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Darlena Belushin McKay, Managing Editor
darlena@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1994
Duties: Creates story concepts and assigns and copyedits sections of the monthly magazine including Up Front, Going Green, Health and Entertainment, as well as some features; also coordinates Snapshots.
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Elena Macaluso, Associate Editor
elena@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1998
Duties: Writer, copy editor, project manager, proofreader, public speaker (on occasion).
Other: I do odds-and-ends tasks as needed. Perhaps that is where the “public speaker” rightly falls. (I speak to journalism classes on occasion, and I used to appear on “Good Day Sacramento” regularly.) I also try to provide good customer relations with our readers by assisting them whenever possible.
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Debbie Hurst, Design Director
debbieh@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1992
Duties: I began working at Sacramento magazine in 1992, and 17 years later, with hundreds of rookie mistakes under my belt, I’m happy to say that I’m still here. I design Sacramento magazine’s editorial layout, including the cover, and work with some of the area’s most talented freelance photographers.
Other: When I'm not obsessing over page grids and the shapes of letters and numbers, I enjoy jumping on my trampoline and biking the back roads of Elk Grove while singing (off-key) at the top of my lungs.
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Annette Chow, Senior Graphic Designer
annette@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2003
Duties: I lay out editorial department and feature articles, choose artwork for each, and assign photography. I take some photos, too.
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Gabriel Teague, Graphic Designer
gabriel@sacmag.com
Date Hired: 2006
Duties: I assist the Art Director and our design team with magazine layouts, photo research and other creative needs. I also shoot photo assignments for Sacramento magazine, sacmag.com and Our Wedding magazine.
Other: My passion is photography. I enjoy traveling and doing anything outdoors.
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Custom Publishing
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Tara Francis, Account Manager, Custom Publishing
tara@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2004
Duties: Tara's largest project is Sacramento magazine's Our Wedding, published twice per year. The magazine is a beautiful guide to everything a bride needs to plan the wedding of her dreams. Additionally, Tara sells ad space for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry's annual Home Improvement & Remodeling Guide, as well as the Sacramento Area Commerce & Trade Organization's annual Economic Profile & Membership Directory.
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Advertising
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Rebecca Connor, Advertising Manager
rebecca@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2000
Duties: I help clients conduct successful ad campaigns to increase their business.
Other: I have twin daughters; one attends San Diego State University and the other attends Sacramento State University.
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Bret Connors, Advertising Manager
bret@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1993
Duties: I provide clients with customized, effective marketing solutions from an array of print and online properties we have at our disposal; enthusiastically support and promote our audience development efforts via subscription and e-mail newsletter sign-ups at community events.
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Kurt von Geldern, Advertising Manager
kurt@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1995
Duties: Managing of advertising accounts to help create an effective and successful marketing campaign.
Other: I have a 20 year old son, Erik, attending golf college in Southern California.
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Julie Lautsch, Advertising Manager
julie@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2009
Duties: Create custom advertising campaigns tailored to the needs of individual businesses using Sacramento magazine’s print publication, sacmag.com, additional digital products and premier events and promotion sponsorships.
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Dennis Rainey, Advertising Manager
dennis@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2010
Duties: Create custom advertising campaigns tailored to the needs of individual businesses using Sacramento magazine’s print publication, sacmag.com, additional digital products and premier events and promotion sponsorships.
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Classified Real Estate Listing
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Jamie Gooch, Classified Advertising Manager
jamie@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2005
Duties: Sells advertising in Realtor Showcase, Distinctive Properties and Travel Resources special advertising sections.
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Production
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Steve Rice, Production Director
stephen@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1981
Duties: Scheduling, printing and paper buying, printing technology, information technology purchasing and management.
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John Facundo, Senior Advertising Designer
john@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 1997
Duties: Graphic designer/supervisor of the advertising design department. Assistant Social Network Technical Administrator.
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Newsstand
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Michael Decker, Newsstand Manager
michaeld@sacmag.com
Year Hired: 2003
Duties: Responsible for all aspects of newsstand sales, print order, distributions, racks, etc.
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Advertising Material Submissions
We accept:
- PDF files (if they are prepared for four-color process
- Tiff Files
- EPS files (if the fonts are converted to paths)
- InDesign 2.0 files with support files
- Quark 4 files with support files
We import received files into Indesign 2.0 documents
All of our magazines are printed in four-color (CMYK) at 150 lpi on web offset presses
When designing an ad, remember:
- Photos should be 300dpi minimum at 100%.
- All color photos should CMYK not RGB.
- Spot colors must be CMYK, not PMS or spot.
- Pull your bleeds 1/8" (0.125") over trim.
- Send 100 percent sized laser prints with CD.
Send us your ads by CD, or call your sales rep for FTP or e-mail instructions.
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