Delivering Next-Generation Communications

Adobe Customer Story Delivering next-generation communications. Lockheed Martin Space Systems’ visual communications team supports documentation, employee communications, and marketing needs with Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise.

Lockheed Martin

“With Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise, our visual communicators have the latest desktop apps available to them to work better and faster.”

Eric Hards, Manager, Visual Communications, Lockheed Martin Space Systems

SOLUTION Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise

RESULTS IMPROVE client services with creative experimentation

REDUCE spending on video production tools

Meet company’s strict SECURITY regulations

Improve workflows and support FUTURE GROWTH Adobe Customer Story

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Integrated software applications for visual communications Established in 1953 Lockheed Martin Space Systems supports U.S. efforts to push the boundaries of space exploration by Employees: 16,000 continuing to innovate and modernize space technology and systems. The visual communications team at Lockheed Martin Space Systems provides creative services to clients within the company to help Denver, Colorado them document complex systems, communicate new initiatives and information to employees, update www.lockheedmartin.com/us/ssc.html government customers on the status of projects, and share information on advanced technologies that may help further space exploration. In May 2013, the company standardized on Adobe creative software, taking advantage of bundles that offered CHALLENGES software integration, simplified purchasing, and targeted solutions for design, web, and video. The visual • Adhere to security regulations related to communications team was the first group at Lockheed Martin Space Systems to move to Adobe Creative software Cloud for enterprise, giving all users access to the entire family of Adobe creative apps to serve an array of • Deliver high-quality content to internal business needs. clients • Enable visual communications team to Expanding skills and offerings expand skills The visual communications group supports internal clients with graphic design, video production, and other creative services to aid visual storytelling. Using an integrated creative toolset helps the group keep up with project demands, increase their knowledge and skills, and offer clients across Lockheed Martin “Adobe Creative Cloud for relevant and inventive communications materials that capture the attention of target audiences. enterprise lets us do more cross In the past, employees only had access to certain software applications, which limited their ability to experiment training of users.” and work with different types of content, such as motion graphics or video. Today, employees can expand their breadth of knowledge with different Adobe apps without needing to purchase additional licenses. Eric Hards, Manager, Visual Communications, Lockheed Martin Space Systems According to Eric Hards, Manager, Visual Communications at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, “Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise lets us do more cross training of users. Graphic designers who use Adobe Illustrator CC now have access to Adobe After Effects CC and can play with motion, leading to them being tapped to do work they couldn’t previously have done.” Access to more applications and acquisition of new skills enables the team to experiment more, which results in the ability to offer additional services to help clients reach their goals. “We can come back and introduce new ideas, such as animating a graphic on a website, because we’re not limited by software,” says Hards. Adobe Customer Story

Integrated video production capabilities Video is often requested by various groups for many purposes. For example, engineers may ask for high-speed video and photography of how a satellite was built to help them figure out why something broke. Internal communications may request engaging instructional videos to teach employees about new initiatives and processes. And marketing frequently asks for anything from a short project update video to a larger piece highlighting the work being done in the advanced technologies lab to share with government, education, and industry audiences. To keep pace with these varied video demands, the team switched from Apple Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro CC for video editing. Using the video editing app available as part of Creative Cloud saves the cost of purchasing additional software and enables the team to take full advantage of the integration between Premiere Pro and After Effects. Key to the success of transitioning to Premiere Pro was bringing in a trainer who specialized in helping editors switch. “With Adobe Creative Cloud for “In a creative environment, people are very attached to their existing tools and workflows,” says Hards. “We enterprise we can bring employees showed our editors that Adobe Premiere Pro CC has all of the features they need plus additional features to up to speed quickly and add meet their daily goals.” additional talent when we need In addition to using Premiere Pro and After Effects, the visual communications team also uses Adobe to, which is beneficial in terms of Audition CC for audio work and is exploring how Adobe SpeedGrade CC and Adobe Prelude CC may fit getting work done quickly.” in with their video production workflows. Eric Hards, Manager, Visual Communications, Compliance with security regulations Lockheed Martin Space Systems At Lockheed Martin, the move to Creative Cloud for enterprise wasn’t without its challenges. The company works in extremely classified areas with strict security requirements. With Creative Cloud for enterprise, Lockheed Martin Space Systems can gives employees offline access to new version of apps as they are released and can also deploy the software offline in cases where internet connectivity is limited or non-existent. “With Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise, our visual communicators have the latest desktop apps available to them to work better and faster,” says Hards.

License management and support By obtaining the software under an Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) Lockheed Martin Space Systems is able to install software as needed and true up at the end of the year versus issuing multiple purchase orders throughout the year. Staying up to date on software also enables the company to more easily hire contractors who can get right to work. Adobe Customer Story

SOLUTION AT A GLANCE “With Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise we can bring employees up to speed quickly and add additional • Adobe Creative Cloud for enterprise. Apps talent when we need to, which is beneficial in terms of getting work done quickly,” says Hards. “We can also go used include: to Adobe for support whenever we need it, knowing that we’ve paid for it as part of our license is very helpful.” • Adobe Illustrator CC The creative environment at Lockheed Martin has changed dramatically over the past 20 years, when • Adobe Photoshop CC Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, and Corel Draw made up the bulk of the creative toolset. Along the way, the company has benefitted from product additions and increased integration among creative • Adobe Premiere Pro CC applications. Today, Lockheed Martin can purchase multiple creative applications from a single vendor to • Adobe After Effects CC enable the visual communications team to better serve clients. • Adobe Audition CC

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