Hello,
I am a Marketing / Graphic Designer with 4 years of experience. I am currently seeking a full-time permanent "Graphic Design" position with a stable company (in-house or advertising firm).
My technical skill set includes an extensive knowledge in both Mac and PC platforms. I have advanced skill in Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXPress. I have some knowledge in Dreamweaver, HTML and Microsoft SharePoint. Proficiency in basic Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel and Outlook. I also have extensive knowledge in Pinnacle Studio media software.
My design skill consists of having a strong sense of concept development, color theory and typography. I have strong design and illustration skills as well as creative problem solving skills. I have an acute eye for color and graphic layout composition. I know how to color correct and clean-up images at a professional photographic level within a digital environment. I also have extensive fine art drawing and painting skills in a variety of materials such as water color, charcoal, pen and ink and acrylic paints.
If you currently have a graphic design position available, I would welcome the opportunity to discuss with you further how my skills and experience can benefit your organization. Please send me an email with any questions you may have.
To view some samples of my work, please click HERE
Thank you in advance for your generous consideration.
Kind Regards
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Seeking a challenging and exciting opportunity where my work skills can be applied in the graphic design field such as, designing, creating and developing brochures, catalogs, ads, flyers, website maintenance etc; along with assisting in decision making, organizing and managing projects from start to finish, I would like to utilize my MS Office, Adobe CS, QuarkXPress and basic HTML skills to their fullest.
SOFTWARE SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop / Share Point / Microsoft Excel
Adobe InDesign / QuarkXpress / Pinnacle Studio
Adobe Illustrator / Dreamweaver / ACT
Adobe PageMaker / Microsoft Word / HTML
CorelDraw / Microsoft Outlook / Proficient on Windows and Macintosh OS
SKILLS
• Strong sense of concept development, color theory and typography
• Strong design and illustration skills
• Acute eye for color and graphic layout composition
• Extensive knowledge in color correct and photo manipulation of images at a professional photographic level within a digital environment
• Corporate branding including logo design
• Page layout design
• Trade show display design
• Extensive fine art drawing and painting skills in a variety of materials such as water color, charcoal, pen and ink and acrylic paints
WORK EXPERIENCE
Royal Performance Group – Lisle, Illinois
Marketing/Graphic Designer
November 2007 – Present
Duties: Produce and design print and Internet advertisements involving reward and incentive programs for Shell Oil Company. Communicate with Directors of Sales and Marketing to ensure projects are being completed according to schedule and specifications.
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Coordinate the design and production of all flyer, website, email blast, forms and advertisements
Maintain and expand Client and Prospect contact list in ACT
Responsible for all in-house advertising and outside marketing
In charge of maintaining and organizing Stock image library
Directly responsible for convention booth design and implementation and convention planning and presence
Terco, Inc. – Bloomingdale, Illinois
Marketing/Graphic Designer
August 2005 - October 2007
Duties: Produces and designs print advertisements, product sheets and posters for domestic and international marketing use for a global aerosol filling company. In charge of update the company’s web site and coordinating any up and coming trade show events.
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Coordinate the design and production of all advertising print, posters and equipment literature brochures
Responsible for all in-house advertising and outside marketing
Assist in managing inaugural domestic and international advertising campaign, including media planning advertisements with magazine companies such as Spray Technology, Aerosol Europe, Cossma and Aerosol La Revista
Directly responsible for convention booth design and implementation and convention planning and presence
Updating and maintaining company web site: www.terco.com
National Data Services of Chicago - St. Charles, Illinois
Document Designer
June 2003 - August 2005
Duties: Design and layout of intricate documents and forms such as Case Report Forms, client billing protocol forms and booklets. In charge of preparing documents to be sent to a printers. May steps include scanning images, creation color proofs and conforming color specifications to the printer requirements. Accounts: State Farm, SBC, Marriott, Sprint, Advocate Health Care, Winston Wyatt, Third Millennium and HSHS (Hospital Sister Health System).
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Designed and formatted company newsletter
Supported internal and external clients by designing and programming document templates and formats using IBM Page Printing Formatting Aid such as JSL programming
Review all preflight computer file to assure all elements are included and that it will print properly to an output device
Pacific Sunwear - Aurora, Illinois
Retail Sales Associate
December 2000 - June 2003 and August 2004 - July 2005
Duties: Sales, customer service and window display layout.
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knowledgeable on all company products
Maintain and restock inventory
Build the sale by suggesting additional merchandise from your area to complement the customers purchase
Make the customer the number one priority and assist in their merchandise selection by using general Customer Service skills
Woodridge Chamber of Commerce - Woodridge Illinois
Freelance
April 2007
Design running race registration brochure for Woodridge Chamber of Commerce in Illinois
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Coordinate and production or registration brochure
Women’s Criminal Defense Bar Association – Chicago, Illinois
Freelance
October 2006
Logo design for a criminal defense bar association.
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Coordinate and design corporate branding and logo design
Responsible for establishing company's corporate identity
Chase Land Group - Wheaton, Illinois
Freelance
January 2005
Design Business cards and redesign logo for their real estate web site
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Coordinate and design corporate branding and logo design
Responsible for establishing company's corporate identity
Freelance
March 2003
Designed Logo for analytical business group.
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Coordinate and design and production of the T-shirts embroidered logo
BFA, Graphic Design, American Academy of Art Chicago, Illinois, 2003