Graphic Designer Resume

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Award-winning visual communication professional with strong concepts and strategies
Acute detail attention, big-picture vision, analysis, and strategic problem-solving
Writing and editing skills for marketing, training, and documentation
Experience clusters include logos, marketing materials, magazine publishing, product packaging, training materials, technical illustration, and Web design
Cross-platform (MAC/PC) software proficiencies include: Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), QuarkXPress, MS Excel, MS Word and more
Special interest and study in innovation development, training, and collaboration

RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Revised procedures to streamline production
Learned Firebug software to edit HTML and CSS
Increased template set offerings by 47%, and logo library by 89%
Developed a customer preference form for logo creation/update requests, which is part of an iPad app for field sales reps. I also designed the company's first app icon.
One year with zero technical defects in final output files to vendors

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential (freelance)
Owner & Creative Director December 2011 - current

Designer and copywriter for entrepreneurs and small businesses
Clients: Tenet Consulting, MLAthis, Creative Services Group (St. Jude), The Gray Group

Confidential, Professional Services Programs/Practice Branding & Marketing
Graphic Designer September 2010 - November 2011

Lead designer for group functioning as an ad agency for 300+ medical practices
Logos, brochures, Web sites, stationery, newsletters, advertising, promotional items
Development and adaptation of design template sets, tracking resources
Copy writing and editing text, as well as photographic image editing and illustration

Confidential
Production Artist & Editor November 2008 - September 2010

Increased quality of international/multilingual technical product manuals, setting technical and efficiency standards for editing, organization, formatting and re-branding
Special projects: icon design, t-shirt design, copy writing, e-card design, product catalog

Confidential
Advertising Production Manager & Creative Traffic Manager November 2007 - August 2008

Prioritized magazine workflows for 100+ customers
Tracked ad submissions/proofs/approvals. Designed, wrote, edited, and placed display ads.
Outstanding customer service and innovation recognized with seven WOW awards

Confidential
Graphic Designer/Production Artist 2006 - 2007

Assignments: UNT, Voyager Expanded Learning, North Lake College, VERTIS

Confidential
Art Director August 2000 - December 2003

Layout and illustration of three national trade magazines from concept through production cycle
Designed magazine covers, ads and media kits, directed outside illustrators
Four Employee-of-the-Month awards, and regular zero-defect bonuses
Frequent “About the Cover” and headline writing, plus one feature article by-line
Silver Award for Graphic Excellence for cover art direction by ASBPE. Multiple additional awards for teammates' articles with graphic criteria, as well as some with my writing assistance.

Confidential
Art Director, Creative Director, & Production Artist 1992 - 2008

Clients: New York Life, Chicago Title, First Baptist Dallas, Pitney Bowes, Crowley Medical Research, Choice Homes, Byte-Size Concepts (Boeing, S.C. Gatton & Assoc.), WEST International (IBM, GM, USN, USAF, VARO)
Projects: Logos, stationery, brochures, packaging, publishing, specialties, copy writing, naming
Two Texas Graphic Excellence Awards

Confidential
Graphic Designer & Production Artist 1997 - 2000

Assignments: Blockbuster/C-Change, Verizon, Marketing Management, Lockheed Martin, Home Depot, RadioShack, PRIMEDIA, Cowboys & Indians magazine, Temerlin McClain, Stevens Publishing (hired by client)
Projects: Design of catalogs, packaging, advertising, magazines, sales/training materials, writing

Confidential
Desktop Department Manager, Resource Coordinator, & Archive Manager 1992 - 1996

Clients: Frito-Lay, Roman Meal Bread, Cryovac, Owens Corning, Pedigree, State Fair Foods, Pilgrim's Pride, California Corrugated, Neiman Marcus, D Magazine, Victoria's Secret
Projects include: Flexographic packaging design and production, ads, calendars, brochures, catalogs, image editing, and image archive management
Supervised seven direct reports

Confidential
Senior Illustrator & Team Lead 1989 - 1992

Clients: US Military branches, Aerospatiale Helicopter, GM-Saturn, NATO, Hughes Aircraft
Projects: Training materials, technical illustration, marketing presentations, and media support
Founder, publisher, feature writer, editor and producer of HighligHTS monthly newsletter
Recognized as Employee of the Year
Supervised eight direct reports

EDUCATION & CONTINUED EDUCATION Advertising with English minor
Web Developer Certification
Innovation Certification
BS in Business Management (2013 candidate)

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