Graphic Designer Resume Profile

KEY SKILLS

Visual Communications Print Web Document Form Layout
Variable Data / Direct Mail Email Marketing Design Public Relations

Front-end Web Design
Sitemap Planning
Website Maintenance
Wordpress Administration
Wordpress Theme Design
Social Media Marketing

Graphic Design
Corporate Identity / Branding
Pre-Press Offset Digital
Digital Illustration
Desktop Publishing

I obtain skills valuable for enhancing company growth utilizing graphic design, marketing, and visual communications for print and online media. I have worked in the industry as a graphic designer and website designer since 1995.

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

Proficient using Mac and Windows operating systems Adobe Creative Suite CS1-6, CC InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Acrobat Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher QuarkXPress Backup systems, computer upgrades, FTP file transfer experience Pre-press and print production offset digital RIP equipment and software platemaking Digital press and variable data experience Web server and email administration Copy editing for print and web based media, including press releases, blogs, and newsletters Website design/development using HTML/XHTML, CSS, WordPress, and basic PHP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Position: Owner/Certified Graphic Designer freelance

Responsibilities: Results-oriented graphic design and communications specialist with an emphasis on print marketing, publishing, website design, and social media. Serve as graphic resource for printing companies, marketing agencies, medical facilities, non-profit organizations, churches, schools, and entrepreneurs.

Services Provided:

Conceptualize and design printed marketing collateral, website graphics, and email campaigns Create websites in HTML/CSS, develop and/or modify WordPress themes and child themes Add new CSS styles and hand-code HTML into pages to achieve unique page layouts Maintain website content by assisting with copywriting, copyediting, and SEO Upgrade scripts and plug-ins, integrate analytics, create website graphics Collaborate with external resource partners to provide printing, copywriting, photography, advanced scripting, and other results-oriented marketing tasks

Confidential

Position: Graphic Designer Contract Labor

Responsibilities: Graphic design of marketing collateral and internal forms primarily for medical and financial industries digital and offset commercial printing variable data printing and mailing work both in-house and remotely

Confidential

Position: Graphic Prepress Designer

Responsibilities: Managed and organized the graphic and prepress department responsible for all areas of prepress including graphic design, typesetting, preflight, troubleshooting, plate making, marketing, equipment maintenance, and website design Achievements: Led the Graphic/Prepress Department during the company's highest grossing years in 2005 and 2006 Created and implemented an efficient prepress protocol for storing, archiving, and tracking orders Provided support, marketing ideas, design, and customer service to a large client base Assisted with quoting, workflow management, administrative tasks, and press schedules as needed

Confidential

Position: Designer / Prepress Assistant

Responsibilities: Graphic design prepress for direct mail advertising designing advertisements using QuarkXPress, Illustrator and Photoshop in a face-paced, deadline driven agency environment Achievements: Served on-call to meet deadlines when full-time staff had overflow work Helped the company save money on overtime by completing overflow design and prepress work Entrusted to work after hours unsupervised due to prior relationship from 1997-2000

Confidential

Position: Communications Director

Responsibilities: Managed design, copy editing and maintenance of the website Typesetting, design, editing, and publishing of the monthly newsletter, Bar Briefs Handled written and verbal publicity press releases, media contact, and photography Assistant Producer for cable TV show, Legally Speaking Producer: Rick Troy Host: Charlie Langton Designed ads for newsletter and website Managed advertiser database and billing for all types of advertising Served as print buyer for all printed materials Provided support and service to all organization members and constituents Organized, promoted, and officiated at events, CLE classes, and fund raisers Served as staff liaison for committee meetings

Confidential

Position: Designer / Prepress Assistant

Responsibilities: Proofreading, typesetting, graphic design, and prepress of print advertising for direct mail company

Confidential

Position: Design Assistant

Responsibilities: Desktop publishing, graphic design, illustration, customer service, image setting, shooting/stripping films, burning plates

Confidential

Position: Construction Lab Technician

Responsibilities: Maintained the architectural drafting and construction labs on campus, ran Diazo prints for the architectural drafting department, designed and implemented bulletin boards, assisted the instructor with classroom projects

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