Oak Forest, Illinois, United States
A versatile and insightful Graphic Designer and Production Artist with over 10 years’ experience in multimedia, marketing, and print design. Exceptional communication skills necessary to further collaborative goals and facilitate dynamic and original works. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations; talented at building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships. Passionate and inventive creator of marketing strategies and campaigns; accustomed to performing in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on accuracy and time management. Innovative and creatively able to adapt to time sensitive, constantly changing business environments, prioritize multiple tasks, and meet demanding deadlines. Looking to utilize my diverse background with a respected organization that rewards hard work and innovation. Specialties: 4-color process, art trafficking, branding and identity, database management, desktop publishing, digital asset management, digital photography, DTP (direct to plate) press plate output, image editing, photo research, pre-press
• Creates and manages brand development of ads, brochures, catalogs, newsletters and postcards. • Provides design direction, ideas, and leadership assistance to creative marketing team. • Researches references for inspiration during the brainstorming process to determine which designs would best express the client’s needs.
• Initiated the image editing and resizing needs of over 3,000 product images for the redesign and re-launch of corporate website which took place in December of 2012.
• Oversaw the creation, implementation, management, and company-wide use of a digital asset management system to allow for improved image searches and more flexible document retrieval. • Documented, located and managed digital assets from network servers to create 2 separate digital libraries for corporate image assets. • Composed and recorded metadata, edited and prepared assets for media storage and proliferation.
• Provided design and layout revisions for about 10-15 projects per week which increased productivity and decreased photo purchasing costs of the marketing department by 20%. • Created email blasts, newsletters for both print and online usage, point of sale print ads, posters and PowerPoint presentations. • Collaborated with production manager and senior designers to ensure workable marketing plans, effective design, and smooth production of all projects from concept through final printing.
• Set up and managed external communications with over 40 different vendors, requesting product and image samples for corporate website and print collateral • Produced files for both print and web usage through image manipulation, accurate color correction and file optimization. • Provided marketing department with photo research, proofreading, scanning, and digital asset management needs for both print and online media files.