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Adobe
Photoshop CS3Illustrator CS3In Design CS3Image Ready CS3
Macromedia
Dreamweaver 8
Fireworks 8
Flash 8 |
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Objective
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To play a key role in the development of creative and marketing services with a financially sound company that will allow me to use my knowledge and skills in print or web based design, layout or production.
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Summary of Expertise
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Expertise in creative/marketing services, graphic/web design, and trafficking.
Effective in developing and managing strategy for advertising and marketing programs.
Proactive leader with over 10 years experience in sales, graphic design, art production, advertising, marketing, and managing vendor partnerships
Experience also includes emphasis on acquisition, visual merchandising, cross selling, brand management, and strategic planning.
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Professional Experience
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| May 2008 — January 2009 |
Young and Rubicam
Graphic Designer/Production Artist/Photoshop Specialist
Worked with a large group of different team players to deliver and convey concepts for Ads through story boarding techniques for a variety of companies such as:
Round Table Pizza
Blue Shield
Texaco
Chevron
Snapple
Delo Ursa
Invisalign
Worked effectively with Merchandisers to provide quality Creative Services.
Assist in digital image retouching and print conceptualization and production.
Development and production of printed materials for several companies such as:
Mavricks Surf
Texaco
Chevron
Snapple
Delo Ursa
Canada Dry
Diet Dr Pepper
AMD
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| Dec. 2007 — Present |
24 Seven
Graphic Designer / Production Artist
Bring mock up web site designs to life with the production of XHTML with advanced CSS and div layer indexing. Coordinate with the team to assure that the best production will be possible while sometimes embellishing on the existing layout and overall design.
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| Nov. 2004 — Present |
The Creative Group
Graphic Designer / Production Artist
As a skilled contractor/consultant, provide quality creative/marketing services, graphic and web design for a variety of highly visible, recognized companies, such as:
Cost Plus World Market, Oakland, California
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland California
Walmart.com, Brisbane, California
Yahoo Inc., Sunnyvale, California.
Grey San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Reactrix Inc, San Francisco, California.
Manage and assist the production life cycle of creative/marketing collateral (print and web) through various implementation stages including scheduling and trafficking, collateral production, project management, vendor management, plan of strategy.
Produce professional print and web collateral: newsletters, brochures, sales aids, HTML email, and animated web banners while maintaining brand image. Create web page layouts for heavily visited websites.
Manage multiple merchandise images, set up filing system and tracking. Involved in the editing of digital photos, oversee and audit creative collateral. Assist in development of website content, photos and graphics. Provided copywriting services for web and print channels. Worked effectively with Merchandisers to provide quality creative services. Assist in digital image retouching and print conceptualization and production. Manage and coordinate projects with print and web vendors.
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| Sept. 2001 — Present |
Sparkplug New Media - Graphic
Designer
Provide quality creative and marketing services for clients, mainly small business/sole proprietors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Handle all projects from start to finish to delivery of final and completed products.
Execute the creation and development of quality print flyers, advertisements and merchandising items for nightlife entertainment industry in the San Francisco Bay Area and along the West coast. Design website interfaces and print collateral to client specifications. Manage the creation of projects from initial concept to final print and production. Provide website design and development services. Consult in the development, enhancement, and optimum performance for client web sites and marketing collateral.
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| Sept. 1999 — Feb. 2001 |
Fogdog Sports Imagery Coordinator
Proactively assisted merchandisers in the development and sales of product and product strategies.
Provided color correction, enhancements, and restoration of advertising images. Consulted on web specific images and aesthetics of merchandise photos. Provided support for Creative Services team. Managed multiple print and web creative projects simultaneously. Produced and crafted highly advanced image compositions.
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