2. Qualifications
● Highly organized and efficient, with the ability to thrive in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment while keeping focus and juggling multiple projects
● Extremely versatile in Adobe Creative Suite as well as supporting applications
● 12+ years experience as a production artist and freelance graphic/digital designer
● Shows flexibility, a willingness to learn, and applies enthusiasm to both administrative and creative duties
● Portfolio demonstrates exceptional technical-production and design skills across various types of medians
● Highly personable and fun to work with; excellent organization abilities, team leadership
Work experience
Abelson Taylor, Chicago, Illinois
Senior Production Artist
September 2007–Present
● Work in a collaborative environment with cross-functional teams, including operations managers, art directors and other various digital artists to coordinate
production of digital, print, presentation and web-ready materials
● Work with numerous printing and digital specifications, including, but not limited to folds, bleeds, die lines, resolutions, formats, colors, layouts and type usage
● Work closely with design team to implement changes in a timely manner while demonstrating the ability to identify and solve production/construction problems
● Ensure accuracy of files by performing several QA steps to validate proper font, color, logo and tag-line usage, as well as general adherence to brand
standards. Improve modify files and formats to increase quality of production and ensure standards are met for several clients
● Check typographic elements for optimal aesthetic value - employ appropriate kerning, tracking and word spacing; adjusting ragged copy, excess
hyphenation, bad spacing, widows orphans; proper set up of hanging indents, columns, paragraph spacing, soft returns and use of styles and master
page elements
● Ability to conceptualize, design, and organize projects when needed
● Work on the development of complex tables, charts, dies, page layout, and packaging while flowing strict client style guidelines
● Execute digital layouts, interactive pdfs, and other interactive elements using Adobe DPS and other supporting Creative Suite applications
● Work in Photoshop layer comps and layer organization based on company standards to ensure file hand-off to development team is as smooth as possible
Motorola Employees Credit Union Schaumburg, Illinois
Marketing Specialist/Graphic Designer
June 2005–March 2006
● Designer and Production Artist of content for external and internal marketing pieces, including: flyers, inserts, posters, newsletters, stationary, and other
marketing material
● Manage vendors for marketing initiatives, as well as research and recommend new vendors
● Managed assigned budget for marketing and project expenses
● Assist in the development and execution of all merchandising tactics for both existing and new products and or promotional programs
● Develop action plans for implementation and communication with other departments
MumdoJo Design, Harwood Heights, Illinois
Freelance Graphic Designer/Owner
May 2003–Present
● Work with clients to create a verity of material including business card, stationary, flayers, brochures, logo, direct mail, t-shirts, menus, invitations, sign-age,
truck wraps, banner ads, email blast, websites and interactive pdfs
● Meet with client to determine marketing and design vision, scopes of work, budgets and deliverable time frames
Skills
InDesign Photoshop After Effects
DPS Edge Audition
Muse Acrobat Premier Pro
Illustrator Dreamweaver
