11. Luis G. Castro
527 S.Clinton Ave.
Dallas, TX 75208
972.339.8771
flydesignz2@gmail.com
www.luiscastro.carbonmade.com
Talented graphic designer with six years of experience that is highly motivated, creative and
diverse. Seeking a company that demands innovation, creativity and versatility with the
opportunity to advance.
Skills:
• Adobe – Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design
• Adobe Acrobat
• PitStop Pro
• CorelDraw
• SignCut
• Windows 2000 and up, Publisher, Excel, Powerpoint
• Mac
• Fluent in Spanish
Summary of Experience:
04/2012 – Present Clear Channel Outdoors - Arlington
Graphic Designer
Responsibilities include preparing art work for clients. Working with the marketing team to
brainstorm ideas, concepts and effective branding. Correct art design, layout, bleed, color format
and resolution before sending to press. Meet deadlines for production to ensure turnaround.
Design print material for company advertising. Communication with clients was critical in order to
to provide customers with successful eye catching billboards. Meeting with the marketing
manager to brainstorm effective campaigns for potential customers. Printing and creating mock
ups of billboard creative for minis, also in house projects included signage for tents, posters and
banners.
07/10 – 04/2012 Printplace.com, Arlington, Texas
Graphic Designer
Responsibilities include verifying customer artwork to ensure artworks is ready for print. Correct
art design, layout, bleed, color format and resolution before sending to press. Meet deadlines for
production to ensure turnaround. Design print material for company advertising.
10/01/2009 - 04/01/2010 Republic National Distributing Company Grand Prairie, Texas
Red Bull Sales Representative
Job duties included deliver, restock and sell Red Bull products to accounts. Obtain new accounts
and maintain existing relationships with clients in order to support the market and increase sales.
Other duties include merchandising promotional items and advertisement for Red Bull. Also,
update accounts with any changes, events or new Red Bull products.
10/08 - 12/08 (Contract) Cardsdirect.com, Plano, Texas
12. Graphic Artist
Job duties included preparing holiday cards with customer customizations. Such as, placing
company logo, artwork, editing personalization's, verse and placing layout. Other duties included
retouching photos and redesigning company logos. Responsible for pre-flight orders, follow up
and completing orders on a daily basis. Customer service duties include, meeting customer
needs regarding products and handling orders.
04/08 – 08/2008 (Contract) Pixel Media Prints, Dallas, Texas
Production Artist
Job duties included utilizing various programs for design, printing and plotters. Ability to create
designs that meet customer’s needs and deadlines. Ability to operate a Roland VP-540 for
printing large files and vehicle wraps. Other duties were CD/DVD duplication, label printing and
vinyl cutting for T-shirts and banners.
4/08-05/08 (Temporary) Auto Revista Newspaper, Addison, Texas
Production Artist
Responsibilities included working with Photoshop and Illustrator to update and create ads for
Dallas bilingual newspaper. Tasks included rearranging ads, updating images, descriptions and
creating new layouts for ads. Maintain a great business relationship with new and existing
customers.
01/2007 Westwood College US-Texas-Dallas
Some College coursework completed in Graphics Design
