1. ANDREA WENDORF 4988 Creek Haven Road, Cottage Grove, WI 53527
GRAPHIC DESIGNER 608.834.3050 u tahwendorf@hotmail.com
VISION: CLEAR
Confident and experienced graphic designer with excellent leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making
abilities. Skilled at combining marketing strategies with targeted and intuitive graphic concepts that move the
intended audience to act. Motivated, passionately creative, and driven by new challenges.
EXPERIENCE: WELL-ROUNDED
From down-and-dirty to spendy, traditional to trendy, I can motivate a message—whatever the medium or method.
Suttle-Straus, Inc. | Waunakee, Wisconsin Lead Graphic Designer, 2006-2010
A premier marketing services provider offering a wide array of printing services,
mailing, and internet-based solutions to a broad spectrum of companies.
u trategized, conceived, and created corporate marketing pieces and campaigns including
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customer education sessions, awareness mailings, and targeted product development programs
u ccomplished in copywriting, data management, traditional and digital print applications, variable
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data imaging, postal regulations, designing for large format output, PURL and e-mail technologies
u Developed complex variable data marketing vehicles
u Worked closely with clients to formulate branding and implement initiatives
u Collaborated with Sales, Marketing, Directors, and Presidents as clients and colleagues
u Actively participated in corporate sales meetings and internal education sessions
u ey member of corporate marketing team
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u stablished and grew the creative department to serve a diverse
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group of clients with unique business needs
u Reported to the Vice President of Client Services
Demco Media Limited Partnership | Madison, Wisconsin Graphic Designer, 1997-2006
Former sister company of DEMCO, Inc. Provided the “best of the best” books to schools and libraries
across the United States as manufactured prebound editions (Turtleback ®) and select publisher originals.
u ole designer responsible for all sales and marketing materials including branding, catalog design
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and production, direct mail, trade show signage, and website design
u Transformed branding from product-focus to customer-focus
u Directed all photography—in-studio as well as on-location; with and without models
u Mastered the presentation of copy and large blocks of type as graphic elements
u stablished procedural improvements for data and content sources to improve output integrity
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and increase production efficiencies
u Effectively managed budget, production, and time constraints as part of a nimble marketing staff
u Collaborated with select vendor partners, negotiating quotes and managing press approvals
u Reported to the Vice President, Director of Marketing
W O R K E T H I C : FA R M G I R L
Need I say more? Hard work is honest work—you harvest what you sow. Be true to the customer, the company,
and yourself and a brand will come to life. The key to exceptional work is to put forth your best—then make it better.
E D U C AT I O N A N D A S S O C I AT I O N S
u BFA, Graphic Design, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire,1997 u Girl Scout Leader, 2007–present
u American Advertising Association–Madison Chapter u Numerous community and networking
u AAF-Madison Display Chair, 2009 and 2010 organizations
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u AAF-Madison, ADDYS: 2008-Silver, 2009-Silver, and 2010-Silver u PIW Best of Category Award, 2010
S O F T WA R E P R O F I C I E N C I E S
u dobe Creative Suite (Macintosh)
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InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat u Extensis Suitcase u Xdata prototype language
u QuarkXPress u Microsoft Office u Working knowledge of Pageflex, MindFire
u FlightCheck u Entourage u Typing Speed: 70 wpm
References available upon request