Nicholas Farley has over 10 years of experience in graphic design. He received graphic design certificates from The Creative Circus and Lanier Technical College. He has worked as a graphic designer for several companies, including Fidelity Bank, Georgia System Operations, and The Beer Connoisseur Magazine. Farley also runs his own freelance design business, Nic Farley Design, LLC. He has received several design awards and is proficient in Adobe Creative Suite programs as well as other design software.
1. NICHOLAS FARLEY185 MONTAG CIR. UNIT 245 • ATLANTA, GA • NICFARLEY@GMX.COM • NICFARLEY.COM • 678.773.6282
EDUCATION
The Creative Circus, Graphic Design Program,
2008 - 2010
Lanier Technical College, Graphic Arts Certificate Program,
2006 - 2007
RECENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Fidelity Bank
Atlanta, GA
Graphic Designer August 2015 to Present
• Full-time in-house graphic designer
• Billboard design, Marta bus wrap, print collateral and
web design
Georgia System Operations
Tucker, GA
Graphic Designer July 2013 to August 2015
Production Artist July 2013 to August 2015
• Full-time in-house graphic designer for an energy company
• Produce posters, business cards, newsletters, flyers and more
The Beer Connoisseur Magazine, On Tap Publishing, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Intern – Graphic Designer July 2009 to Jan 2010
Graphic Designer Jan 2010 to July 2013
Sales & Marketing Jan 2012 to July 2013
• Part of the initial team to design and publish this magazine
• Sold magazine subscriptions on daily deal sites
• Sold advertising space in the magazine
Nic Farley Design, LLC
Marietta, GA
Freelance Designer 2009 to Present
• LaunchPad Pro – Social media web and phone application
• Cox Media - Corporate sales brochure
• Rally Foundation - Logo design contest winner
AWARDS
IABC Award of Excellence 2013
NRECA Award, Gold Best Event 2014
IABC Communication Skills, Gold 2014
Spot Light of Excellence 2015
SOFTWARE SKILLS
- Adobe InDesign CS4 and above
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 and above
- Adobe Illustrator CS4 and above
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- QuarkXpress
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
OTHER PERTINENT SKILLS
- Strong Photography Skills
- Audio Editing skills
- WordPress Design skills
- Event Coordination
- Sales & Marketing
REFERENCES
Available upon request