Jay Cronin

832-***-****

acf8bu@r.postjobfree.com

*** ****** **** ***, ******, Texas 77535

PERSONAL SUMMARY

Highly creative, detail oriented and multitalented graphic designer with extensive experience in logo,

apparel and print design

Proven ability to successfully produce many types of color separations for offset and screen printing

9 years of design experience in a professional promotion and print environment

Passion for design and creativity and a strong drive to consistently complete work on schedule

Talent for working with typography and letter forms to create easily recognizable and memorable logo

design and well organized print design

Able to work as part of a team with other designers, printers, photographers, web developers and

marketing specialists

EXPERIENCE

ARTISTIC STITCHES April 2006 – July 2014 Humble, TX

Art Department Manager, 2009 – 2014

Managed collaboration and design for logos and corporate identities according to each company’s

requests and branding guidelines

Managed production schedules related to all artwork and screen print orders

Managed and trained other staff artists

Consulted with customers to develop concepts and layouts from their suggestions, ideas and

required information or event themes

Created visually appealing designs for apparel printing, offset printing, trade show materials,

banners and promotional products

Created production ready files for jobs not being produced in-house

Produced color separations from spot color vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator, full color raster

artwork in Adobe Photoshop and 4 color process separations for screen printing for all apparel

printing, decoration and design

Screen Print Department Manager, 2006 – 2009

Coordinated all responsibilities in the screen print department

Organized incoming orders by due date and scheduled production due dates and printing deadlines

Controlled supplies and inventory checklists and reported misprints or damaged materials

Worked as a team member for print production, consulting with graph ic designers, sales

departments and printers in all aspects of the printing process on both manual and automatic

screen print presses

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, 2012

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas

Associate of Arts in Visual Communications, 2008

Lone Star College, Kingwood, Texas

DESIGN SKILLS

Experience:

10 years of graphic design experience with a primary focus in logo design, corporate and local

promotion, event advertising and apparel design

9 years of screen printing experience on both manual and automatic printing presses

6 years of color separation and registration experience

1 year of packaging design experience creating product packaging and logo application variations in 3-

dimensional design including environmental graphic design

Highly developed sense of balance and hierarchy and strict attention to alignment and all forms of letter

spacing

Produce high quality, detailed, original illustrations or photographic illustrations

Strong hand skills including hand lettering, life drawing, cartoon drawings and other forms of studio

artwork such as watercolor, oil paintings, mixed media and various types of p rint making

Software:

10 years of experience in Adobe Creative Suite: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign

SCHOLARSHIPS, ART SHOWS & CONTESTS

Yellow Rose Brewing Label Design Contest, 1st place winner – Bottle Label and Product Packaging, 2013

Senior Graphic Design Exhibition, 2012

“We Art Here” Juried Art Show, honorable mention, 2012

Kenneth Zonker Scholarship, winner – Mural Design, 2012

American Advertising Federation Conference – Group Competition, 2011

“The Collection” Art Gallery Show, 2011

Stanley E. Lea Scholarship, 1st place winner – Printmaking/Drawing, 2011

INTERNSHIPS & NON PROFIT WORK

2007-2008 Internship at the Designs In Print department at Lone Star College - Kingwood

2007 Non-profit design work for "Heart of Sailing" organization’s promotion and advertising

2014 Non-profit design work for “Longboarding for Peace – Blood from Boarders” blood drive campaign

and promotion

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