Dennis Perez

**** ******* ***. ***** *********, CA. 91605 818-***-****

acuwxf@r.postjobfree.com

Online Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/artist/twindennis

California State University, Long Beach December 2014 Bachelors of Arts: Studio Arts - Option in Graphic Design

Cumulative GPA: 3.0 Major GPA: 3.2

Qualifications:

Graphic Design I: Introduction to Graphic Design Class:

Explored formal constructs of combining type and image.

Enhanced understanding of concept development and the relationships of form to content.

Graphic Design II: Intermediate Graphic Design Class:

Developed formal and conceptual skills using type and image. Learned fundamentals of preparing art for print.

Intermediate Typography Class:

Learned the compositional use of type and its relationship to issues of visual hierarchy, readability and page structure.

Learned the value of expressive visual form.

Advertising I: Introduction to Concept Development Class:

Learned how to think more conceptually through creating print ads.

Learned to understand the foundations of setting an objective, planning a creative strategy

Experience

Synergy Distribution Nov 2015- Present Graphic Designer

Supervisor to 6 interns- Lead on 4+ projects, making sure work is finished on time; give input on website/designs seeing it through completion.

Research and brainstorm 4+hours weekly on research to ensure the designs and advertisements are up to date and portray exactly what we want.

Design 3+ Marketing flyers promoting different products bi-weekly.

Create or edit 2+ websites weekly to maintain brand recognition and make sure everything is up to date.

Utilizing Sendblaster/Constant Contact to create 4+ different email blast designs each week to send out to companies 5,000+ contacts.

Compile lists of contacts and potential clients using Excel to create a database. Database would then be transferred to ACT software to make it easier for our agents.

Lynch Archer PR Entertainment Nov 2015- Present Freelance Graphic Designer

Create and edit EPK’s (Electronic Press Kit) for 3+ clients bi-weekly by designing backgrounds, choosing font styles, and specific color palettes.

Design 2+Flyers weekly pertaining to events and parties and 2+ logos for clients per week by communicating and adapting to what is wanted.

Utilized emails and social media sites to promote events and companies by creating banners and graphics to market and advertise events/clients.

Hero’s Pride/Emblems Enterprise July 2015- Present Graphic Designer

Scan and take photos of 40+ items daily and clean any mistakes that may occur in the process.

Added 40+ photos and 40+ items into the website daily and making sure everything is up to date and correct.

Designed 4+ Email Signatures monthly showcasing new weekly products. Sent to 100+ clients daily by our agents for marketing.

Utilizing Excel to create spreadsheets of all 4,000+ items in our inventory to see what we are missing. Would send these out to supervisors to correct of database.

Work closely with CEO making sure everything was done correctly and listen to critiques.

Digital Niche Agency-Internship April 2015 - July 2015 Graphic Design Intern

Improve current design to ensure cohesion between files. Each file would have a designed element making it recognizeable to our brand.

Designed 4+ Banner Ads weekly for clients to be used in different websites. Banner ads generated 10,000+ clicks per week diverting traffic to client’s site.

Cooperate with staff to insure the best approach to any tasks.

49ers Shop Dining Hall Aug 2012 - Dec 2014

Skills Proficient in:

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Adobe Office: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign Web Design: WordPress, Godaddy, Wix

Email Blasts: Sendblaster, Constant Contact

Bilingual Fluent in conversational and written Spanish.