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Graphic Designer Marketing

Location:
Castro Valley, CA
Posted:
November 22, 2012

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Nicolas Ardelean

San Jose, CA - fxs001@r.postjobfree.com - 408-***-****

Skills

- Highly proficient in Illustrator, PhotoShop, Lightroom, InDesign, FrameMaker, Acrobat, Quark XPress, Microsoft Office, on both Windows and Mac OS platforms.

- Experienced in studio and event photography, digital photo editing, retouching, color correction, image enhancing and manipulation.

- Extremely familiar with printing requirements and typographic conventions, both US and international (including double-byte languages).

- Familiar with DreamWeaver, Flash and Fireworks.

Professional Accomplishments

Designer Fashion Circle October 2012 - Present

Graphic Designer, Photographer

- Conducted catalog photoshoots for several fashion collections.

- Designed promotional marketing material: fliers, brochures, catalogs,

labels.

- Created large scale signage for fashion shows: banners, back drops, etc.

Bay Area Fashion Week July 2012 – September 2012

Lead Photographer and Graphic Designer – Contract.

- Acted as team lead (Media Director) for a 8-days/8-shows fashion event, supervising all related photography and videography.

- Conducted photo shoots for various fashion shows, promotions and fashion designers’ catalogs.

- Created promotional fliers, brochures and event-related marketing material.

HighTech Passport, Ltd., San Jose, CA, October 1998 - March 2012

Senior Graphic Designer and Desktop Publishing Specialist.

- Created and adapted designs and layouts to fulfill target market requirements.

- Worked on complex technical documentation and marketing material including: brochures, CD-sleeves, retail packaging, promo stickers.

- Provided project managers with valuable content analysis and cost estimation.

- Implemented reviewer input and performed final layout QA prior to delivery.

- Trained multiple designers both domestically and overseas, assigned tasks and supervised projects.

- Authored guides for internal use and for customers, covering best practices.

- Excelled in the Adobe Localization Vendor Qualification Test for Windows and Mac OS.

Indigo Print, Bucharest, Romania, June 1997 - October 1998

Graphic Designer and co-founder.

- Created corporate ID packages; logos, letterheads, stationery, brochures, promotional items.

- Designed newspaper and magazine advertisements.

- Performed a-to-z desktop publishing for technical documentation.

Vatran Allianz, Bucharest, Romania, January 1996 - April 1997

Graphic Designer.

- Designed labels, brochures, book covers, retail packaging.

- Prepared camera ready files for the printer and performed final QA.

- Was entrusted with "good to print" authority for hundreds of projects.

Education

Academy of Art (Academia de Arta), Bucharest, Romania, 1992 - 1997

Bachelor of Fine Arts, major in Graphic Design.

Portfolios

For a selection of my Graphic Design work: https://picasaweb.google.com/nardelean/Portfolio?authkey=Gv1sRgCPyovJa99YThlgE

For a selection of my Photography work: www.nicolasardelean.com



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