Assistant Design

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July 11, 2011

christopher j. cole

**** ********* **. *** *******, IL 60016 abg6yb@r.postjobfree.com 773

Creative professional with 15+ years of computing experience including 10

years in Photo Editing,

Digital Retouching, Photography, Print Production and Web Design. Expert

knowledge in Typography,

Color theory & Page layout. Excellent project management skills. Expert in

Photoshop, experienced in CS4/5, FCP, Premiere, Audition, Sketchup, 3DS

Max, HTML and Capture One.

Experience

Freelance Digital Retoucher/Photo Assistant

February 2009 to Current, Des Plaines, IL

Hi volume product photography retouching and cataloging for area

photographers, as well as on-figure digiteching and photo assisting.

Web Designer / E-Commerce, Playboy.com

February 2007 to February 2009, Chicago, IL

Daily updates of content including images, html and xml code. Creation of

html emails, banners, stand pieces, graphics, logos and animation with the

goal to guide the customer down the path to purchase, via strong messaging

and clean design. Collaboration with content providers and ensuring web

site quality, performance and reliability.

Assistant Photography Editor/Senior Image Technician, Playboy.com

February 1999 to August 2002, Chicago, IL

Producing, research, editing, hires scanning, color correcting, cleanup,

exporting and cataloging of all photography posted online.

Freelance Photography Assistant, Playboy Enterprises

1994 to 1997, Chicago, IL

Responsible for the management of all camera equipment, lights, props and

set build up/tear down.

Graphic Designer

1991 to 2008, Chicago, IL

Designed wide range of print and web art ranging from CD & DVD jackets,

circulars and brochures to web splash pages, banner ads and mailers.

Education

Illinois Institute of Art / 2010 - current

BFA Media Arts and Animation

Columbia College of Chicago

Photography

Harrington School of Design

Interior Design