Lindsey Snyder
*************@*****.***
Desired Position: Production Artist or Designer
Summary of Qualifications
-Experience in print production process using industry standard software
-Experience working within brand standards in a corporate environment
-Broad skill set-from photography to customer service
Experience
Design Assistant Hunter Douglas Hospitality, Chicago, IL (2010-present)
-Create production-ready files for marketing materials, working from
concept sketches and mock-ups
-Create sell sheets and launch packages detailing new collections in PDF
format for sales representatives
-Style and photograph new collections for marketing materials and HDH web
site
-Photograph individual SKUs and retouch, crop and tile for use in digital
renderings
-Assist with product development, including textile constructions,
colorways, and industry-standard testing
-Re-color patterns in AVA CAD/CAM
-Train new staff in recoloring patterns with AVA CAD/CAM
-Source fabrics from design library
-Maintain organized physical product development folders and intranet files
Costume Designer The Moving Architects, Chicago, IL (2010)
-Hand-rendered concept sketches; measured dancers and drafted patterns;
sourced fabric and sewed costumes
Shift Supervisor Argo Tea, Chicago, IL (2010)
-Supervised teams of up to five baristas; managed floor and assessed cafe
needs; handled customer service needs
Digital Photography Instructor - PEOPLE Summer Program UW-Madison,
Madison, WI (2009)
-Designed course to introduce high-school students to digital photography
and fundamental design principles
Activity Director The Heights Assisted Living, Evansville, WI (2008-2009)
-Planned and published monthly activity calendar; led daily events;
photographed events for newsletter
Picture Framer The Great Frame Up, Madison, WI (2008)
-Worked with customers to create custom framing designs; completed all
steps of framing process in-house
Skills
-Proficiency in Adobe CS4 Photoshop / Illustrator / Indesign / Acrobat
-Basic knowledge in Dreamweaver CS4 / HTML / CSS / Flash / Fireworks
-AVA CAD/CAM 4.4
-Digital SLR photography
-Microsoft Office Word / Excel / Powerpoint / Outlook / Publisher
-Mac and PC platforms
Education
2009-10 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Select fine arts studio courses
2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI Bachelor of
Science-Art, Minor in English
Awards and Fellowships
2009-10 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Merit scholarship, emphasis in Sculpture
2007 Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN Intern Artist
Fellowship