Sales Design

Career Summary:

I have * years experience as a graphic design professional and I have

gained excellent knowledge in maintaining corporate brand identity through

designing various marketing collateral for internal and external business

communications.

I am very passionate about design and use Adobe Creative Suite programs

such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign extensively. I see one of my

major strengths being my motivation to excel in any project I am assigned

which can be seen in my design work.

Education:

Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC

Bachelor of Arts in Art - Concentration in Graphic Design, December 2005

Minors in Business Administration and Social Sciences

Experience& Freelance work:

Swisher Hygiene, Charlotte, NC

Marketing/Graphics Specialist, March 2008 - present

. Provide marketing and graphic support to over 20 corporate account

executives on National Accounts Team for daily sales presentations and

proposals

. Works with VP of Marketing to design effective sales brochures,

product information sheets, promotional pieces and other vital visual

aids needed to generate accounts and increase sales

. Partner with Information Technology Team to design and maintain

Microsoft Sharepoint portals, web templates and graphics for internal

web applications

Freelance Graphic Designer, January 2007 - present

. Implement creative and effective marketing solutions for small

businesses including logo design, direct mailers, letterhead, business

cards, print ads and informational websites

Cato Corporation, Charlotte, NC

Graphic/CAD Designer, October 2005- March 2008

. Designed, updated and maintained internal marketing materials such as

trend booklets, seasonal color cards and color stories

. Worked closely with Fashion Director to coordinate seasonal trend and

color information such as brochures, power point presentations and

glossaries

. Partnered with merchants and product managers to design prints and

patterns

. Created a variety of apparel based graphics including screen prints,

labeling, and packaging

. Produced accurate and detailed illustrations for use by product

development and vendors

. Developed extensive apparel line drawings for tech packages and

corporate FLEX system

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Adobe Creative Suite 2-4

(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress

6.1, NED Graphics Print and Fashion Design Studio Software, Color iControl,

Microsoft Sharepoint and Sharepoint Designer 2007

References and samples available upon request

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