Alice A. Lowery
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Work Experience:
Chicago Art Production Services Chicago, IL 12 years
Production Artist
Provided services for many major ad agencies
Produced finished materials on a wide variety of media,
including print ads, brochures,
mailers, magazines and outdoor advertising
Handled the bulk of production on airline account:
Created and revised layouts; customized and shipped ads for 30
markets (40+ pubs total)
Set type; refined for visual appeal; identified fonts from
samples and set to match;
eliminated font conflicts
Checked files for size, live/trim/bleed, spelling errors,
missing fonts and images
Checked support files for spot color, format, resolution and
DMAX
Packaged files; created PDFs and TIFFITs; downloaded; sent via
email or AdSend;
uploaded to FTP
Arranged pages into printer spreads; made backed-up, trimmed
dummies
Printed Fuji, Epson, HP and Kodak Approval color proofs; sent
film separations
Prepared files for press; assembled press layouts; made plates
N.W. Ayer & Partners Chicago, IL 2 years
Graphic Artist
Assembled 4/C, spot color and b/w ads
Prepared 4/C brochures, folders and various printed pieces
Set type on all files
Rendered logos and maps
Proofread materials before releasing to vendors
Scanned and retouched photos and floor plans
Collaborated with art directors on design
Computer Skills:
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Acrobat
Quark Xpress
MS Word
MS PowerPoint
MS Excel
Education:
American Academy of Art Chicago, IL
Associate's Degree in Graphic Design