Sales Assistant

RICHARD YUEN

773-***-**** • ******@*****.***

CAREER SUMMARY

An Advertising/Graphic Design Specialist with over eight years of

experience in print and production

SKILLS

• QuarkXPress, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, HTML, CSS,

Acrobat, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

• Mac and PC platforms

• Traditional mediums: charcoal, colored pencils, pen/ink and

acrylic paint

CAREER EXPERIENCE

U.S. Census Bureau, Chicago, IL, 2010

Crew Leader Assistant

• Assisted crew leader by performing delegated tasks

• Reviewed Census takers work and answered questions

• Performed fieldwork to assist census takers with workload and

difficult residents

Celtic Marketing Inc., Niles, IL, 2005-2009

Graphic Designer/Production Artist

• Designed logos, ads, brochures, invitations, banners and ad

resizing

• Assumed responsibility for all production work in the company

Burrell Communications Group, Chicago, IL, 2001-2005

Freelanced

• Worked on accounts for Verizon, Sears, Toyota, McDonald's

• Assisted Art Director on duties such as graphic layouts, direct-

mails, photo retouching and mounting

St. James Cathedral, Chicago, IL, 2003-2005

Assistant to Communications Director

• Handled affairs of communications department when Director

was away on business

• Job initiation and completion

• Trouble-shooting and vendor liaison

RPM Advertising, Chicago, IL, 2003-2004

Art Director

• Supervised 3 Art Directors in Hertz Car Sales layouts

• Worked on accounts for Hertz Car Sales and The Field

Museum

• Completed direct-mails, billboards, ad layouts, ad resizing,

inserts, coupons, posters

Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago, IL, 2002-2003

Freelanced

• Production work for new business campaign such as making

booklets and mounting large prints

Publications International, Chicago, IL, 2002

Freelanced

• Assembled products such as creating boxes and producing gift

packaging prototypes

JTC Advertising, Chicago, IL, 2002

Freelanced

• Assisted on duties such as proofs, ad layouts and ad resizing

• Assembled marketing ideas for new business campaign

EDUCATION

American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL, 2001

• Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Design

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