Sales Design

**** ********** ******,

Columbus, Ohio ***** Phone: 614-***-****

Email: ********@********.**.***

Laura L. Gallup

Profile 7 years of experience in marketing supporting sales

teams including publication development and

production for both informative purposes and

advertising products (including: proofreading,

editing, and writing). Exceptional technical

proficiency, on both PC and Mac, with InDesign,

Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Acrobat, Microsoft

Office. 3 years of experience creating (using Flash)

and coordinating online advertising products.

Extensive experience in planning, organizing, and

coordinating with departments through all levels of

management and staff. Extensive experience leading

and advising customers on how to best market their

business or services.

Experience 2005-2008 Gannett - Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

Lancaster, OH

Supervisor of Graphics Department

Directed, organized, and coordinated the Graphics

Department. Collaborated with department managers,

sales representatives, editors, copywriters,

photographers, ad agencies, and customers to create,

coordinate, implement, design and layout special

advertising projects and sections, spec and

production ads, ad campaigns, sales kits, flyers,

brochures, mailers, billboard designs, special

sections, commercial printing products, and other

promotional materials for all of the internal and

external clients. Additional responsibilities

included trouble shooting, training employees, and

performing yearly reviews.

Ensured that all deadlines were met on or before

deadline with less than $450 in credits for a

department that produced more than $975,000 of

advertising products in just 6 months.

Accomplished converting the Graphics Department from

Quark to InDesign, which involved training the

employees to use the new computers and software.

Trained the Graphics Department to build internet ads

using Flash.

Converted the department to a new archival database

system (Adtracker) which involved new procedures for

building and saving all ads and art for the ads.

Led the AdQ committee.

Introduced new methods and procedures for

preflighting which eliminated costly credits.

Programs: Adobe Creative Suite - CS4: InDesign,

Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat. Microsoft: Word,

PowerPoint, and Excel. In addition, thorough

knowledge and understanding of large database

programs which store and categorize files for easy

access (AdTracker). Other programs: Mactive and G2.

2001-2005 Gannett - The Newark Advocate Newark, OH

Graphic Designer

Responsibilities included working with the Network

Sales Reps. to create, coordinate, and implement all

design, layout, typesetting, proofing, etc. of

special advertising projects and sections; spec and

production ads; ad campaigns; sales kits; flyers;

mailers; billboard designs; special section covers;

theme/directory page designs; commercial printing

pre-press work and other promotional materials for

all of the core and non-core company businesses.

Extensive knowledge of InDesign, Quark, Photoshop,

Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat and other graphic

design/desktop publishing programs.

Provide color corrections to all photographs, digital

images, and art to be used in ads.

Preflight and produce proper color separation.

Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline oriented

environment.

1999-2000 Kreber Graphics Columbus, OH

Digital Imaging/Color Specialist

Assigned to create the visual images and effects that

were requested by clients. Extensive drum and

flatbed scanning; converting digital images; sizing;

cropping; color correcting; swatch matching; image

manipulation; and four color separations.

Other pre-press responsibilities included producing

match prints and attending to film processors.

1998-1999 This Week Newspaper Columbus, OH

Digital Imaging/Color Specialist

Responsibilities included scanning; sizing; cropping;

color correcting; creating photographic

illustrations; and assisting photographers with film

processing, editing, and photography assignments.

Education The Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree

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