julie m brzozkiewicz
graphicdesigner
e abi8oc@r.postjobfree.com
h 3316 S Lituanica Ave Chicago, IL 60608
w br3zdesign.com
education
The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, Visual Communications 2008
The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Associate's Degree in Applied Science, Graphic Design 1999
technical skills
proficient in:
Macintosh and Windows environments
QuarkXPress
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, Bridge, Streamline,
PageMaker,
Distiller and Dimensions
Microsoft Entourage/Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Aldus PageMaker
Fractal Design Painter
experience with:
Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver
Microsoft Project
Meeting Room Manager
TypeStyler
Hijaak Pro
CorelDraw
Freehand
work experience
Design Assistant - Consultant
Manpower - on assignment with McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, IL
February 2010 - present
administrative assistant duties combined with helping the graphic designer
with overflow work and helping to direct photo shoots for various e-
Learning modules
Graphic Designer and IT Coordinator
Visual Marketing Inc., Chicago, IL
November 2000 - February 2010
created graphics for various point-of-purchase displays
illustrated, photographed and write instruction sheets for various types of
displays
incorporated client identity with point-of-purchase needs
corresponded with service bureaus, silk screeners, vinyl cutters,
lithographers and printers
preflighted all files for output
created ads for trade publications, corporate identity pieces and in-house
sales materials
handled all production artwork for entire design department
on-site troubleshooting for all computer workstations and servers in both
platforms
handled all issues with cross-platform files
organized upgrade on design Macs from OS9 to OSX (system software and all
applications)
moved all general office staff from Mac OS 8.6 to Windows XP environment to
be more
cohesive with accounting, vendors, software upgrades and client needs
made and maintained PDF archive on server of over 600 instruction sheets
for varied displays
and clients dated from 1996-2010
archived all old software in fire-proof media safe
responsibility to take server backups offsite each week
created and maintained list of all software and hardware for each
workstation
administered all data and phone services
Photographer
FanFoto, Chicago, IL
March 2009 - present
Fan photography at both U.S. Cellular Field and Wrigley Field during
baseball season on the weekends.
Photographer
Dreamcatcher Productions, Oak Forest, IL
December 2006 - December 2008
Wedding photography and post-production color correction work.
Graphic Designer
The Vidette-TIMES, Valparaiso, IN
November 1999 - October 2000
designed newspaper advertisements for clients
prepared inserts and flyers for print
worked on extremely tight deadlines
checked film for full-color ads before press time
Customer Service Supervisor
Kmart #7042, Valparaiso, IN
August 1996 - April 1999
experience with most photo equipment including digital and film cameras,
film types and processing?
knowledge of computer accessories, audio/video equipment?
trained new cashiers?
supervised up to twelve checkout operators at a time?
helped with layouts, shelf stocking and inventory in the home electronics
department