Julie A. Sullivan
Ph: 630-***-**** / Email: abj4vb@r.postjobfree.com
A highly motivated, experienced professional Graphic Designer
with skills in Advertising Design and Public Relations
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Relate to people at any level of business and management
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Work well under pressure and able to meet tight deadlines
Skilled at handling multiple projects simultaneously and effectively
Able to make changes to designs as needed
Innovated and effective problem-solver
Highly organized
Team player
EMPLOYMENT
American Marketing & Publishing, DeKalb, IL
HomePages Directories
Advertising Designer for local phone book directories/Ad changes for the
entire design department
Customer Service representative for the ad changes department
Graphic production responsibilities including acquisition and/or
re-creation of images and logos photographic manipulation including
partial image replacement, enhancement and resizing; and organization
and maintenance of digital library images
Determine the size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy,
select style and size of type and arrange layout based upon available
space and aesthetic design concepts
Responsible for designing advertising and graphic materials to support
current and future corporate campaigns as well as for individual
customer's needs
Managed voice mail/phone calls for advertising changes for entire design
department/company
Set company's record with 300 ad changes for one week
Production Employee of The Month - August 2009
The Home Depot, Naperville, IL
Garden Center Sales Associate
Nursery Specialist
Rose Production, Chicago, IL
Advertising Designer
Designed car ads for various newspapers such as The SunTimes & The Tribune
The Beacon News, Aurora, IL
Advertising Designer
Created advertising materials as needed for internal departments such as
real estate, retail and classified/auto advertising
Outside/In-house advertising such as TV guides, catalogs, inserts and
brochures for direct mail
Responsible for designing advertising and graphic materials to support
current and future corporate campaigns as well as for individual customer's
needs
Using company standards, maintained a consistent look
Rely on experience to suggest creative avenues for advertising to promote
company growth and support underlying company objectives
Determine the size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy,
select style and size of type and arrange layout based upon available space
and aesthetic design concepts
Entire art department won Employee of the Month, March 2001
Rookies Restaurant Bar & Grill, St. Charles, IL
Bartender
OTB, North Aurora, IL
Bartender/Waitress
FREELANCE HISTORY
Sled Dog Sports Inc., Batavia, IL
Created brochures, flyers and package designs for sporting goods equipment
company
O'Malley's Sports Bar & Grill, Aurora, IL
Created children's menu and breakfast, lunch/dinner menus and monthly
calendar
EDUCATION
Graduated with an Associates Degree in Computerized
Graphic Design from Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
COMPUTER HISTORY
Proficient in the graphic industry applications on a Mac: InDesign, Quark,
Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat