Management Project

Linda Latino

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Professional Profile

DYNAMIC DESIGNER WITH VERSATILE EXPERTISE IN MARKETING, PACKAGING, AND

DIRECTION IN MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES.

INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE, FLEXIBLE THINKER WITH PROVEN STRENGTHS IN

UNDERSTANDING CLIENT NEEDS, DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS, AND OBTAINING MARKET

SHARE. PASSIONATE AND ON TREND BRINGING FRESH INSPIRATION TO WORK.

RECOGNIZED FOR EFFICIENT PROBLEM SOLVING, ORGANIZATION, MULTI-TASKING,

ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND MEETING DEADLINES WITH EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING ALL

PHASES TO DELIVERED PRODUCT. CORE STRENGTHS IN:

Creative and diverse concepting Strategic planning and cost-saving

Works effectively within teams and contributions

independently Regional and Global Promotions

Communicates clearly both orally and Brand Development and extension

visually Job Cycle: from concept to

Excellent team building and interpersonal completion

skills

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

ADVERTISING PUBLISHING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PHARMA FINANCE

PACKAGING COSMETIC EDUCATION

SOFTWARE SKILLS mac or pc

EXPERT: ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE; PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, QUARKXPRESS

Acrobat, ImageReady, InDesign, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Flightcheck,

Preflight, prepress, FTP,

type management software, Proprietary software and databases.

Experience in: Flash, Dreamweaver, Director, Go Live, Front Page

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTING / FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR / DESIGNER / DIGITAL ILLUSTRATOR

2001, 5/03-1/04, PRESENT

< Project management, concept, design, and art direction for publications,

corporate communications, brand support, packaging, and web

< Photoshop illustration, post production, compositing, retouching,

traditional illustration, web and infographics

< Package design for consumer and pharmaceutical products

< Prepress, print, press and vendor management

< Production, pre-press, pre-flight, approvals

Agency: Draftfcb Gillespie CommonHealth Natrel

Communications

Torre-Lazur Communications Noble Associates Source

Communications

Pharma: Pfizer Stryker Howmedica Ranbaxy Financial: Lord

Abbett

Publishing: Pearson Education/Prentice Hall Troll Associates

Insurance: Atlantic Mutual

Mesirow Financial Marketing Proposals / Info graphics / Branding

design 10/2009 - 4/2010

< Assemble proposals for highest level executives to procure consulting

engagements, produced with a sense of urgency

< Proposals for services included interim management, UCC, restructuring,

litigation matters, due diligence, wind down operations and performance

improvement, technical advisory services and valuation services

< Review and approve all proposal collateral for brand management,

compliance and content

< Project management, presentations, technical graphics, photo research and

retouching, B2B communications, intranet postings, database input and

research requests

Lazard Asset Management, New York City Senior Graphic Designer 2005 -

2009

< Design for advertising, collateral, identity, presentations, web graphics

and exhibit

< Branding for several projects, initial fund offering, internal and

external series, and event

< Digital Illustration, photo research, licensing and purchasing,

retouching, managed shared image database

< Prepress and print management

Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ Associate Art Director 2001 -

2003

Project Management, Concepting, Design, Branding and Art Direction:

< Collaborated with marketing and editors to develop innovative design

concepts for targeted products

< Publications, books, newsletters, corporate communications, exhibit,

identity, media, posters, advertising, catalogs, packaging, collateral,

web graphics

< Immaculate production files, managed all phases pre-press, quality

control and approvals through press run

< Creation of complex and DCS files for spot work, complications solved on

client submissions of art, print management, troubleshooting

Somerset County Technical Institute Instructor (Evenings) 1999 -

2008

< Authored and instructed basic and advanced 16 week seminars in Adobe

Photoshop, QuarkXPress, substitute in others

Previous Experience

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY PACKAGE / GRAPHIC DESIGNER

< Developed package and peripheral materials; designed for product launches

and redesign of existing products

and line extensions. Designed and contributed to structural package

design of product.

< Corporate and Product Branding, Logos, Presentations

< Production, Prepress and print management

< Supervise temporary help

EDUCATION

BOSTON UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MA: BFA, BACHELOR OF FINE ART; MAJOR: GRAPHIC

DESIGN,

Rhode Island School of Design: Illustration and Fabric Design,

Pratt Institute, NY: semester on Director software Printmaking /

Drawing and Art History abroad in Venice, Italy

Somerset County Technical Institute: Web Authoring - HTML, Dreamweaver,

Flash and FrontPage

Noble Desktop: Dreamweaver, Photoshop techniques seminar

Rochester Institute of Technology: "Printing for people who aren't

Printers,"

Thunder Lizard, Photoshop Conference NYC: "Technique: Digital Artists at

Work"

NJ Center for the Visual Arts: Experimental Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic,

Color, Composition and Drawing, Mosaic

Manhattan Printing Industries: Advertising, Typography, Printing Processes

and Pre-Press (semesters)

Associations

SOMERSET COUNTY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE: MEMBER OF ADVISORY BOARD

American Red Cross: Volunteer designer

NAPP, National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Photoshop Illustrators Network

Food Bank of NJ: Volunteer

Children's Specialized Hospital: Volunteer

Habitat for Humanity: Volunteer

References and Letters of Recommendations furnished upon request.

See also http://www.linkedin.com/in/lindalatino

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