Marketing Project

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Education University of Northern Colorado B.A.: Journalism

Emphasis in Advertising 1994

Minor: Visual Arts UNC Honors Graduate

Work History Freelance Artist Production and Graphic Artist

February 2009-present

The Integer Group, Lakewood, CO Project Lead, Graphic Artist

January 2001-February 2009

Momentum, St. Louis, MO Production Artist

July 1999-January 2001

VANGO Graphics, Denver, CO Graphic, Production, and Pre-Press

Artist December 1995-April 1999

Royal Publications, Denver, CO Graphic Artist

August 1994-January 1996

Work The Integer Group .Project Lead responsibilities

included mentoring and training junior artists

Experience .Received the Excellence in Production

Services award for the lead work on the

Coors NFL Binder project which won the Coors

Light sponsorship of the NFL

.Assigned as lead artist to the Dex client team

for two years. Created, implemented,

and maintained a new workflow for the

production team to gain productivity

.Worked on production of the winning client

pitch for Proctor and Gamble

.Co-wrote a new production process to gain

efficiencies on print ads

.Maintained positive working relationships with

members of other departments

.Execution of final art elements, adhering to

client corporate logo standards

.Built high-resolution Photoshop, Illustrator,

and InDesign files

.Clients included MillerCoors, Molson U.S.A.,

Proctor and Gamble, Polaris,

White Wave, Coca-Cola, Qwest, Dex, Corporate

Express, Quest Diagnostics,

Denver Art Museum, Alzheimer's Association

Colorado Chapter

Momentum .Created and produced the die-cut envelope and

credentials for the

Reggie Award-winning promotion Central Park in

Blue for American Express

.Worked with Art Directors, Writers, Account

Executives, and Print Production

to build final, high-resolution files for

various media

.Loaded disks with final elements for printing

then archived files onto database

.Coached other teammates and freelancers on

departmental procedures

.Clients included Anheuser-Busch, American

Express, Monsanto Family,

Boise Cascade Office Products, Gateway, Coca-

Cola, Shell/Texaco

VANGO Graphics .Produced a wide variety of marketing

materials and advertisements

.Drum and flatbed scanned, color-corrected, and

retouched images

.Trapped and imaged film via Panther

Imagesetter

.Built Fuji Matchprints, Color Keys, and Epson

5000 proofs

.Clients included Colorado Lottery, U.S.

Women's Open, Denver Art Museum,

RTD, National Kidney Foundation, Castle Pines

Golf Club, Bradley Motorsports

Royal Publications .Designed, wrote, and produced

wholesale catalogs and related advertising materials

.Maintained contact with printers for bidding

and press checks

.Programmed and managed a FoxPro database of

copy and images

Skills Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Quark,

Word, Excel

Other .Represented the Colorado Department of Transportation while working

with Kinzley-Hughes on Bike Week

Experience marketing and promotions

.Researched, created, and presented a marketing plan and ads to

Ford for the Mercury Mystique through a

University of Northern Colorado (UNC) project

.Designed advertisements for the Northern Colorado Center of

Deafness and the Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation

.Elected Vice President of Promotions for the UNC Marketing

Association

.Served as the UNC Liaison to the Denver Business Marketing

Association

Activities Volunteer and Fund-Raiser at Trinity Lutheran Early

Childhood Learning Center 2008-present

Playgroup Coordinator 2005-present School Supply

Drive for Community Ministry 2007

Denver Media Group/Design to Print 1997-2004 American

Marketing Association (AMA) 1992-1994

UNC Marketing Association (UNCMA) 1992-1994 Business Marketing

Association (BMA) 1992-1994

Honors and Golden Key National Honor Society 1992-present Excellence in

Production Services, Integer 2002

Awards Outstanding Academic Achievement, AMA 1994 UNC

Dean's List of Academic Distinction 1994

UNC Honors Program 1992-1994 Provost's Honor Freshman

Scholarship 1990

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