Manager Project

JESSICA NIXON

214-***-**** *******@**********.***

www.nixonnotes.com

CREATIVE: DIRECTOR/ MANAGER/CONSULTANT

Brand Development - Creative Design - Strategic Planning

Multi-talented, efficient and agreeable work style.

Own and operate Graphics Design business serving Marketing Companies, Print

Companies, Law firms, Insurance Companies, Oil Distribution Companies,

National Commercial Real-estate Companies, Schools and Churches. Provide

Consulting serving as Creative Director, Junior Developer, Production

Development Manager, and Pre-Press Production Manager on long-term

contracts. Create and pre-flight graphics for digital and offset printing.

Traditional illustration/painting,

Also served as campaign strategist for political campaigns including State

Level Legislative, County Sheriff, County Tax Assessor/Collector, County

Judge, District Judges, County Court-at-Law, Road Commissioners, and

multiple city and local political positions. Success rate exceeded 85%

election/re-election for all campaigns.

Areas of expertise:

Branding - Logo Development - Creative Design - Promotions - Public

Relations - Project Management - Direct Mail Targeted Marketing -

Illustration - Commercial Print Design - Pre-press - Vendor Relations -

Photography - Variable Marketing Design and Applications - Web Design -

Political Campaign Strategy

MAC and PC Formats - InDesign - Photoshop - Illustrator - Adobe Acrobat Pro

- Dreamweaver - QuarkXpress - XMPie - Constant Contact - Quickbooks -

Microsoft Office - Word - Excel - PowerPoint - Outlook

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nixonnotes-1995-Present

Graphic Designer/Project Manager

Provide design and project management services for small businesses and

corporate companies. Skilled in a wide range of capabilities including

planning, budgeting, identity development, photography, design, layout, pre-

press, web design, e-marketing, comprehensive marketing, etc. Only work

outsourced is final print production.

Examples:

Victron Oil Distribution Company ~ Created a corporate pocket folder to

present to prospective clients. Took photographs of fifteen metroplex

high-end convenience stores (also used on new website), created a

design that conveyed the client's message and held to identity

standards, prepared pocket folder files for print, worked with vendors

to complete the project and delivered finished folders to client.

Kaufman County Children's Advocacy Center ~ Helped direct a newly

opened children's advocacy center in identity development and creating

a public presence to attract financial support. Create marketing

materials, various event invitations (print and online registration),

website, etc.

First Baptist Academy, Dallas ~ Developed identity standard and

continue to monitor adherence to it by vendors and affiliate

organizations. Create and manage production of all marketing materials,

sports programs and direct mail. Oversee and produce event promotions

materials.

Steed Flagg LLP ~ Created logo, developed corporate identity, and

created high-end multi-page informational brochure and other marketing

materials.

Dallas General Life Insurance Company ~ Produced and maintained

marketing and informational materials while adhering to state

requirements for verbiage, type size and inclusion of proper

information.

Creative Director and Junior Developer

Varidoc Targeted Marketing ~ Served four years as Creative Director (five

person team) to develop and preserve identity standards, develop and design

all marketing materials and train seven sales personnel to utilize the

variable marketing resources, created and managed client data for custom

personalized targeted marketing and direct mail applications. Built custom

online portals for client ordering of variable and static marketing

materials. Portal system was through the XMPie software package. Varidoc

clients include an international Cargo airline, major cosmetic companies,

high-end furniture stores, exercise equipment companies, etc.

Production Development Manager

Stevenson Printing ~ Set-up computers for new design department and

integrated it into their workflow while performing production and design

work to be printed. Trained key personnel to use the programs. This company

previously did not have an in-house computer graphics department. My job

was to purchase necessary equipment, and install and set up computer

network. While carrying out daily production work, I also established an

archiving system. Still actively serving as consultant.

Website Design/E-marketing

Nixonnotes ~ Design and manage several websites for small businesses and

organizations. These sights are developed with Dreamweaver (html and php).

Some integrate with Wordpress technologies to provide e-marketing

capabilities for newsletters and blogs. This also allows ease of use for

SQL databases and gives clients some self-editing options. I help the

client determine the message they are trying to convey (sometimes

developing their logo at the same time). I create and gather necessary art

elements, do product photography when necessary, convert images for web use

and upload files to hosting server.

Production Manager

Epperson Press ~ Served as Production Manager taking each job from the

sales personnel and carrying it through to the processing of the film.

Responsibilities also included operation of the imagesetter and calibration

of equipment. This job required prioritizing, time management, design and

software skills and an understanding of commercial offset printing. It also

entailed working with sales personnel as well as clients to provide timely

production of simultaneous jobs.

Political Strategist

Nixonnotes ~ Develop and design each candidate's (over thirty since 2000)

identity, campaign platform, key promotional issues and character focus.

Help clients determine budget and give direction on financial reports.

Monitor campaign's adherence to campaign ethics standards. Work with

campaign staff and volunteers (various teams of up to twenty), to organize

grassroots campaign and marketing procedures. Develop voter mail lists and

manage data for mail applications. Work with vendors to produce necessary

marketing materials and direct mail campaigns. Provide continuous support

and advice for each candidate throughout campaigns. Have handled up to five

candidates/teams during a single campaign cycle. These cycles generally

last five months and provide tight mail schedules with quick (three-day)

turnarounds.

During the busiest cycles, will have up to three interns from Art Programs

working on various design elements for both political and business

campaigns to provide them with hands-on training in real life commercial

print design.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, (Major: Art, Minor: Communications), Dallas

Baptist University, Dallas, TX; Graduated Summa Cum Laude

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