Customer Service Graphic Designer

CHRISTINA KAJTSA www.christinakajtsa.com

Graphic Designer 206-***-**** - Seattle,

WA

*********@***************.***

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS:

. Seven years in web and print design, excelling in creating websites,

over-the-page Flash ads, e-mail newsletters and other advertising and

marketing campaigns

. Won a 2007 FNAME Creative Excellence Award for Best Online Campaign

for Stanley Steemer

. Generated $200k in revenue by creating high-end online ads for

Sweetbay Supermarket

. Brought in 4,000 people to Beauty.com's Around the Clock Shop event by

designing the logo, e-mail and landing page promotions

SKILLS:

. Platforms: PC and Mac

. Applications: Adobe CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash,

InDesign, Fireworks), Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel),

Quark

. Coding: HTML, CSS, Actionscript 2.0 (basic level)

. Other: Adinterax, 24/7 Real Media Open Ad Stream

EXPERIENCE:

TailoredMail.com

Graphic Designer II, Freelance

July 2009-Present

. Design Flash interfaces for TailoredMail.com to promote features such

the company's partnership with Facebook

. Create e-mail newsletters for clients such as Microsoft, Zebra and Tom

Douglas restaurants

. Manage website by keeping sections and pages consistent and up-to-date

Remer Inc.

Graphic Designer II, Freelance

April 2009-Present

. Build e-mail newsletters for Cruise West

. Developed Fastraxaudio.com using Flash and HTML

. Created and built banner ads for Market Leader

Cray Inc.

Graphic Designer, Freelance

April 2010-July 2010

. Designed a vinyl door decal for a 7ft computer cabinet built for

Microsoft Research

. Collaborated with an engineer to ensure the design met both Cray

Inc.'s and Microsoft's requirements

. Conceptualized the perforated metal grill at the bottom of the grill

Amazon.com

Graphic Designer II, Contract

March 2010-June 2010

. Created the Mobile Payments tab that resides on Amazon Payments

. Upgraded the look of Seller Central's Integration section

. Designed graphics for e-mail newsletters, Deals ads, print pieces and

landing pages for the Amazon Payments page

Caiman Consulting

Graphic Designer II, Freelance

May 2009

. Developed Flash website for consulting company

. Worked directly with consultant to ensure website met expectations

Drugstore.com/Beauty.com

Graphic Designer

October 2007-December 2008

. Designed e-mail newsletters to promote Beauty.com products

. Collaborated with the Beauty.com and marketing teams to ensure e-mails

were high-end in order to meet vendors' expectations

. Created banner ads and landing pages to promote both sites on

affiliate websites such as: Topbutton.com, Amazon.com and MSN.com

St. Petersburg Times

Multimedia Designer

April 2003-July 2007

. Produced high-end, over-the-page advertising such as floating ads and

page pushdowns which ran on tampabay.com

. Worked with marketing, internet sales, circulation, customer service

and news departments to complete design projects to their

specifications

. Created and implemented websites to promote various events, such as

the St. Petersburg Times Job Fair

Selected Accomplishments:

. Recognized by colleagues for reaching or exceeding deadlines on joint

projects 100% of the time

. Reduced advertising project's costs by 90% by streamlining a file

sharing procedure

EDUCATION:

Associate of Science: Graphic Design, 3.5 GPA - St. Petersburg College, St.

Petersburg, FL - May 2007

Bachelor of Science, Visual Arts/Communications, 3.7 GPA - Florida State

University, Tallahassee, FL - April 1996

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