Manager Design

Ed Seiz

H: 215-***-**** (( C: 267-***-**** (( ******@*******.*** (( 6322

Shelborne Street (( Philadelphia, PA 19111

Art Director/Senior Designer/Coordinator

Hands-on leader fusing creative, analytical, and resourceful approach to

strengthen brand visibility via promotional/

advertising efforts. Leverages skills in concept/content development,

graphic design, and project management, coordinating cross-functional teams

and delivering quality marketing solutions in stride with corporate image

needs.

. Proved vital in doubling profits in three years via cover and feature

catalog promotions, expanding catalog from 56 pages to 96 pages to drive

visibility of 3,000+ new/existing product offerings; formulated company's

first style sheet and delivered up to $1K in savings per catalog by in-

sourcing photography.

. Prevented costly errors with potential of up to $10K in fines, creating

style sheets to establish uniformity and ensure compliance with stringent

client standards for production and distribution of SEC reports.

. Led layout, design, and HTML coding for Merck Manual Second Edition

totaling 728 pages, preparing print copy and customizing content for

Internet release; interfaced with editors and copyeditors to meet design

and style criteria.

. Landed $35K photography project, completing headshots for 60 artists

within one week; recruited and coordinated makeup artists and assistants

for a jazz music label, Muse Records.

Technical Skills

QuarkXpress ( Adobe CS4 & CS3 (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat) (

Dreamweaver ( MS Office

Professional Overview

Creative/Art Director ( Penn State Industries 2003-Present

. Directs three graphic artists through catalog production for release six

times per year as well as oversees advertising material development;

controls budgets of up to $375K.

. Authors press releases for trade and consumer publications.

. Drives support for portfolio of 3,000+ products, designing packages,

writing instruction manuals, and handling bar-coding; administers and

updates PHP website including content, security, and HTML code.

Lead Web/Graphic Designer ( Nesbitt Graphics 2002-2003

. Played key role in publication projects for multiple clients, steering

document, form, web page, mailer, photograph, and other illustrative

graphics production.

Traffic Manager ( Educational Testing Service (ETS) 2001-2002

. Coordinated daily workflow between production, test creation, editing,

graphic design, art, and proofreading departments to ensure development

and distribution of print and web-based educational testing and

curriculum products within specifications as well as tight and

fluctuating time constraints.

. Compiled weekly and monthly reports to communicate progress and new

projects to management, production, and accounting departments.

Graphic Designer ( GCOM2 Solutions 1999-2001

. Handled layout, formatting, typesetting, and electronic form submission

for quarterly, semiannual, and annual reports distributed to mutual fund

industry by SEC.

. Interfaced with client-side representatives and provided ongoing support

to maintain current data as well as address and resolve documentation

issues.

Owner/Photographer ( Patented Photos 1988-1998

. Provided studio/location photography, press kits, and promotional

material and graphic design on domestic and international level,

including Germany, France, and Japan, for clients/promoters in

Philadelphia and South Jersey.

. Any there other projects or clients (either in photography, the press

releases, or graphic design) that you want to highlight? For instance,

what specific work did you do overseas?Sole documentation photographer

for the Mellon Jazz Festival during its 13 year history which produced 2

large photography exhibits which traveled the greater Philadelphia area

in many bank locations.

Education

B.A. (in process) Marketing, LaSalle University ( Associate's Degree in

Management, Philadelphia Community College

Microsoft Certified Systems Developer & A+ Computer Maintenance

Professional, Computeach

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