Design Graphic Designer

GRAPHIC DESIGNER SPECIALIZING IN CLEAN DESIGN AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION -

ABLE TO BLEND CREATIVE IDEAS WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS - RESOURCEFUL AND

TECHNICAL - TRAINED IN PRINT PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION DESIGN, WRITING, FINE

ARTS, AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graphic Designer

Clement Communications, Upper Chichester, PA

11/2009 to present

Design safety, motivational and awareness posters

Create direct mail kits, sell sheets and web banners to support marketing efforts

Work with editorial department to lay out and redesign monthly newsletters, incorporate edits to copy,

make suggestions for art and research stock photography

Graphic Designer

PSC Info Group, Oaks, PA

6/2007 to 10/2009 (Team Lead, 7/2008 to 10/2009)

Designed logos, stationery, brochures, newsletters, statements, magazines and marketing material

Created pieces for sales and marketing: ads, tradeshow signs, posters, slicks, postcards, mailers

Created graphics for IT for use with programming client statements and web applications

Handled all other internal graphics requests

Typeset forms, superbills, Rx pads, and other printed material for medical offices with special attention to

grammar, spelling, punctuation, and layout specifications

Researched and purchased stock photography

Performed pre-press work, including preparation of electronic files within production standards,

preflighting art supplied by customers, collaboration with in-house press operators and outside vendors

Calibrated digital presses, printers, and monitors

Provided personalized consultation to customers and internal staff regarding electronic files and design

capabilities

Met deadlines with speed and accuracy

Accomplishments:

Responsible for training and leading graphics department staff

Established new look for Whitemarsh Living Magazine; handled all aspects of design for each issue

Gained pre-press knowledge in both digital and offset printing: understanding of file formats, PDF

workflow, Pantone Matching System, creation of digital plates, color separation, trapping

Graphic Designer/Web Designer

Wichryk Eye Associates, P.C., Macungie, PA

www.wichrykeye.com

6/2006 to present

Designed practice’s logo, business cards, letterhead, and envelopes

Design and update brochures, promotional materials, and forms

Communicate with print vendors on behalf of client and work within budget

Designed website, including creation of site map/layout/templates, selection of appropriate stock

photography, incorporation of original artwork, and updating content as needed

Proofread and edit all content for print and web material

Trusts & Estates Legal Assistant

Alexander & Pelli, LLP, Philadelphia, PA

9/1998 to 12/2003, 3/2005 to 4/2007

EDUCATION

M.A. Production & Design

(Graphic Design track within Publishing program)

Rosemont College, 5/2006 to present

Current GPA 4.0

Estimated completion: 2011

Post-baccalaureate courses in Graphic Design

Moravian College, 6/2004 to 12/2004

B.A. Spanish/Italian

LaSalle University, May 2003

Magna cum Laude, GPA 3.7

Minor in Business Administration, concentration in Art History

RELATED COURSEWORK

Digital Imaging

Typography, Color, and Design

Elements of Design

Essentials of Production

Magazine Publishing

Weekender Magazine Publishing

Creative Book Arts

Visual Literacy

Web Design Foundations

Advanced Digital Foundations

Introduction to Graphic Design

Drawing I & II

SKILLS

Software

Adobe InDesign CS3/CS4

Adobe Illustrator CS3/CS4

Quark Xpress 6.5/7.0/8.0

Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4

Adobe Acrobat 9.0

Dreamweaver CS3/CS4

Extensis Suitcase Fusion

DesignMerge (for variable data)

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Fiery RIP/Command Workstation

Platforms

Macintosh OS X, Windows XP

AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

Digital artwork exhibited in the GROW! Show

Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, June - August 2009

Awarded Jury Citation for Best Extrapolation of Show's Theme

The Charles James O’Donnell Award in Digital Design

Rosemont College, May 2008

Correspondent for Ticket, Arts & Entertainment section of

Montgomery Newspapers, July 2008 - September 2009

Travel Study in Madrid, “Cultural Context of Learning: Spain”

LaSalle University Honors Program, February 2003

Served as group interpreter

Taught all levels of English classes

Translated documentary into Spanish and recorded voiceover for broadcast on LaSalle television network

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