Director Design

Resume of LeRoy Simmons contact at: 903-***-****

OBJECTIVE

A position in the Graphic Arts Advertising field with a company that values a successful creative production

track record in various medias. Encourages achievement and rewards according to merit.

PROFILE

Twenty years of experience in computer / manual graphics techniques, Illustration, Pre-press, 4-color

Created new advertising ideas to bring in more capitol.

Worked with various firms designing national promotions.

Successful as creative director for promotional brochures, magazines, newspapers, booklets and package

design.

Proven ability to staff, supervise, schedule, and motivate employees.

Efficient in negotiating prices and terms with printers, sign makers and distributors.

Served as freelance and in-house advertising copywriter and illustrator.

Experienced in mechanics of production, deadlines, and budget administration.

COMPUTERS

WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH IBM AND MAC SYSTEMS

Quark

PhotoShop

Aldus PageMaker

Corel draw

Free hand

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Word

Word Perfect

DPS velosity

Gerber (GPS)

EDUCATION

ART INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON Houston, Texas

Associate of Arts - Advertising Design, 1983

STRENGTHS

Knowledge of the Graphics arts and production, start to finish

Ability to communicate effectively

Able to work well under deadline pressure

Strong knowledge of Pre-Press techniques and Production.

Aptitude for creativity / innovation

Technical Illustration

Capacity for planning / organization

Learn and utilize data quickly

Highly skilled in video production and editing

Knowledge of various sign substrates and techniques

Excellent at 3-D sculpting

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Designed four national publications, including logo, cover style, body typefaces and layout theme during my

tenure as art director at Mass Media and also recognized at Mass Media for generating and maintaining new

accounts with creative design work. While employed with Entolo created a more efficient workload schedule by

creating and utilizing charts to help juggle many jobs at one time making work flow smoothly and presented to

client without error. known overall to be very creative, mechanical, and organized minded in all areas of my

profession.

PROFFESIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

2004- 2010

Logozon Texarkana, AR

ART DIRECTOR

Director of all multi media projects

Magazine and publication design and marketing

Met with clients to assure project success

Copy writing

Designer of displays and visual graphics including signage and store front design.

2001- 2004

HARVEST INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES Texarkana, AR

InnerMan Productions

MULTI-MEDIA CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Director of all media projects

Produce a weekly semi-national television program and perform all non-linear editing

Design and produce a bi-monthly full color magazine

Travel national and international for video taping of crusades and conventions

In charge of all quoting, scheduling, tracking, and invoicing

1999 - 2001

ENTOLO…Houston, TX

Graphics Director…. Trade Show & Exhibits

Quoting, scheduling, tracking, logging and filing of all graphics

Designed graphics to meet specific need for client

Photo retouching

Prepared marker renderings and computer Designed graphics for client presentation

Design signage for various outdoor and indoor locations

Insure proper invoicing between accounting and vendors

1997-1999

TRI-STAR WEB GRAPHICS Houston, TX

Pre-Press/4 color stripper

Strip for full color web presses

Set up and Write version run orders

Perform copy checks

Plate make

1996-1997

CIGAINERO ENTERPRISES Texarkana, TX

Designer

Designed indoor and outdoor sign ads

Prepped all art for vinyl and silkscreen processes

Operated plotter

Operated and maintained image setter

1992-1996

AMERICAN COLOR Houston, TX

Pre-Press Stripper, Electronic & Manual

1985-1992

MASS MEDIA Houston, TX

Art Director / Designer

Designed seasonal national co-op tabloids, posters, and point of purchase

Directed a staff of seven designers

Created newspaper ads, promotional brochures, flyers and package design

Solicit bids from printers / print brokers to obtain highest quality for price

Shaped the “Look” (overall design) for four national publications

Designed and illustrated advertising copy for various print media

Prepared spec type and marker renderings for investor presentations

Successfully proposed advertising themes and copy for corporate promotions

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