Marketing Designer
Resume:
Christy Owens
Houston, Texas
*****.*******@*********.***
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
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Seasoned designer with extensive experience in a variety of industries.
Skilled in creating and successfully implementing marketing materials for
print and web.
PROGRAMS AND SKILLS
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. Macintosh and PC systems
. Word, PowerPoint, Database Management
. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Quark, InDesign, Dreamweaver,
Flash
. Copy writing Skills
. E-Marketing Creation and Implementation
. Website Maintenance
EDUCATION
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University of Houston
Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasis on Marketing and Graphic Design
WORK EXPERIENCE
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02/2009- Present Graphic Designer and Copy Writer
Independent Contractor for clients in: Houston, San Diego
. Designed direct mail and ads and collateral materials
for a variety of industries including, law, retail,
and engineering.
. Designed websites.
. Wrote advertising copy.
. Coordinated and designed e-mail campaigns.
02/2007- Senior Designer and Marketing Coordinator
02/2009 Timmons Galleries and J Gifts, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Designed catalogs, direct mail and ads.
Maintained website.
Wrote ads, press releases and distributed to media.
Created budgets for all print advertising.
Coordinated and designed e-mail campaign.
05/2005- 2009 Contract Designer
Aquent, Design Temps, Independent Contractors, San Diego
Designed and produced brochures and ads for a variety of
clients including:
Cubic Defense, Cubic Transportation Systems, Timmons
Galleries, Home Depot Supply
Produced 300 page Catalog for biotech company, Invitrogen
In House Contract Designer Stage Stores Feb 2009
05/2000- Senior Designer
05/2005 Cubic Transportation Systems, San Diego, CA
Created print collaterals for business development.
Participated in re-branding of company in print and web.
Designed trade show graphics and materials.
Managed freelance contract designers.
Coordinated elements, costs, and time schedules of multiple
projects as well as selected, supervised, and obtained cost
estimates from outside vendors such as photographers,
illustrators, paper suppliers, or printers.
02/1994- Designer
12/1999 Academic Press/Harcourt Brace, San Diego, CA
Designed and produced book covers and marketing materials for
the scientific division of Harcourt, Academic Press.
Drafted illustrations, charts and graphs for books.
Designed interiors for books.
Coordinated printing.
02/1989- Graphic Artist
11/1994 Lunar and Planetary Institute (CASS), Houston, Texas
Designed and produced materials for the scientific staff for
research affiliated with NASA (Johnson Space Center).
Drafted illustrations, charts and graphs for journals and
presentations.
Designed book covers and interiors for staff scientists.
Re-designed newsletter for academic community.
Created signage, posters and patches for research labs located
within Johnson Space Center.
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