Manager Sales

RESUME

John Hillenbrand

**** ******

Katy, Texas 77493

cell: 281-***-****

abmdc6@r.postjobfree.com

WORK SUMMARY:

Experienced graphic designer with backgrounds in corporate marketing and publishing. Have

competently dealt with an array of graphic assignments and complex communication objectives.

Possess the knowledge and talents necessary for conceptualizing, organizing, writing, designing,

i llustrating and producing a wide range print and electronic media. Possess above average production

and prepress skills. Proficient in bridging creative responsibilities with the technical requirements of

p roduction specifications.

CORE SKILLS:

Graphic Design

Copy writing

Marketing

Web Design

Media Specialist

Illustrations

Color Management and Editing

Production/Prepress

APPLICATION AND OS EXPERIENCE:

Graphic Applications:

I nDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, CorelDraw, Acrobat, DreamWeaver and Flash

(Experienced using Adobe CS3 and CS4 Suites)

Office Applications:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint (Proficient in integrating Visual Basic code in MS applications)

Operating Systems:

PC and Mac

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Multitalented graphic designer and art director schooled in functional graphic design. Created and

p roduced a wide range of print and electronic media including brochures, direct mail, exhibits,

newsletters, magazines, tabloids, books, email, and teaching media. Maintained and created content

for corporate websites. Executed a variety of illustrations, drawing, animations and charts using

conventional and electronic media. Responsible for writing a wide range of copy for brochures, direct

mail, web, email and press releases.

Employed in several corporate marketing departments and worked directly with marketing managers

and

p residents to concept strategies and campaigns for the purpose of meeting marketing objectives and

p romoting new product releases. Charged with a variety of tasks including coordinating events,

developing time l ines, budgets, inventory, sales support, international mailing lists and working

w ith vendors. Responsible for creating sales and corporate PowerPoint presentations as well as

designing, organizing and producing tradeshow displays. Organized, coordinated, designed, wrote and

managed large direct mail projects. Tested and tracked graphic and mailing list variations. Set up

templates and data files for variable printing.

Creative director responsible for managing a creative staff tasked with creating promotional material

for a chain of business journals Worked closely with corporate and agency marketing directors as

well as publishers in developing marketing strategies, sales campaigns and focus issues. Charged with

selecting and working with photographers, freelance artists, vendors, production companies and

p rinters. Directly involved in advertising budgets and estimating job costs. Planned and directed photo

sessions. Worked closely with photographers, make up and costume artist. Responsible for creating

sets, selecting models and choosing locations.

Set up and managed electronic prepess departments for several large printing companies in Houston.

Prepared client files for sheet fed, web and digital press. Responsible for solving prepress issues and

i nitializing SOP’s

for file creation and proofing procedures. Assigned and tracked job progress and completion using WIP

software. Maintained work stations, servers and archives. Managed color department and was

responsible for scanning, color retouch and color editing images for annual reports and museum

artwork.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Recipient of local and National Addy Awards.

One of the first art director in the U.S. to design and produce a national magazine electronically on a

PC platform. (Horseman Magazine using Aldus PageMaker v1.1 1985).

Involved in the start- up of the Los Angles, Seattle, Phoenix, Seattle Business Journals.

Responsible for the redesign of Scripps-Howard Business Journals.

Teamed in the start- up and design of Texas Saltwater Magazine.

WORK HISTORY BY DATE:

4/2008 to 2/2010

OMNI Flow Computers Inc.

Graphic Designer, Copy Writer and Media Specialist

4/2007 to 3/2008

Allegra Printing

Account Manager

8/2005 to 4/2007

N ationwide Graphics

Prepress Manager, Prepress Technician and Graphic Designer

1/2003 to 8/2005

BRSG Inc.

Production Manager

4/1991 to 9/2003

Consolidated Graphics

Prepress Supervisor, Color Department Manager and Graphic Designer

6/1987to 3/1991

Texas Saltwater Magazine

Art Director

5/1985 to 6/1987

Horseman Magazine

A rt Director

5/1977 to 4/1985

Scripps-Howard Business Journals

Creative Director

EDUCATION AND MILITARY SERVICE:

BFA, Advertising Art (University of North Texas)

Army, Army bands (Naval School Music)

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