Design Sales

Joel Jensen

***** ******* ******, ***** ******, MN 55124

e: **********@*******.*** c: 612-***-****

Profile:

Looking for a position as a graphic artist for a growing organization that

will provide me a challenging environment and an opportunity to use my

creative abilities.

Related Skills:

Advanced Expertise: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Digital

Photography, Wacom Intuos drawing tablet.

Continuing Education: Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe InDesign.

Artistic Skills: Photography, illustration, typography, digital production

skills, large format printing, photograph retouching and restoration, image

manipulation, photo collage design, apparel design.

Career Development:

Showdown Poker Gear, LLC: 2008-present

Position: Chief Branding Officer (www.showdownpokergear.com)

. Developed and managed company from scratch, starting with initial

sketches, all the way through the launch of the website.

. Responsible for the look and management of the entire brand for startup

company including development of logos, creation of apparel designs,

photography, and layout of the web site.

. Photographed all models used on website, and used those images to create

advertisements and web animation banners.

. Worked with silk screening vendors, obtaining bids learning about their

processes to achieve best possible color combinations and designs.

Wiens Sports International Inc.: 5/01-present

Position: Freelance Graphic Designer/Art Director

. Developed various visual communications for marketing projects for WSI

(a sporting goods company), including ads in national publications

(Eastbay, Baseball America, etc.), posters, illustrations, brochures,

catalogs, direct mailings, package design, etc.

. Designed their annual catalogs since 2002, as well the assistance,

direction and photographing of several photo shoots.

Grafix Shoppe: 7/1999-8/2009

Position: Graphic Designer

. Responsible for creative design for a wide range of projects, including

the concept and design of all company literature (catalogs, promos, trade

show booth designs, etc.)

. Successfully managed and coordinated design projects from start to

finish, maintaining constant communication with sales staff to maintain

quality and accuracy.

. Created layouts for signage, advertising, posters, banners and other

various graphic visual communications for commercial clients, as well as

the production and setup of final art of complex files for large format

digital printing.

. Prepared and championed projects on tight deadlines, and prioritized

those projects in order to complete them by the required deadline.

Education:

. Minnesota St. University, Mankato: Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine

Arts degree in Graphic Design in 1998.

. 3.8 GPA, graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors.

Affiliations/Honors:

. Awarded Grand Prize in national design competition for Layers Magazine

(featured in March/April issue 2010).

. Member of National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Attendee of

2005-2008 Photoshop World Conferences.

. Awarded the Glen Taylor Scholarship during 1996-97 school year at

Minnesota St. for recognition of outstanding academic performance.

. On Dean's List from Fall 1993 to Spring 1998.

. Selected for Tossed Salad Juried Art Exhibition in Spring 1997 at MSU.

. Won Grand Prize Award in the State of Minnesota "Roadsides are for the

Birds" poster contest in 1989.

Salary Requirements:

Commensurate with experience and ability.

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