Design Quality Control

Jennifer D. Terry

**** ********** ***** #*** • Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 • Ph: 678-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I am a highly creative and multi-talented Web/Graphic Designer with extensive experience in multimedia,

print design, and illustration. I possess exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills, and a dynamic

team player with well developed written and verbal communication abilities.

SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY

HTML Adobe Photoshop JavaScript

CSS Adobe Illustrator Adobe Image Ready

QuarkXpress

Actionscript 2.0 Adobe Premier

Flash Adobe InDesign Mac & PC proficient

DreamWeaver MS Expressions

Joomla

WORK HISTORY

A&A Marketing Buffalo Grove, Illinois

Art Director May 2009 – Present

Design and front-end programming of various websites, email campaigns and newsletters, illustrations, and

identity development, as well as flash animation with CSS, HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, Actionscript.

Research and review designs, trends, media and testing for various websites. Provides leadership and

supervision for junior designers and freelancers.

Key Achievements:

• Successful redesign of SurveyMonster.net that currently carries a 75% conversion rate of new

visitors.

Acuity Brands Lighting Conyers, Georgia

Art Director September 2008 – February 2009

Creates user interface and page visual designs for print and web projects. Conceptualize and create

illustrations and flash animations (storyboards and production). Design and code web layouts and flash

animations for corporate web sites with CSS, HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, Actionscript, and MS

Expressions in a .NET environment. Ensure compliance with brand guidelines on the web site and make

design recommendations for improvements to existing creative.

Key Achievements:

• Successfully completed all assigned projects on time and under budget.

• Implemented project management system to quickly provide status updates and manage files.

Georgia Power Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Web Designer September 2007 – September 2008

Work with various internal departments and project managers to design, develop and maintain over 15

intranet sites, portals, landing pages and departmental newsletters. Create flash animations and (storyboards

and production) presentations and illustrations for company promotions, events and web sites. Present

comps and storyboards, and translate client feedback into visual user interfaces and design improvements.

Key Achievements:

• Continually able to complete heavy workloads under extremely tight deadlines.

• Gained high levels of client satisfaction by consistently meeting deadlines.

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Ambrosi/Home Depot Atlanta, Georgia

Production Artist December 2004 – September 2007

Create design theme for stationary and special events. Participated in the production of weekly sales

circular, newspaper advertisements, and in store signage. Create web banners and icons for company

websites. Release artwork and electronic pages for production.

Key Achievements:

• Consistently and successfully brought projects to completion on schedule and within budget.

• Lead designer on the Girl’s Inc. Project Dollhouse event at the Center for Puppetry Arts.

Atlanta, Georgia

Ok To Dream, LLC (Current freelance)

Art Director February 2002 – December 2004

Successfully manage and coordinate the concept to completion of logos, graphics and illustrations for print,

web projects, packaging, publishing, and apparel. Create web sites and flash animations from concept to

completion. Collaborate with clients to create vision and conceive designs to consistently meet deadlines

and requirements. Direct photoshoots for products and lifestyle. Coordinate freelance designers,

photographers, consultants, and negotiate with vendors.

Key Achievements:

• Established trusting relationships with clients, freelance designers, programmers and vendors.

• Implemented art proofing system that improved overall quality and improved customer

satisfaction by 97%.

The Coca-Cola Company Atlanta, GA

August 2001 – January 2002

Sr. Graphic Designer

Part of talented in house creative department. Conceptualized and designed of promos, posters, point-of-

sale, exterior graphics, annual reports and miscellaneous trademark brand graphics and collateral. Trained

in quality control procedures for high end pre-press.

Key Achievements:

• Designed logo that was selected for use by the Coca-Cola women’s forum.

• Acted as photographer for the 2002 Coca-Cola Annual report.

ARS Advertising Agency Chattanooga, TN

January 2001 - April 2001

Art Director

Brainstorm with creative directors, senior marketing executives, and copywriters’ ideas for retail

advertising campaigns. Conceptualized design layouts for various collateral material and advertisements.

Supervised and directed photo shoots in photographers' studio and on location. Designed original

illustrations for new product booklets.

The Myers Group Snellville, GA

March 1999 – January 2001

Graphic Designer Manager

Collaborate with marketing team to create new design themes for marketing, direct mail and collateral

material. Designed managed care surveys to meet the health care industry standard specifications. Checked

contract proofs and supervised press runs.

EDUCATION

American Intercontinental University Atlanta, GA

Visual Communications

Art Institute of Atlanta Atlanta, GA

Graphic Design

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