Project Design
Resume:
Art Director and Graphic Designer seeking a supportive environment to
expand my creativity and energy. Creating award winning, cost affective,
profitable marketing campaigns and designs. Combining creative strategy
Damon Simmons with innovative design and conceptual ideas, in order to offer the very best
113 Pavilion Street experience for each client.
Summerville, SC 29483
Experienced in design, color theory, printing, prepress, advertising and
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marketing; including knowledge of both PC/Mac computer hardware and
software. Continually building client and vendor relations through business
networking and experience. Experienced managing multiple projects within
scope, budget and expected time frames, with clear-headed thinking and
performance in a hectic daily work environment.
Strengths/ logo design, brand management, collateral materials, postcards/direct mailers, posters, digital
retouching, publication layout, budget control, project/asset management and client/vendor relations with quick
comprehension of new software and knowledge in order to improve productivity and gain an industry edge.
Bernstein Lash Marketing Charleston, South Carolina 2005-2009
Art Director/Creative Director - Graphic Design
• initiation of an invoicing/tracking program for internal project ROI, costs and filing
• established incremental quality control measure for each project, improving process and quality
• expanded agency design department to include larger scale budgeted projects
• trained staff on new techniques and software capabilities
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Charleston, South Carolina 1999-2005
Art Director - Graphic Design
• evaluated vendor and existing projects, creating a cost saving of more than 24k dollars my first year
• implemented a numeric project tracking system and archival system for increased workflow
• produced 12+ publications each year, including photography and design
• logo redesign and re-branding of MUSC Children’s Hospital
Allied Printing Group Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 1994-1999
Graphic Design - PrePress Manager
• coordinated migration from metal printing plates to polyester material, reducing plate costs by half
• initiated art department billing structure change, resulting in the first fiscal year profit since the depts. creation
• absorbed three full-time department positions into my job description before exiting
Silverman Jewelry Consultants Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 1991-1994
Art Director - Graphic Design
• created tracking and archiving system for office projects, increasing workflow and productivity
• initiated first company green environment project to capture silver by-product from printing plate
chemicals, to ensure no damage was done to the community’s drinking water
• archival file recovery and redundancy backup system, to support commonly used daily files
Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design with a minor in Graphic Arts
Sample Work and a more detailed version of my resume can be found at
http://www.nomaddesignz.com
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