Carmen Bu
bustudios+
** ******* **** ****** + Bronx, NY 10463 + T.347-***-**** + M.917-***-**** + F.718-***-**** + bustudios.com
skills
+ Project Management + Conceptual Management + AutoCAD + InDesign + Photoshop
+ Illustrator + Quark Xpress + HTML + Dreamweaver + Microsoft Word + Powerpoint + Excel
+ Fully accountable for driving the flawless execution of Arts-in-
January 2004 to June 2009
Bronx Arts Ensemble Education programs in all areas of school partnership,
Educational Associate/Graphic Designer from development to final reporting to foundation
+ Coordinate, manage and administer interdisciplinary arts education
which includes NYS Learning Standards
+ Responsible for writing grant proposals for Arts-In-Education
program development Attained 15 grants valued at over $300,000
+ Define budget and maintain parameters for granted projects
+ Monitor conceptual marketing/promotional print graphics
for organization fund-raising
+ Define the purpose and objective of arts education to educators,
teaching specialists and regional school administrators
+ Develop and create fund raising projects for non-profit
musical performance organizations
+ Apply incoming deliverables for design changes, updates, and edits
experience
February 2008 to November 2008
+ Amend and alter existing print and web communications according
Aquent LLC
to client specifications and requests
Freelance Graphic Designer/Production
+ Communicate with Clients to ensure effective and precise results
and to meet and/or exceed Client expectations
+ Self manage Graphic Production projects to ensure work is done
in a timely manner with accuracy
+ Apply fast turnaround edits changes within tight deadlines while
self managing quality control
+ Clients: Disney Worldwide and Towers Perrin
+ Pre-flight digital documents for press
January 2005 to March 2005
+ Troubleshoot pre-press files
American Color
+ Responsible for digital image masking, re-touching and
Design Intern
making color corrections
+ Collaborate with customer service operations and photo studio
to create quality print production
+ Assembled educational books, brochures, magazines,
September 1991 to September 2003
and tracts in various foreign languages including
Watchtower
Image Assembler Volunteer Roman Arabic, Cyrillic, and Oriental fonts
+ Responsible for producing display signage, manipulating tonal
adjustments on images, and final layouts
+ Assisted with project coordination
+ Trained new personnel and worked as a consultant for
difficult projects
education
July 2003 to March 2005 January 1990 to May 1993 June 1988 to September 1988
Art Institute of New York City Parsons School of Design School of Visual Arts
Associates Degree in Graphic Design Graphic Arts Certificate Advance course studies