Sales Design

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March 09, 2010

Marcus Sanford

Telephone: 512-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***

PROFILE

Accomplished Graphic Designer and Consultant looking for new challenges.

EXPERIENCE

Designer & Partner, Ignite Consulting, LLC, Austin, Texas 2003-Present

Created winning direct mail and printed materials for campaigns across Central Texas. Assisted in campaign

management and worked with political and non-profit clients to accomplish goals quickly and creatively under

pressure. Successfully managed multiple simultaneous print projects.

Project Coordinator, Liveable City, Austin, Texas 2003

Executed web, print, and email communications strategy to increase participation in the Envision Central Texas

regional visioning effort, leading to over 12,000 respondents to the ECT survey.

Communications Director, Travis County Democratic Party, Austin, Texas 2001-2002

Managed overall communications for the local Democratic Party including design and pri nting of over 1,000,000

pieces of campaign literature for the 2002 election cycle. Assisted smaller campaigns in developing strategy and

materials including leaflets, direct mail, postcards, and fundraising materials. Created and implemented

successful online communications efforts which became a model for several other counties.

Webmaster, JustGoDirect, Tucson, Arizona 2000

Built an internet commerce site from concept to completion as head of a team of three developers and designers

for an Internet startup selling commercial food products. Worked closely with marketing and administrative staff

to meet specific goals. Constructed an in-house photography set to capture and maintain images of thousands of

products.

Interactive Designer, Electra Digital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1998

Lead web designer handling a wide array of clients. Collaborated with sales staff on presentations to potential

customers that won bids for Internet projects. Assisted with web sites at each step of the design process.

EDUCATION

University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma

Bachelor of Arts, Advertising, 2000

SKILLS

Print design with Adobe applications: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. Web design with CSS /HTML and

Dreamweaver, Fireworks. Able to take projects from concept to completion quickly. Management of small teams.

Creative thinking under pressure on tight deadlines.