Design Graphic Designer

The Resume of

Alex Cue

PERSONAL STATEMENT

***** ******* ***. * *** it all boils down to is a driving passion to continually improve myself.

Apple Valley, MN 55124 I do this because I can t NOT do it. It calls to me. I wake up in the middle of

319-***-**** the night, scrambling for a Post-It so I can get an idea down, even if I don t

***.****@*****.*** fully understand it at the time. Being able to say you love what you do is a

precious commodity, and I believe that I do, wholeheartedly. I hope that

Portfolio available online at you re looking for the kind of genuine enthusiasm I embody, but personally,

www.alexcue.com I ll be doing this until I croak, job or not. It s just who I am.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

References available upon request

Platforms Mac OSX & Windows XP/Vista/7

Applications Adobe CS5 and previous (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Microsoft

Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

AWARDS

2006 TIME magazine - "Person of the Year."

2009 Gold ADDY award in Video "Problem Solved! Video Series"

2010 Silver ADDY award in Video "Graphic Organizer Video Series"

2011 Silver ADDY award in Specialty Advertising "EdgeCore Holiday Shirt"

EXPERIENCE

EdgeCore Cedar Falls, IA

Graphic Designer May 2009 May 2012

Worked in a collaborative, dynamic environment with a tight-knit team.

Responsible for creating direct mail campaigns for a client base of wireless

agents. Responsible for art direction after department head's departure (Nov.

2011 present). Work load was large-volume, quick-turnaround with many

simultaneous projects, while overseeing department's creative output.

Select Work:

Verizon Wireless Helped implement "Rule The Air" campaign for indirect

wireless agents; also created many custom direct mail campaigns for agents who

wanted a unique look to their pieces

UNI Dept. of Education (SOAR) Created artwork & video graphics for 20+

educational math & reading videos, sponsored by a grant from the Dept. of Defense

CAR Financial Brand refresh for an auto dealer finance company: art direction,

website, printed materials & environmental graphics

Internal Art direction & collateral design for company rebranding; Created

several company shirts for various functions, winning an ADDY award for one

Dynamic Imaging Group Cedar Falls, IA

Graphic Designer/Pre-Press/Digital Press Operator April 2008 March 2009

Operation of several commercial digital printers. Designed and laid out short-

run publications for small clients as well as a variety of signage.

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Todd Maritime Services Collaborative refresh, including new print collateral

Internal Organized a method for naming, indexing and saving job assets on the

company server, reducing time spent searching for files by a significant percentage

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EXPERIENCE, CONT.

Alex has always been extremely

easy to work with, and the end T8DESIGN Cedar Falls, IA

result has never been anything Intern/Graphic Designer September 2007 January 2008

short of phenomenal. I have hired Experienced the tempo and enthusiasm of working for a web startup; honed

him for several smaller yet detail- skills in interaction & user interface design; produced several website front-

intensive projecs, and have never ends while working in a collaborative Flash-based CMS-based environment.

been disappointed. I have no problem Select Work:

recommending Alex for any graphic Chesapeake Companies Updated website with clear hierarchy and navigation

design needs one might have." Internal Developed internal job tracking forms in collaboration with a backend

Thomas DeCook database developer for better client management and time tracking

Freelance Cedar Falls, IA

Graphic Designer January 2005 Present

Tasteful, comprehensive solutions for weddings; art direction for independent

fi lm's print campaign; illustration for a variety of clients.

Select Work:

LoopStack App Concept, design & identity for an Android music app with 10K-

50K total installs after 2 months on the Android Market

Wedding Materials Design & production of all printed collateral for several

weddings including save-the-dates, monograms, invitation packages, programs,

and thank-yous

FRAG: The Movie Art direction for printed campaign, including posers, DVD

artwork, press kits, business cards, and more

Waterloo Community Playhouse I llusrated poser designs with vibrant colors

and easy-to-read information callouts.

EDUCATION

University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA (2005-2007)

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, 2007

Wartburg College Waverly, IA (2003-2005)

Studied Graphic Design

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