Michael Berk abp5ts@r.postjobfree.com / ph. 847-***-****

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Skills

Communication / Creativity / Project management / Initiative / Ability to grow and adapt

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Thrive under pressure / Print and web design / Copywriting / Social media / Team building

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Experience

Senior Designer, Team Leader / Weblinx, Inc. - Oswego, IL / Mar. 2008 - Sept. 2011

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Priority one is to help our clients achieve their marketing and communication goals on and off

line. As the Senior Designer and Team Leader at Weblinx, I transitioned from my print design and

marketing career into the interactive realm. Bringing a critical eye to maintaining brand standards

across platforms, I acted as project manager on many of the jobs brought in: creating and executing

the design and production of websites, logos and print marketing materials.

Volunteer / Non-profits including Ronald McDonald House & Marklund / May 2004 - present

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Several times a year, I volunteer my time and expertise for non-profits such the Ronald McDonald

House and Marklund. Past projects for RMH and Marklund have included designing marketing

materials, fund raising event invitations and other marketing materials. Most recently, I re-worked

the Marklund respite program logo, and I am currently working on a tri-fold for the Lincoln Park area

Ronald McDonald House.

Senior Graphic Designer / Live Nation Motorsports - Aurora, IL / Nov. 2001 - Mar. 2008

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At Live Nation, my day-to-day tasks included the creation of marketing materials, ads, posters,

catalogs and merchandise/apparel for internationally touring motor sports events. In this capacity,

I was the lead designer for two of our properties. Also, I worked closely with the web department,

creating and sharing graphics in order to maintain a cohesive message across media. Additionally,

I took on responsibilities such as researching and purchasing of software and hardware for the

department, production coordination on specialty print jobs, and generally, bringing my previous

art direction experience to a diverse art department.

Senior Graphic Designer / H&S Media, Inc. - Bannockburn, IL / Mar. 1999 - Oct. 2001

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My responsibilities at H&S Media primarily consisted of the art direction of niche market magazines.

This included creating and implementing the design aesthetic of the magazine s departments,

features, and in-house advertising as well as managing designers and contributing freelancers and

maintaining art budgets.

Education

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

I graduated in May of 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications.

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