Marcia Benson
Email: abphk1@r.postjobfree.com
Address: *** ****** ***** ***
City: Colorado Springs
State: CO
Zip: 80906
Country: USA
Phone: 719-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $42,000
Primary Skills/Experience:
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Educational Background:
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Job History / Details:
MARCIA BENSON
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
abphk1@r.postjobfree.com
719-505-***-****
London Green Way
Colorado Springs, CO 80906-5090
www.m-benson.com
A lifelong passionate designer with an intent focus on typography and marketing design, I have 15+ years of graphic design experience. I have strong eye for detail, am adaptable and flexible, responsible, honest and willing to take on responsibilities and challenges. Open to change, variety and adept at carrying out ideas of others, you can depend on me to get the job done right. I have been creating in Colorado Springs since 2000 and will be pleased to put my experience to work for you.
SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE - Mac and PCDrum and Flatbed scanning
Adobe
Creative Suite
Acrobat Pro
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Quark X-Press
Litho Plate Making
Prinergy Pre-press Software
FontLab Studio
Microsoft Office:Outlook
Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Office Equipment:
Copiers
Fax
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
E-Commerce / Web Content Current,Inc.2006 - present(6years)
* Responsible for daily operations and maintenance pertaining to generating online print-on-demand personalization enabling the customer to design and preview their chosen product; uploading images, creating layout, choosing fonts and adding text and color for 3 consumer websites.
* Creating and rebuilding specialized fonts simulating various manufacturing processes for the above personalization processes including engraving, sandblasting, heat press, embroidery, sublimation, litho, laser and iGen press.
* Responsible for testing and troubleshooting complete processes for the above online print-on demand product, checking, following through, correcting and notifying those in charge of need to correct processes where needed.
* Successfully trained web team members in the process of setting up personalization layouts for new websites.
* Designed and created various sized banner ads, placed into Dreamweaver, uploading to the web for vendor access.
* Maintained a maximum 24 hour turn-around on all customer service issues.
In House and Commercial Pre-press and Platemaking Current Printing Solutions 2003-2006 (3 years)
* Served as prepress technician proofing and correcting customer files, placing files into impositions, marking up tickets and adding instructions.
* Output impositions, plating finals and checking for quality in preparation for litho press.
DesktopPublishing Before 2003
* Prepared illustrations and rough sketches of material, discussing them with commercial and in house clients and supervisors, making necessary changes.
* Conferred with commercial clients to discuss and determine layout design. Reviewed final layouts and suggested improvements as needed.
* Created designs, Ads, concepts, and sample layouts based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts, determining size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and selecting style and size of type in both InDesign and Quark X-Press.
* Keyed information into computer equipment to create layouts for clients and supervisors.
* Used Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to generate new images and company logos, Ads and drew and printed charts, graphs, illustrations, posters and other artwork, using Mac and PC.
* Created Drum and Flatbed Scans of positive and negative images from transparencies and opaques.
PERSONAL PORTFOLIO:www.m-benson.com
WEBSITES:
www.CurrentCatalog.com
www.ColorfulImages.com
www.LillianVernon.com
http://email.colorfulimages.com/ci-linkshare/index_ss.html
http://email.colorfulimages.com/ci-linkshare/index.html
EDUCATION:
St. Louis Park HS, Diploma
Apprentice type training, Associated Lithographers
Kichijoji Nihongo Gakko, Japanese Language; reading, writing and speaking Level 3 4 Certificates
Microsoft Office, Certificate
Creative Suite 6: Online Training