Joseph Conti
Graphic Designer
******.*.*****@*****.***
Objective:
Don't be fooled by the PA education and experience, I'm relocating to New York. Seeking a Graphic Design position that will utilize my creative thinking, visual communication and conceptual skills or a Pre-media Supervisor position that will utilize my workload/personnel management, motivational and leadership skills.
Summary:
Free-thinking, determined, astute Designer itching to flex my creative muscle. Specialize in graphic design and advertising design. Also have an affinity for packaging and marketing as a whole. Have developed leadership and training skills as my experience grows. Experience managing personnel.
Skills:
• Adobe Creative Suite • Filemaker PRO • Database management • Pre-media production
• MAC or PC platforms • Training subordinates to duplicate production output
• Managing personnel/workloads • Group leadership • Meeting deadlines/client needs
Experience:
Principal, Joseph Conti Design, May 2008- PRESENT
• Graphic Design for Print or Web
• Advertising, Identity, Editorial, Marketing Collateral
• On-Site or Telecommunication
• Smiles, Handshakes, Hugs & Kisses
Evening Supervisor, PureRED, February 2013 – June 2013
• Working closely with production leads and account executive teams
• Responsible for managing evening personnel
• Assuring that proper procedures and processes are followed and that deadlines are met.
• Producing retail ads for the Supervalu, Inc. account including but not limited to:
Circulars, ROPs, In-Store Flyers, In-Store Signage, Mailers, etc.
• Fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Balancing a complex schedule with a constant workflow of ad production
• Following style and branding guidelines across a wide range of ad platforms
• Working with advanced image database and page building technology
Production Lead, PureRED, May 2009 – February 2013
• Producing retail ads for the Supervalu, Inc. account including but not limited to:
Circulars, ROPs, In-Store Flyers, In-Store Signage, Mailers, etc.
• Fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Directing efforts of subordinates who support ad production workload
• Training support in order to duplicate production output
• Balancing a complex schedule with a constant workflow of ad production
• Following style and branding guidelines across a wide range of ad platforms
• Working with advanced image database and page building technology
Freelance Designer, Team Gillispie 2012, February 2012 – March 2012
• Charitable organization founded in 2001 to fight MS
• Designed team logo for 2012 campaign
• Logo applied to T-Shirt design to be worn at events as well as updated website graphics
• Web graphic redesign and web content maintenance
• Telecommunication through proofing stages
Education:
BFA in Communication Design, Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
• Dual concentration in Graphic Design and Advertising Design
• Beneficiary of a highly regarded curriculum and faculty amongst the design industry
• Two-time Dean’s List honoree
• 3.2 overall GPA
(References and Portfolio available upon request.)