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An astounding Creative, experienced with supervision of client’s corporate identity, packaging, print collateral, advertising, annual reports, web, and multimedia. Special emphasis on communication, organization, and high attention to detail. Comfortable with information architecture, project management, and business development. Jennifer Apple

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CyTECH SERVICES/CyFIR, Manassas, VA CURRENT

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

+ Strategize, concept, and execute entirely new branding for CyFIR. Developed and placed ads in CIO magazine, metro stations, and radio. Designed new website and social media outlets, tradeshow materials (booth, swagg, and logistics), packaging, various training materials, and software design.

+ Elevated branding for existing company while maintaining low costs, high standards, and e cient work days.

+ Designed and created award winning proposal graphics for ongoing contract work. VISUAL APPEAL, Manassas, VA CURRENT

ART DIRECTOR/FREELANCER

+ Strategize, concept, and execute both marketing and graphics needs for companies such as Habitat for Humanity, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, C.S. Lewis Institute, Mack Crounse Group, local churches, and local small businesses such as restaurants

+ Helped non-pro t organizations take their branding to the next level, while maintaining low costs, high standards and e cient work.

+ Designed and created political campaign work for democratic party, including President Obama’s 2012 campaign race.

+ Generated the visual presentation and design of goods including websites, direct mail plans, annual reports, presentations, major events, e les, logos, social media, eblasts, and much more.

+ Created cutting edge designs with a smart and straight forward approach, keeping in mind that the design should never sacri ce the meaning or distract from what the client is trying to get across no mater how small a budget or timeline. DROGA 5, New York, NY 2008 – 2011

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

+ Generated the visual presentation and design of goods, including websites, TV broadcast, packaging, album covers, POP ights, ads, brochures, logos, style guides, trade show materials, and more.

+ Able to work under extreme time constraints and very de ned nancial and design limits to produce quality materials.

+ Disciplined work ethic and extreme attention to detail

+ Able to synthesize feedback from a number of di erent sources into a distinctive image; used research prepared by a marketing department and cost speci cations determined by a budgeting department; and produced a variety of sketches and models that demonstrated di erent approaches to the product

+ Able to use a creative air, up-to-date knowledge of industry software, and a professional approach to time, costs, and dead lines. Always willing to go above and beyond basic job description to complete work to client’s satisfaction and to support other team members. GAMO USA, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2008

ART DIRECTOR - FREELANCE

+ Managed in-house creative team that produced artwork for packaging, print publications, outdoor billboards, web, and product silk screens.

+ In-house creative team consisted of artists, photographers, and copywriters.

+ Produced and completed work on time and to client’s satisfaction.

+ Decision maker on the visual elements of project and nal selection approval of models, art, props, colors, and other elements used graphically in production.

+ Creative development and production of graphic art and visual marketing materials to e ectively communicate information for advertising in publications, packaging, large format signage used in store and trade shows, and collateral marketing materials using entire Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design. Emphasis in new product launches packaging in Illustrator and In-Design.

+ Communicated and managed accounts with vendors in China on expediting all artwork correctly and in a timely fashion.

+ Developed and maintained asset management organizational system to eliminate confusion and duplication of most current assets. BLACK & DECKER / VECTOR MFG, Fort Lauderdale, FL 2004 - 2007 SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

+ Conceptualized and produced graphic art and visual marketing materials to e ectively communicate information for advertising in publications, packaging, large format signage used in store and trade shows and collateral marketing materials using entire Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark. Emphasis on new product launches and line extension packaging in Illustrator.

+ Used photo, illustration banks, and typography guides to produce images and rm materials.

+ Consulted with clients to establish the overall look, graphic elements, and content of communications materials in order to meet their needs. RACHLIN COHEN & HOLTZ, LLP, Miami, FL 2004

GRAPHIC DESIGN COORDINATOR, (CONTRACT THROUGH AQUENT)

+ Designed and produced graphic material for industry teams, corporate branding, and rm’s in-house Marketing Department.

+ Conceptualized and produced graphic art and visual materials to e ectively communicate information for publications, advertising, packaging, posters, signs, collateral, marketing, corporate events, symposium, and trade shows using Adobe Quark and Photoshop.

+ Used photo and illustration banks and typography guides to produce images and rm materials. Skills:

Jennifer Apple

ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, Roanoke, VA Experience: 2002 - 2004 GRAPHIC DESIGNER

+ Worked in Advertising Department of major auto parts company conceptualizing and designing yers, banners, posters, logos, advertising, promotional campaigns, private label, photo shoots, and magazine articles using entire Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark.

+ Developed and supervised day-to-day creative and production needs for 2400 locations in U. S. and 32 locations in Puerto Rico.

+ Acted as a liaison for English to Spanish translations.

+ Estimated cost of materials and time to complete graphic design.

+ Consulted with clients to establish the overall look, graphic elements, and content of communications materials in order to meet their needs. Bachelor of Arts, Fine Arts, Averett University, Danville, VA Minor – Art History, Concentration in Design. Macintosh and PC Environments – Cross Platform Pro ciency Adobe Suite: Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat and In-Design, Flight-check, Basic CSS, HTML, XHTML, Fetch (willing to learn interactive), Wordpress, Keynote, and Web platforms MS O ce Suite: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, and MS Outlook Education:

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