Paul M. Dougherty
Palisades Park, NJ 07650
201-***-**** • *****@*****.***
Summary:
A creative person with advertising training. Work under multi-tasking environment effectively and efficiently. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines. A strong work ethic combined with a commitment to excellence in all projects undertaken. A team player, working effectively with creative directors, art directors, copywriters, account planners and management teams in accomplishing objectives. Trained all freelancers in Dalim, a asset management system and produced 58 catalogs per year along with additional company mailers.
Portfolio: http://www.paulmdougherty.com
Software/Hardware:
Adobe Indesign, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, WAM!NET, Mass Transit, Marketers Studio, Dalim Asset Management System, Keynote, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Html/css on the Macintosh computer.
Professional Experience:
Full Beauty Brands. New York, New York 1996 to 2017
Assistant Art Director. WomanWithin Division 2010-2017
• Responsible for graphic design/production for 58 catalogs per year.
• Designed covers, bind-in order forms, wraps and devices.
• Handled all comp review and type corrections.
• Team leader to implement Dalim, an asset management system
into the departments work flow.
• Worked with all freelancers on procedures and use of Dalim.
• Released final approved PDFs to printer.
• Photo shoot experience.
Assistant Art Director. Jessica London Division 2008-2010
• Responsible for layout design and graphic design/production.
• Designed covers, bind-in order forms, wraps and devices.
• Handled all comp review and type corrections.
• Released final files to printer.
Senior Graphic Designer. BCO/CCO Division 2004-2008
• Responsible for layout design and graphic design/production.
• Designed covers, bind-in order forms, wraps and devices.
• Handled all comp review and type corrections.
• Managed co-worker and freelancers.
• Released final files to printer.
Graphic Designer. Lane Bryant/Roaman’s Divisions 1996-2004
• Responsible graphic design/production.
• Handled all comp review and type corrections.
• Released final files to printer.
Paul M. Dougherty (cont.) • 201-***-**** • *****@*****.***
Huffman Koos. River Edge, New Jersey 1986 to 1995
Senior Graphic Artist.
• Designed newspaper and magazine advertisements.
• Responsible for purchasing all art, film and chemistry supplies
for department.
• Consignment work consisted of working with photographers, printers
and outside advertising companies.
Venet Advertising. Cranford, New Jersey 1985 to 1986
Senior Graphic Artist.
• Designed newspaper advertisements for the New Jersey Lottery, Pathmark food
stores, R & S Strauss, Brick Church appliances and Drakes cakes.
• Layout design and type corrections.
• Release of advertisements to newspapers/printers.
Melard Maufacturing Corp. Passaic, New Jersey 1981 to 1985
Senior Graphic Artist.
• Layout and design for company catalog, bags, boxes and all type corrections
and release of all artwork to printers.
• 4-color bag and box comprehensives.
• Miscellaneous show signs and displays.
EDUCATION:
CODEcademy Html/css course. 2017-2018
Newark School of Fine & Industrial Arts 1977 to 1980
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE:
RR Percussion. Website, Business card and Posters.
Associated Eye Physicians. Web design, Business card and Posters.
AA Entertainment. Web design, Business card.
Comunicando Productions. Nutley, New Jersey: Music CD designs,
Letterhead, Business card designs for business and band.
Destiny Records. Paterson, New Jersey: Album covers and Logo designs for various artists signed to the label.
Popular Club Plan. Garfield, New Jersey: Catalog design.
Atlantic Records. Hialeah, Florida: Logo design for Sandee.
Don Halbsgut Studios. Westfield, New Jersey: Newspaper design.
Porta-Display. West Paterson, New Jersey: Artwork and Show displays.
The New Man. Passaic, New Jersey: Bag design, T-shirt design, Newspaper advertisements, Logo and 12-page booklet.