Career Objective

To acquire a job as a junior graphic designer and contribute in designing appealing visuals for print and web media. To gain experience of working in teams and

handling all project functions.

Career Summary

Have an experience of 30 years in graphic designing. I began my career in October 2008 as a trainee graphic designer. After 6 months of training, I was promoted

as a junior graphic designer in April 2009. In this span of time, I have worked for magazines, books and websites. Mostly, I got an opportunity to create graphics

for promoting products and services. In another project, I was asked to create visuals for certain episodes from books. This experience has broadened my knowledge

in graphic designing.

Work Experience

Colorado Institute of Art, 1987, Instructor for 3rd and 4th quarter students. Taught how to prepare for final print, taught Photoshop, Illustrator,

and mix media art work.

The main responsibilities handled are:

Primary Responsibilities

Meet the clients to understand the concept of their projects and the messages they wish to convey with the advertisements

Participate in the discussions with the designing team to come up with unique ideas and designs for the advertisement

Prepare sketches to denote the intended designs for the project to the client. Take their feedback on the proposed designs

Make alterations to the sketched designs as per the client's feedback and settle the final draft for the project

Use the designing tools to create the graphics and submit the developed draft for evaluations to the clients

Develop graphics for products, logos, mascots, taglines, product packaging, visiting cards, schedules, credit cards, etc.

Maintain perfect balance between the visual aesthetics of the designs and its capacity to deliver the desired message

Secondary Responsibilities

Advise the clients on using the various media forms suitable to their advertisement concept and target audiences

Perform research for identifying the latest trends in designing and media, and to understand the competitiveness in the market

Research to find out the various types of color, texture, shapes, photos that can be used for the project

Check the project development regularly to check if it is on track with the budget and time schedules

Technical Skills

Proficient in using the designing tools such as Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress, Acrobat, Illustator, Flash, etc.

Efficient in working with MS Office suit: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint,

Additional Skills

Highly competent in managing projects and building teams

Skilled at planning and scheduling for giving an organized structure to project

Efficient at establishing coordination with project members and clients

Dedicated towards meeting deadlines and the quality parameters

Educational Qualifications

Diploma in Graphic Designing

Colorado Institute of Art, 1987

Associate Degree in Fine Arts

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