Graphic Designer

Experienced designer with proven excellence in corporate communications,

digital marketing and print design applying for the Senior Graphic Designer position. Ability to bringing to life, adapt and manage design initiatives and marketing strategies that helped ignite the interest of targeted audiences and clients. Possessing a strong understanding of the importance of performing within deadlines while respecting budget requirements. Iphia C. Henry 647-***-**** ********.***@*****.*** www.ichdesigns.com Graphic Designer

IBM Brand Asset Services

Toronto, Ontario

Sept 2018- Present

Senior Graphic Designer

Vasanti Cosmetics Inc

Markham, Ontario

Dec 2016- Sept 2018

Freelance Graphic Designer

ICH Designs

Toronto, Ontario

April 2015- Nov 2016

Graphic Designer

Secure Energy Services

Marketing Department

Calgary, Alberta

May 2013- Mar 2015

Photography Project Administrator

City of Calgary- Land Use Planning

& Policy Department

Calgary, Alberta

Sept 2012- Dec 2012

Desktop Publisher

Procept Associates Ltd

Toronto, Ontario

Dec 2011- May 2012

Web and Graphic Designer

Ryerson University

Toronto, Ontario

Sept 2011- Mar 2012

Administrative Assistant &

Graphic Designer

First Work: Ontario Association of

Youth Employment Centres

Toronto, Ontario

Aug 2005 – Jun 2010

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IPHIA C. HENRY

www.ichdesigns.com

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KEY SKILLS

Partnered with departments such as Human Resources, Sales and Marketing to design promotional materials or internal documentation such as:

• Conference and POS

signage and booths

• Packaging

• Conference program

books and Annual

Report design

• Retractable Display

Banners

• Power Point and

MS Word branded

documentation

• Logos

• Photo-Retouching

• Package Design

• HTML5 Banners

• Infographic layouts

• Brochures

• Merchandising

Materials

• White papers

• Advertisements

• Digital Newsletter

layouts

• Social Media graphics

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Communications

Information Design

Mount Royal University

Calgary, Alberta

Sept 2012 – Apr 2015

Graphic Design Diploma

George Brown College

Toronto, Ontario

Jan 2000 – Apr 2002

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SOFTWARE SKILLS

Illustrator

InDesign

Photoshop

Acrobat

Premier Pro

Outlook

PowerPoint

Keynote

MS Word

Sharepoint

Prezi

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Iphia C. Henry 647-***-**** ********.***@*****.*** www.ichdesigns.com IPHIA C. HENRY

www.ichdesigns.com

********.***@*****.***

DIGITAL & PRINT DESIGN

• Collaborated with designated team leads and managers during the design process by offering multiple solutions with conceptual models, layouts, themes and typography.

• Logo and abstract cover art design was chosen by the Production Design class of 2014 for the Mount Royal University Information Design annual magazine project, called VERVE Magazine. My two page article was also picked as the first layout in the magazine spread.

• Trained new design hires and provided design direction to interns to ensure that production cycle was accurately followed and tight deadlines were met.

• Edited/updated online content such as employee biographies for Procepts Inc and developed product images and web page banners for Vasanti.

• Reviewed and verified layouts, design models and documents for quality, accuracy, neatness, functionality, and satisfactory completion.

• Attended to design requests submitted by world wide marketing teams from Germany to South Korea, while adhering to the IBM master brand.

• Actively designed corporate event invitations, promotional mailers, image mock ups, client review materials and recaps leveraging the Adobe Creative Suite.

• Worked with the Urbanology Magazine Creative Director to design print and digital magazine layouts, templates and online promotional materials for the 100 plus page magazine with a circulation of 25,000.

• Managed the design and production of all promotional materials, and tickets for the BBPA Annual Harry Jerome Awards Ceremony including the 60 plus page annual award show program book, which was distributed to distinguished delegates, Ontario politicians, and guests. COMMUNICATIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Designed digital images for social media pages and tracked campaign engagement and Key Performance Indicators for email marketing and social campaigns.

• Supported the communications, coordinating, and event planning for the Futures Conference, and Job Developer Forum in Toronto.

• Created digital images for social media and email marketing platforms such as MailChimp, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

• Executed the redesign of mailchimp marketing campaigns to boost online sales of cosmetic products for Vasanti Cosmetics.

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Floater

Afrofest

Music Africa Canada Inc

Toronto, Ontario

2018

TIFF Volunteer

Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto, Ontario

2016

Creative Director

Diversity in Film & TV: DiFT

Toronto, Ontario

2016 – 2017

Digital Marketing and

Social Media Lead

Manyatta Network

Toronto, Ontario

2015 – 2016

Canada Day Volunteer

City of Calgary- Arts &

Culture Department

Calgary, Alberta

2012 – 2014

Graphic Designer

BBPA

Harry Jerome Awards

Toronto, Ontario

2004 – 2007, 2010

EMAIL MARKETING

Mail Chimp

Benchmark

Constant

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Iphia C. Henry 647-***-**** ********.***@*****.*** www.ichdesigns.com IPHIA C. HENRY

www.ichdesigns.com

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Google Web

Designer

Wordpress Weebly

BigCommerce

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WEB APPLICATIONS

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MARKETING

• Conceived visual themes, and enforced branding on all promotional marketing materials that were created to promote services for the Ryerson University- Career Development & Employment Centre (CDEC) department events, SECURE Energy Services conference booths and the Manyatta networking events.

• Produced promotional print marketing materials and swag which were distributed at corporate charity events, conferences, trade shows, job fairs, and awards ceremonies.

• Worked with the VP of Marketing, Art Director and Executives to develop marketing strategies which would be implemented in the designs.

• Gathered and organized social media analytics from Facebook and Mailchimp for use by the marketing team.

VIDEO PRODUCTION

• Edited videos from in studio shoots and uploaded approved videos to Instagram, Facebook and Youtube.

• Leveraged Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut and iMovie create and edit video and audio files.

• Managed the library of all audio and video files, along with the overseeing the exchange of digital files via Wetransfer, Sharepoint, Google Drive, DropBox, and Google Docs.

• Identified and resolved any production issues during pre and post production.

• Created and added video subtitles to IBM Cloud and Watson branded advertisements which were broadcasted internationally. 100

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