Design Manager
Resume:
ANITA G.
*** ********* . ***** (Quebec)
*******@******.**
I AM
Creative, professional, organized, honest, imaginative, attentive, detail-oriented, independent and a multi-tasker.
LANGUAGES
French, English, Armenian, Arabic and (a little) Turkish.
CAREER OBJECTIVES
Obtain a challenging position in the graphic design Industry, where I can benefit the company by utilizing my diverse business experience in graphic design as well as artistic direction and management skills.
A QUICK REVIEW
Professional, passionate and motivated by new challenges in the graphic design industry, I continue to develop my skills in graphic design with creativity and independently.
Having started my own business and worked for one of the leading engineering and construction companies in the world, my past experiences have allowed me to gain extensive knowledge related to graphic design, people-skills, as well as business management.
I have great organizational skills and the ability to prioritize, deal effectively with a number of tasks simultaneously and meet predetermined timelines.
Personality-wise, I am a good communicator, humorous at times and an open-minded individual who thinks beauty and design are all around nature and humanity itself. I take my work and responsibilities very seriously, and think life is too short to waste a single moment of it.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
2013 (apr.) – Subway - Montreal (Quebec)
Co-Manager, Graphic Designer & Marketing Coordinator
• Design, print and distribute promotional items such as business cards, flyers, banners, posters, gift packaging.
• Hiring, managing and supervising of staff.
• Develop and implement employee time schedules.
• Plan and execute marketing plan and activities to increase overall sales.
2009 (apr.) – 2012 (dec.) - SNC-Lavalin Inc. - Montreal (Quebec)
Art director, senior graphic designer
• Design and coordinate graphic design projects related to health, safety and environment, throughout local offices and on construction sites worldwide.
• Design and oversee purchasing process of huge electronic LED panels to be installed on construction sites worldwide.
• Manage, supervise and participate in creative sessions with the design team.
• Review print proofs and ensure compliance with company graphic standards and guidelines.
• Interact proactively and competently with suppliers, printers, internal/external clients and translators.
2003 (apr.) – 2008 (oct.) - Famic Technologies Inc. - Montreal (Quebec)
Print and web graphic designer, exhibition coordinator
• Design and prepare for print a variety of marketing materials such as corporate brochures, pamphlets, notepads, exhibition posters, banners, software CD and packaging.
• Design several layout concepts for a new corporate website and the main software website www.automationstudio.com
• Develop an inventory management system for brochures using Ms Access database.
• Develop an Intranet system for online meeting sessions.
• Develop a dynamic career portal with administration functionalities www.famictech.com/cgi-bin/carriere/defaulten.asp
• Coordinate and organize local and international exhibitions, from start to finish.
• Interact with internal/external suppliers and clients.
2001 (dec.) – 2002 (dec.) - Global Tech Vision Inc. - Laval (Quebec)
Owner, general manager, print and web graphic designer
• Develop several corporate websites for clients.
• Design a variety of marketing and promotional materials.
• Manage the accounting and marketing department.
EDUCATION
2006 - 2014 - Concordia University - Montreal (Quebec)
• Certificat in page layout.
• Successfully completed the following courses: Graphic design I, Adobe InDesign I, Adobe InDesign II, Illustrator I, Illustrator II, Typography, Photoshop.
• Completing courses to obtain a diploma in Graphic applications in desktop publishing.
1994 - 1997 - Ahuntsic College - Montreal (Quebec)
• College diploma in computer programming.
• Programming languages learned: MsAccess, C, C++, PL/1, Assembler, Cobol (mainframe), JCL, SQL language.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Work environment PC and MAC.
Software : Adobe Suite CS6 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Acrobat), CorelDRAW, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Publisher, Outlook).
References are available upon request.
Ce curriculum vitae est également disponible en Français.
Contact this candidate