DANIELA ****-*** The Queensway
Toronto, Ontario M6S 5B3
POITRAS T: 647-***-****
E: ****@******.***
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Accomplished and results-oriented coupled with educational and professional awards
CLIENT RELATIONS paralleled with 6+ years of experience within graphic design industry for clients/corporations
across North America, Europe and Asia. Dynamic relationship building skills with a solid track
record within profit growth corporations. Progressive, decisive, and innovative, highly valued
for expertise in the design and deployment of multi-level media marketing campaigns
including web, print, editorial, brochures, catalogues, manuals, forms and package design
thereby interpreting corporate vision and strategy, translating objectives into actionable
plans, and providing support to multi-functional and cross-cultural teams.
PROFESSIONAL Teknion July 2012-Present
EXPERIENCE Graphic Designer Toronto, ON
• Manage a global client portfolio for Canada, USA, French and Asian markets
• Responsible for projects from inception to camera ready stage for individual and corporate
clients using Adobe Creative Suite and Quark Express
• Crafted a 173-page catalogue for Teknion Studio, which included the product line from
their new partner B&B Italia ensuring seamless merge of product lines
• Created the Teknion Media Kit (pocket folder and CD Design) for the largest commercial
exhibition in North America - Neocon 2013
• Developed a series of business promotional marketing books specifically tailored to
fortune 500 corporate clients including Shire, IBM, Apple, Microsoft, Exxon Mobile and
Scotia Bank
• Successfully created design concepts for the company webpage profiling new product lines
• Crafted and uploaded a striking web add for IDEX Conference and exhibition, featuring
Teknion’s Sidewise Product line
• Creatively designed a new sell sheet look for two recently released Teknion products the
“Versity chair and sofa” and the “Mina office chair”
• Developed Promotional Product Spec Sheets for multiple Teknion product/accessories, for
sales personnel and Christmas cards for the C-Level management across Teknion
• Work as a liaison between the Marketing and Project Management team, Industrial and
Graphic Design team in the creation of design concepts for master copies according to
design and media specifications
• Edit graphics and photos using airbrushing, masking, cloning, color adjust/match, contrast,
black and white conversion, image retouching and bitmap/pixel editing
• Convert various types of files into print-ready or web-capable format using appropriate software
H.B. Fenn & Company Ltd January 2009 -February 2011
Graphic Designer Bolton, ON
• Solely designed and created design the company’s seasonal product line catalogue
• Prepared digital and print promotional material to market newly released publications
(catalogues, posters, flyers, invitations, web banners, banners, bookmarks and postcards)
• Formulated covers and interior layouts for books published by the company
• Managed requests for quotes and the purchase process from various contracted printing firms
• Identified, proposed and implemented new business driving opportunities through
different marketing channels such as print and online media
• Handled day-to-day marketing material updates of company’s website and provided timely
in-house printing and mounting of finished projects for presentation
Please visit the portfolio at the following link. http://www.coroflot.com/danielapoitras
PROFESSIONAL • Coordinated with local teams across marketing, design and sales to provide
EXPERIENCE comprehensive services to all levels of the supported businesses in the design process and
the timely delivery of images and logos in the appropriate format
(ConTInueD)
• Formulated an effective strategy in a deadly driven- environment to maintain and
exchange project information and upload finished projects via client based FTP servers for
clients and publishers
• Monitored the archiving of all images, logos and completed projects, in User Access
Management (UAM) system
• Provided Excel based project situation reports
• Recognized Employee Award for “Seasonal Products” project
A-Channel Television September 2008 – November 2008
Graphic Designer Barrie, ON
• Prepared deco-files for the weather and morning newscasts
• Assisted the design team in inserting cue-titles on-air for live broadcasts
Zoup Creative March 2008 – April 2008
Graphic Designer Barrie, ON
• Created advertisements and promotional media for the 2008 Barrie Film Festival
• Contributed to the design layout for a Royal Victoria Hospital’s website
Gel Creative May 2007 – August 2007
Graphic Designer /Illustrator Barrie, ON
• Designed and produced computer-generated artwork for marketing and
promotional materials, such as (banners, catalogues and technical illustrations)
• Created new design themes for marketing and collateral materials
• Formed several transit graphic Bus-Wraps for Rock 95, a local radio station in
Barrie Ontario
eDuCATIon/AWARDS Toronto Business Development Center – Toronto, ON
May 2012 – Business Operation
Ontario College of Art and Design – Toronto, ON
May 2011 – November 2011 – HTML Intermediate; Adobe Flash Action Script 3; Adobe Flash
Animation and Adobe After Effects
Georgian College Barrie, ON
September 2010 – May 2011 - Web Page Design Intermediate HTML
September 2009 – May 2010 - Web Page Design Introduction HTML
September 2005 – May 2008 - Dean’s List and Honor’s Diploma in Graphic Design
Award: Volkswagen Canada Scholarship Award for Top Graduating Graphic Design Student
Award: Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario (RGD) Scholarship show winner for 2006,
2007 and 2008
Award: 2007 Barrie Examiner Graphic Design Scholarship Award
Award: 1st prize in Onbrand’s Provincial Think Shelf Package Design Competition
Award: 2006 Kempenfelt Graphics Scholarship Award
September 2004 – May 2005 - Dean’s List - Art and Design Fundamentals
September 2003 – May 2004 - Dean’s list – General Arts and Sciences
Please visit the portfolio at the following link. http://www.coroflot.com/danielapoitras
ADDITIONAL Proficiency - Adobe CS6, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, After
Effects and Microsoft Office
INFORMATION
Activities - Graphic Designing, painting, fashion, traveling, motorcycles and spending time
with my pets - guinea pigs
Community Service --- Member and Sponsor for “ Chalice” – A catholic Child Support
Program and Member of Toronto Wild Life Center for Animal Rescue.
FREELANCE January 2014
Paleontastic, Recipe Blog Logo
June 2013-February 2014
Corsa Meccanica, Motorcycle Store Promotional card
SOLD sign
Clothing tag
Logo redesign
March 2011-november 2012
Various real estate agents Home marketing Brochures
BUP Security company Logo
Houseboat Memoirs company Logo, business cards
Mayor of Springwater Township Brochure
May 2009-January 2010
DC Photography Logo
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Brochure
February 2009
Architect firm of Linevision Corporate identity package
2 Build construction and development firm Corporate identity package
October 2008
Student Services Department at Georgian College Logo
July 2007
Orillia Museum of Art and History Website redesign
Please visit the portfolio at the following link. http://www.coroflot.com/danielapoitras