Creative Design/ Marketing Strategist

LACEY

RENEE

PARKS

*** *.

Kingsbury

St.

Chicago,

IL

60654

815-***-****

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

www.laceyparks.com

EDUCATION

**** ********

COLLEGE

Chicago,

IL

Bachelor

of

Arts

• Major:

Art

&

Design

GPA:

3.5

• Design

Intern

at

Sabon,

Summer

2009

EXPERIENCE

2013

–

2014

MERCADITO

HOSPITALITY

Chicago,

IL

Creative

Designer

and

Marketing

Strategist

//

August

2013

–

November

2014

• Responsible

for

managing

print

and

digital

collateral

for

over

5

brands

including,

Mercadito

Counter,

Mercadito

Fish,

Little

Market

Brasserie,

Mercadito

Hospitality,

MH-

Catering,

and

Municipal.

• Contributed

to

the

growth

and

development

of

12

brands

within

Mercadito

Hospitality.

• Collaborate

with

the

marketing

and

design

team

to

develop

and

execute

new

strategies

and

campaigns.

• Managed

several

campaigns;

responsibilities

include

working

closely

with

stakeholders,

gathering

requirements,

creating

designs,

managing

production

deadlines,

promptly

making

requested

changes/edits,

and

printing.

• Responsible

for

the

design

and

execution

of

painting

on

chalkboards

and

mirrors

within

Mercadito

Hospitality

restaurants;

paintings

include

menus,

graphics

and

promotions.

Graphic

Design

//

February

2013

–

August

2013

• Designed

new

print

and

digital

collateral

for

promotions,

emails,

menus,

and

events.

• Updated

and

edited

existing

work

for

print,

social

media,

and

email

blasts.

• Responsible

for

coordinating

and

providing

vendors

correct

files

and

information

for

print.

2012-

2013

PALETTEAPP

Chicago,

IL

Lead

of

Creative

Department

and

Graphic

Design

• Successfully

led

creative

design

team;

provided

all

interns

training,

direction,

and

served

as

the

escalation

point

for

all

design

related

support

questions.

• Responsible

for

all

creative

design

projects,

production

deadlines,

and

delegating

projects.

• Designed

all

print

materials

including

but

not

limited

to

logos,

graphics,

business

cards,

and

flyers.

• Designed

all

marketing

materials

for

online

advertising

campaigns

including

email

communication,

website,

and

social

media.

2010-

2012

LE

COLONIAL

Chicago,

IL

Server,

Lead

Reservations

Coordinator

//

October

2011

–

August

2012

• Responsible

for

helping

current

and

future

customers

make

reservations,

provide

them

with

useful

knowledge

about

the

restaurant,

and

deliver

personalized

service.

• Provided

excellent

customer

service,

responsible

for

taking

food

orders,

provided

food

suggestions

and

recommendations

to

help

personalize

the

guest’s

meal.

• Worked

closely

with

wait

staff

and

kitchen

to

ensure

the

restaurant

operated

smoothly.

Hostess

//

October

2010

–

October

2011

• Responsible

for

maintaining

reservation

book,

seating

guests,

and

answering

the

telephone.

• Other

responsibilities

included

ensuring

that

all

guests

were

made

comfortable,

guest

needs

were

met

while

waiting,

and

managing

the

guest

wait

list.

2009-

2010

SABON

Chicago,

IL

Creative

Design

and

Sales

Representative

• Designed

all

print

materials

including

but

not

limited

to

price

tags,

signs,

and

flyers.

• Created

window

displays

to

attract

customers.

• Responsible

for

selling

products,

educating

customers,

processing

orders,

and

establishing

new

accounts.

PROFICIENT

PROGRAMS

• Adobe

Creative

Suite:

Photoshop,

Illustrator,

and

InDesign

• Mac

and

PC

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