Gabriel Garcia
Phone # 201-***-****. E-mail: *************@*****.***
Portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/theartist1
EXPERIENCE
**** – (Present) Topcon Medical Systems
Art Director / Senior Designer
• Art Direction, Design & Production of Web and Print collateral materials for Topcon Medical
Systems, products including eBlast, magazine ads, sell sheets, catalogs, etc.
2007- 2011 Vision Creative Group
Creative Director
• Design & Production of Print and Web collateral materials for Casio products
including magazine ads, sell sheets, web banners, packaging, instructional
manuals and photography for print and web.
• Involved in the design of layout/concept of ads, brochures, banners, catalogs,
labels and all printed and web materials.
• Set-up and maintained marketing archive and photo library with photo manipulations where
necessary. Also set new templates for all printed materials to adhere to approved branding
guidelines while maintaining a high level of compositional integrity.
2006 - 2007 Hero Media Group formerly known as Concrete Media LLC
Art Director / Senior Designer
• Ability to manage an art department, manage job flow and follow client specifications
• Organize complex source materials into simpler, integrated, coherent printed pieces. Pieces such
as brochures, catalogs, media kits, magazines, promotional display and in & outdoor signage
(banners, billboards), corporate presentation materials, print ads (b/w, spot color, full color),
posters, web banners & windows, logo identity, and other marketing and promotional collateral.
• Ability to relate design work to client’s goals & business.
• Understand that different trends and looks in design can alter style for different contexts.
• Hiring of freelance artist, brokering print accounts
2004 - 2006 Brook Litho/Contemporary Publishing Services
Project Manager
• Established record of successfully completing projects ahead of schedule and under budget.
• Worked directly with clients to coordinate marketing materials and graphics content.
• Developed /designed present homepage (www.contemporaryps.com) and sister
company (www.brooklitho.com – has been modified).
• Troubleshooting of customer digital files
• Computer system maintenance
• Oversee freelance designers projects
• Customer consultation, scheduling, design and assigning of incoming projects
2003 - 2004 Megatech
Print / Web Designer
• Design of all print collateral, company brochures, catalogs, sell sheets, ads, etc
• Web and e- mail promotion design
• Monthly update of website
• In-house Photographer
2000 - 2003 Eastern Distributing
Marketing Assistant / Graphic Designer
• Produce quarterly wholesale catalogs for both office and security products.
• Manage all advertising and marketing for wholesale office products and security divisions.
• Designed and implemented web pages.
1999 - 2012 Freelance
• Efashion Solutions (email campaigns). Car Tech (stationery). Montecarlo Landscaping
(Invoices, business cards, etc). Microwize (Banners, Sell Sheets, Website Maintenance).
Graphics & Printing Galore (Wed Design, Development & Maintenance) Naturex (Employee
Handbook, Brochures). Boletreet.com (identity logo).
EDUCATION
2003-2004 Bergen Community College
Web Masters Certification
1998-2000 Montclair State University
BFA with a major in Graphic Design.
1996-1998 Bergen Community College
Completed 60 credits towards Liberal Arts.
1993 Hackensack High School
H.S. Diploma.
SOFTWARE
Adobe Creative Suite, (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks & InDesign) HTML,
HTML5, CSS, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Word, Excel, & PowerPoint, Vertical Response & Constant
Contact email marketing, Google analytics, Adwords & adwords Express. Macintosh and Windows
Platforms.
SKILLS
Bilingual Spanish/English, Basic hardware & software troubleshooting, 40 WPM, Internet Skills.
References Available Upon Request