Customer Service Graphic Designer

Linda LaRose http://www.LNLportfolio.com

************@*****.*** 215•534•9325

Profile link at The Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators: http://www.scbwi.org/members/linda-larose/

Link to my online store hosted by FineArtAmerica.com: http://LINDA-LAROSE.artistwebsites.com

experience /customer service/ Things Remembered /Langhorne, PA / PT Seasonal Sales Assoc./12/2013 - present

experience / graphic design / Boyd-Geyer Design, Newtown, PA / Contract Graphic Designer /4-6/2014

experience / graphic design / The Uptight Suburbanite Magazine, Warminster, PA / Contract Graphic Designer /8-10/2014

experience / art / Color Me Mine Ceramic Studio / Peddlers Village, Bucks Co. / PT Studio Asst. /12/2013-2/2014

experience / graphic design / Philadelphia Media Network: Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, Philly.com /1982-2011

FT Graphic Designer, Substitute Supervisor in the Advertising Art Dept.

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responsibilities / Digital design and pre-press preparation of full color advertising layouts, single/multi-page

inserts, promotional advertising for both newspapers, Inquirer Sunday Magazine Advertorial

content, special assignments such as The Richie Ashburn Celebrity Golf Tournament, the

Toys For Tots Campaign, and banners, ads and rollovers for Philly.com website.

• Substituted as a Supervisor in the Advertising Art Dept. and helped trained employees.

• Performed well in a high intensity work environment, always meeting deadlines.

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skills / proficiencies / Proficient in Quark, Adobe CS6: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Microsoft programs,

with knowledge of Dreamweaver, HTML5/CSS, Flash, Corel Painter Essentials, Autodesk

Sketchbook Express, Google Sketch Up, and using Adobe CS6 Master Edition at home.

• Experienced working in Mac and PC platforms, and skilled Traditional/Digital Illustrator.

experience / freelance / • Freelanced as a designer/illustrator for clients: Philadelphia Stories Magazine, The Natl'

Shrine of St. John Neumann, illustrations for a children's book by author Kim Lehman.

experience / teacher / St. Peter the Apostle School / 1999-2009 / PT Art Teacher for Grades 4-8

• Taught Art History, 2D and 3D art disciplines such as Sculpture, Painting and Drawing,

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with an average class size of 25-35 students.

• Assessed student's progress and participated in parent/teacher conferences.

• Assisted students with national and local art competitions, and acquiring scholarships

• Design and pre-press preparation of the school yearbook that I continue to do as a volunteer.

education / • Bucks County Community College / Web Design Using Adobe CS6

• Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art / Sculpture

• Art Institute of Philadelphia / Graphic Design & Illustration

professional organizations / • Member of The Pen and Brush Foundation, NY

• Member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, L.A .

• Member of New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA

• Member of The International Sculpture Center, NJ

• Member of The Pearl S. Buck Foundation, Perkasie, PA

• Member of The Bucks County Illustrator's Society, Bucks County, PA

fine art exhibitions / • 2005-2012 / Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA / Sculpture in Stone / PAFA Student Exhibition

• 2008-2012 / Pen & Brush Gallery, Manhattan, NY

• 2010-2011 / Still Point Gallery, Brunswick, Maine

• 2010-2012 / Upstream People Gallery, Omaha

• 2012 / Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA

• 2012 & 2013 / Village Artworks, Bucks County, PA

• 2013 / Pearl S. Buck Foundation Intl', Bucks County, PA

• 2013 / New Hope Arts Gallery, New Hope, PA

• 2014 / Barn Studio Gallery, Bucks County, PA

• 2014 / PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

interests / achievements / • Completed marathons in NY and Philadelphia & Certification in Pilates.

• Traveling in Europe and the UK provided many cherished memories for me.

• Volunteered with The Leukemia-Lymphoma Foundation, Broad Street Run, a Food Pantry.

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