Graphic Designer

Profile

Seeking an opportunity to utilize all skills in design, print, marketing, and management. As well as, further enhance my skills, knowledge, and experience to ensure the growth of both employer and myself.

Design Skills

Branding, digital and print advertising design, logo design, typesetting, image manipulation, photo retouching, digital illustration, infographics, trade show exhibits, video editing, visual merchandising, packaging design, photography, web page layouts, hmtl, css, and traditional illustration.

Technical Skills

Vinyl Printing, & Installation Pre-flighting & Prepress for; Digital Presses:

Xerox C1000 & 550

Epson Stylus Pro 7880 iGen 150

HP Indigo

Offset Presses: Heidelberg Komori

Software Skills*

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign After Effects ••• Dreamweaver •• Word

Excel ••• Power Point •• Publisher ••

GSP Composer •••

Professional Skills* Management Leadership

Communication

Client Services Concept Development Project Management Organization

• = Level of proficiency.

= Highest

• = Lowest

Related Experience

Charlotte Russe: Mall at Robinson (April 2009 - Present)

Sales Associate – Part Time

• Assisted store leaders with visual training, store merchandising and window displays.

• Provided exceptional customer experience through relationship building, and sharing product knowledge.

Bayer Corporation: (Aug. 2012 – Dec.2014)

Design and Print Services Department: Graphic Designer

• Oversaw the life cycle of all assigned design and print projects and all relative client relations from initial mock-ups to product delivery.

• Co-produced trade show exhibits and adjoining print materials for multi-million dollar brands such as, Baycusan,® Makrolon,® Hygard.®

• Streamlined processes for stationery orders, direct mailers, and other high-volume orders to reduce design and production time.

• Collaborated with communications department to develop cohesive collateral,

digital ads, and short videos for use in seasonal non-profit events.

• Provided creative insight to brand teams in order to develop internal ads and B2B

marketing materials.

• Maintained and enforced company brand standards throughout all materials.

• Organized archives, files and spreadsheets for thousands of projects.

• Partnered with external vendors to produce printed materials at times when layout or workload exceeded capabilities of printer/s.

• Printed, formatted, prepared and/ or reviewed files for print while implementing

initiatives for cost-effective production.

Macy’s Inc.: Greater Pittsburgh Area (Feb. 2008 - Aug. 2012)

Beaver Valley Mall

Visual Manager, District Graphic Designer

South Hills Village Mall & Mall at Robinson

Assistant Visual Manager: Team Lead & District Graphic Designer

• Integrated company directives for specific product line, while effectively maximizing

consumer-to-product awareness.

• Led design and production of vinyl graphics for use in stores throughout the region.

• Developed custom signage for in-store promotions.

• Consistently recognized for driving sales through visual and graphic integration.

• Trained and developed other visual staff to create marketing materials.

Education

Art Institute of Pittsburgh

Graphic Design: Associates

Awards

Macy’s Inc. 2010:

Magic 6 Award

Art Institute of Pittsburgh:

Best In Show – 2007

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