Marketing Manager

Gail M. Farias *** Highview Avenue • Somerset, MA 02726 • 508-***-****

Mobile: 401-***-**** • Email: ****.******@*******.***

SUMMARY E xperienced and well-organized marketing professional with a wide range of administrative, graphic

design, search engine marketing, computer-based and interpersonal skills. Able to juggle multiple projects

and meet tight deadlines.

EMPLOYMENT

5/04 - Present LaserStar Technologies Corporation, One Industrial Court, Riverside, RI 02915

Communications Director/Marketing Specialist

Responsible for the production, creation and development of a wide variety of marketing communications

tools including corporate identity pieces, advertisements, web site maintenance and graphics, service and product collateral,

e-mail newsletters, trade show display and print materials used for business development, marketing and branding

purposes. Work closely with President to develop concepts for all programs, manage workflow from concept through

final production (including photography, design, layout, video and print production). Coordinate multiple trade shows

(both nationally and internationally), outside advertising and press releases. Responsible for all Search Engine Marketing

and Social Media Campaigns. Track analytics for all programs. Work with printers, ad agencies, print publications

and magazines, mail houses, video production companies, trade show companies and facilities and many other outside

vendors as well as customers. Supervise marketing team to be sure all marketing tasks are completed in a timely

and efficient manner. Attend trade shows and conferences as required.

7/01-12/03 ASWaterman Inc., 190 Taunton Avenue, Seekonk, MA 02771

Graphic Arts Specialist

G raphic Designer / Account Manager for award-winning marketing and technical publications company.

Responsible for overseeing the design and production of all print/web projects. Liaison between customers,

marketing team, service bureaus and print vendors. Wide range of projects included print and web advertising,

quarterly technical journals, product information sheets, brochures and marketing campaigns.

3/00 -7/01 Thielsch Engineering, Inc., 195 Frances Avenue, Cranston, RI 02910

Communications Specialist

C ommunications specialist for multifaceted engineering company consisting of twelve separate divisions.

Responsible for planning and production of all promotional materials including the design of all advertising,

service bulletins, internal and external newsletters, trade show materials, all in-house graphics for each

division as well as web site design. Other responsibilities included the coordination of mailings, press

releases, correspondence and other administrative support functions.

8/98 - 3/00 Mercury Print & Mail, 1110 Central Avenue, Pawtucket, RI

Prepress Operator/Desktop Publishing

Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design and Prepress. Sole Electronic Prepress Operator for a growing commercial printing

company. Responsible for all aspects of computer-generated artwork. Design, typesetting, scanning, color correction,

outputting customer files, downloading files from Internet, outputting film to filmsetter, maintaining Macintosh computer

network.

1/95 - 8/98 Minuteman Press, 1200 Fall River Ave., Seekonk, MA 02771

Graphic Arts Consultant

Desktop Publishing,Graphic Design and Prepress. Started Desktop Publishing and Design Dept. for small printing

company. Use several page layout, graphic, word processing and scanning programs. Responsible for overseeing

completion of artwork from design to final output. Output/convert customer files from disk/download files from Internet.

Maintain PC computer network. Work with customers, service bureaus and computer vendors.

SPECIAL SKILLS Computer: Adobe Suite CS6, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Premiere,

Adobe Dreamweaver, Corel Draw, WordPerfect, Quark Xpress, Macromedia Freehand, Microsoft Word /

Excel / PowerPoint / Publisher, Front Page, Macintosh, PC and Internet.

EDUCATION Graphic, web design, business and computer courses completed at Bristol Community College, Johnson & Wales

University, RI Business Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, New Horizons Computer Learning

Centers (Graphics Certification). Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

training with Hubspot Inbound Marketing Company.

References and portfolio samples available upon request.

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