CREATIVE DESIGNER

ONLINE/DIGITAL/PRINT/EVENTS

Award winning graphic designer, collaborative team player with leadership experience, leverages extensive experience, and skills to create forward thinking ideas, and creative concepts within project time lines. Extensive experience with the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Professional Acrobat, Image Ready, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks), HTML, CSS, Keynote, Quark, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook. Proficient with Mac OS & Windows 7 platforms.

. Mobile Design

. Digital and print ads

. E-mail and print communications

. Digital and social media layout

. Symposiums

. Sales conferences presentation

. Trade shows fabricate

. Recruiting campaigns

. Marketing collateral

. Event materials and collateral

. Commercial, newspaper, & web graphics

ACCOMPLISHMENT HIGHLIGHT

• Won Five American In-House Design Awards - Graphic Design USA Magazine 2008

. Created Fresh Innovative Sales Collateral Design

. Advertisting to promote product design

. Corporate Collateral Design

• Maintain consistency of assets and how the brand is represented across digital/print properties

• Consistent application and extension of graphic design, user experience and visual branding

• Manage projects from inception to execution

• Help develop visual and creative graphics that can appear across all media including print, web, video, email and marketing collateral

• Work from initial brainstorming sessions through final delivery - responsible for all steps in the process

• Comfortable working both on highly collaborative projects with multiple teams (marketing colleagues, development teams, copy writers,and others) and independently on detail-oriented pieces

• Flexibility in adjusting to changing priorities and deliverables

• Distinctive proficiency for diverse design techniques

• Proven talent for generating striking ideas and layouts

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines

• Manage outside print vendors and agencies to ensure precision and quality of final pieces

• Proven ability managing multiple, on-going timelines, as well as daily “rush” requests

• Up to date with current design tools and trends

• Expert in complex layouts with strong, striking ideas and design techniques

• Organizational skills and attention to detail

• Enjoy continuous learning, especially new media technologies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Charter Communications

Stamford, CT 06901

Graphic Designer: March 2013 - Present

• Redesign the user interface icons and work closely with Content Analyst and Multimedia Specialist on updating new branding

• Conceptualize and design website landing pages, mobiles, logos, and e-mail blasts.

• Design targeted Mobile promotion that exceeded click through performance rates by 50%

• Oversee artwork and design projects related to Charter products and services including Charter TV, Charter Phone, and Charter Internet

• Design, layout and produce event and trade show materials and other promotional and marketing collateral

• Customize and design assets for diverse targets including, but not limited to, Hispanic, Chinese and Amenian segments

Catapult Marketing

Westport, CT 06880

Freelance Art Director: September 2012 - March 2013

• Designed digital marketing assets including Rich Media executions for web advertising and social media

• Pull down the overarching brand and creative strategy into concepts for traditional and non traditional ad promos such as e-mail blasts, direct mail, on-air story boards

• Collaborated with sales constituents to design and layout sale presentations, proposals, and other needs

Major League Gaming

New York, NY 10016

Freelance Digital Designer: February 2012 – September 2012

• Designed digital marketing and developed Rich Media executions for web advertising and social media

• Created website landing pages, wall-graphics, promotional banners and e-blasts

• Developed concept and design for digital marketing campaigns by working closely with marketing team

• Designed and maintained recurring web elements for digital online promotional materials

FactSet Research Systems

Norwalk, CT 06850

Graphic Designer: January 2007 – February 2012

• Created innovative graphic designs (print, online media, web graphics and digital), for high impact Marketing collateral globally

• Produced print documentation ranging from product brochures to event invitations & signage

• Designed e-mail campaigns and other advertisements that engaged clients and increased corporate brand awareness to support the Sales department

• Managed all phases of print production, including managing various vendors, cost analysis, pre-press production, press check, and quality check upon delivery

• Trained team members on the use of the Adobe Creative Suite of products & design skills

WTNH AND MYTV9-TV STATION

New Haven, CT 06510

Graphic Designer: December 2004 – December 2006

• Created and designed graphics for news and sports segments

• Collaborated closely with Directors, Producers, and Reporters to produce graphic content for on-air, digital promotions and segments

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