Graphic/Production Designer

CYNTHIA KRAMER

443-***-**** *****@*****.*** www.ck-design.info www.linkedin.com/in/cykramer

Senior Graphic / Production Designer

A top-performing Graphic Design Executive with over 14 years of experience credited with design and executing visual

communications in various media, presentations, and design campaigns. Expertise in creative development, for both

large and small organizations, and government agencies. Utilizes knowledge and expertise to deliver high caliber finished

products to increase business development. Highly accomplished in ability to build and maintain relationships.

Web Graphics and Ads

Areas of Graphic Design •

• • Verbal & Written

Desktop Publishing

• Branding and Rebranding Communication

•

Expertise Multilingual Localization

• • Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign,

Marketing Campaigns

•

Art Production

• Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat,

Multimedia Projects

•

Prepress and Packaging

• Flash, Dreamweaver, Bridge,

PowerPoint/Flash

•

HTML/CSS and WordPress

• Premiere Pro (training)

Presentations

Emails

• • Microsoft Office Suite: Word,

• Project Management

Image Retouching/

• PowerPoint, Visio, Excel

• Client Relationship

Manipulation

Management

Clearance Public Trust

CK Design, Clarksville, MD 2000 – Present

Professional

Freelance Graphic/Production Designer

Experience • Designer charged with conceptualizing, designing, formatting, and producing marketing and

corporate branding pieces for various clients.

• Create and foster strong working relationships with clients through open communication and deadline

adherence, which lead to increased business and valuable referral clients.

• Demonstrate ability to understand, interpret, and bring to life company vision for a variety of clients.

• Contract and Freelance clients include:

• A&T Systems, Silver Springs, MD January 2015 – present

• T. Rowe Price, Owings, MD 2008 – 2013

• ENLASO Translations, Boulder, CO 2000 – 2013

State Department of the United States Language Services, Washington, DC 2010 – Present

Localization Specialist: Multilingual DTP & Art Production (Consultant)

• Utilize desktop publishing and art production skills to localize English documents and accompanying

art, charts, and graphs into desired language(s). To date worked with over 50 languages.

• Expertly reverse layouts to right-to-left (Middle Eastern standard) to accommodate certain languages.

The Nielsen Company (formally Arbitron, Inc.), Columbia, MD 2007 – 2014

Graphic/Production Designer (Consultant)

• Designed and produced visual communications including: print, PowerPoint and Flash presentations,

direct-mail campaigns, display banners, web graphics and ads, and email communications.

• Team member on redesign of 250+ direct-mail pieces (bilingual). Independently produce a 46-piece

(bilingual) direct-mail testing campaign.

• Successfully re-branded (from Arbitron to Nielsen), converted (from Adobe to Microsoft), and

delivered over 200 documents.

HCD International (Government Contracts), Laham, MD 2009 – 2011

Graphic Designer (Consultant)

• Planned, designed, and produced various visual materials for numerous government agencies.

The Humane Society of the United States, Gaithersburg, MD 2000 – 2008

Marketing Graphic Designer (Consultant)

• Utilized extensive design, print, and desktop background to successfully produce promotional

material, advertising, banners, large campaign and event efforts, and visual support material.

• Masters of Arts, Publications Design, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD

Education • Bachelor of Science, Sociology/Minor in Public Relations, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD

& Training Training and Certificate

• Video Production and Editing, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD (currently training)

• Masters Certificate: Digital Multimedia / Web Design, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia, MD

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