ABOUT

I am a highly competent professional in graphic design. I have a wide range of experience from design to training to client handling. My interpersonal, organizational and time management skills are a strong asset to my personality. I believe that learning goes all the way and am in constant endeavour to acquire knowledge. My attention to detail and general aptitude all have served me in my previous endeavours which have shaped me into an excellent administrator. WORK EXPERIENCE

Independent Freelancer, US: Graphic Designer (January 2013 – Till Date)

- Designing 2D art (logos, brochures, personal memory sets) on freelance basis.

- Freelance designing of fliers and brochures for previous employer – Happy Holidays Happy Holidays, Chennai, India: Graphic Designer & Vendor Management (March 2012 - September 2012)

- Designed brochures about holiday packages and promotions.

- Involved in conceptualization of television advertisement.

- Acted as a point of contact for negotiation followed by finalization of special deals with hotels/ resorts in India.

- Involved in project management with the team of external experts for the rollout of corporate website.

- Trained subordinates for overall quality and promptness of all deliverables to clients.

- Constantly churned the market for potential customers (overseas) and vendor (overseas resorts) acquisition.

Freelancer, Ganesh Graphicss, Chennai, India: Freelance Graphic Designer (February 2011 – February 2012)

- Designed 2D art (logos, brochures, fliers) on freelance basis.

- Involved on part-time consulting basis in assisting junior designers in album making and photo shoots.

- Handled private customer appointments and also managed their requirements for personalized kits (desktop calendars, designs for mugs, and personalized photo frames). graphic designer

KRITIKA RAO

Email: acshz4@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 248-***-****

Hilites Studios Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, India: Graphic Designer (May 2010 - January 2011)

- Managed the office full time as a creative designer and made numerous invitations, albums, newspaper advertisements, brochures, flyers for clients.

- Assisted the principal photographer during professional photo shoots and production of the final output.

- Managed appointments of regular clients and created new business opportunity with new clients.

- Actively trained new members (junior designers) for creativity.

- Responsible for quality assurance of final output made by juniors. Vakils Premedia, Mumbai, India: Trainee - Production and Client Management Team (May 2008 - December 2008)

- Image restoration for pictures and texts placeholders.

- Assisted my managers for planning of human resource management for multiple live projects..

- Guided a team of five to complete projects on time which included production, quality check and revision.

SKILLSET

Softwares: Adobe Photoshop, CorelDraw, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Sony Sound Forge Web: HTML/CSS, Joomla, Wordpress

OS: Proficient in Windows and MAC

EDUCATION

- Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA), Sikkim Manipal University, 2011-2012

- Bachelor of Commerce (B Com), Mumbai University (Institute of Distance Education), 2006-2009

- Higher Diploma in Animation & Graphic Designing, Arena Animation Academy (Mumbai), 2006-2009

- Database & Windows Application Development, NIIT (Mumbai), 2009 HOBBIES

Travelling, Swimming, Basketball, Badminton, Reading