Sharon H. Bayes

Darlington, PA *****

724-***-****

acuz6p@r.postjobfree.com

05.29.16

Dear Management with TDM Holdings, LLC,

I am very interested in the Graphic Designer posted on Post Job Free. I have four years of experience as a graphic artist, as well as a diverse background in other fields which includes sales, customer service and manufacturing production. Currently, I am employed as a graphic artist with Cirm Custom Decorating; where, I create mock-ups, adjust art for print, recreate art from raster images to vector images, create logo designs and replicate china patterns. I have four years of experience as a graphic artist as well as, a diverse background in other fields which includes sales, customer service and manufacturing production.

I have built several Dreamweaver and Macromedia websites. During an internship with Jer-Vic I maintained WordPress, eCommerce websites. The website maintenance I performed there included: updating information, inserting flyers, adding/deleting pages, price adjustments and find/fix broken links. Some examples of my tasks to maintain website catalogs, (such as http://www.foyspigeonsupplies.com/) included: photographing products, photo touchups, cropping images to fit templates and inserting jpgs into templates. As a digital artist, my strong points are ideation, photo manipulation, and design. My resume highlights some of the requisites of my educational experience such as Marketing, Digital Photography and Adobe CS5 (e.g., Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash and Dreamweaver). Other requisites that may be relevant to this position are: Advertising, Management and Team Building. I am experienced in both Macs and Pcs.

In summary, my goal is to learn new and varied programs to continuously progress as a designer. I am professional, dependable and very detail oriented. My friendly demeanor provides me the ability to relate easily to clients, supervisors and co-workers. I feel, with my experience as an artist and the skill I have with the creative software programs, that I could be an asset to your company. I would appreciate the opportunity to review my qualifications in more detail by phone, email or during an in-person interview.

In advance, I thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely,

Sharon Bayes

Sharon H. Bayes

Darlington, PA 16115

724-***-****

acuz6p@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: Talented and motivated Graphic Designer who uses diverse mediums to achieve artistic effects. Seeking entry-level position wherein personal penchant for merging originality with technology will prove to be an asset to employer’s clients. Competencies include creating graphics to meet desired commercial/promotional needs. Attention to detail, innovation, stress tolerance, and integrity best describe work style. Creative thinker, problem solver, and effective communicator. Adept at multitasking to achieve individual and team goals. Comfortable in interacting with all levels of the organization and public. Committed to quality and excellence. Areas of expertise:

Website Maintenance

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe InDesign

Photoshop

Image Manipulation

Photo Retouching

Website Maintenance

Typography Print

Layout

Digital Photography

RIP Printer

Demonstrated ability to:

Website Content Maintenance - update information and images in websites

Digital photography – photograph products for websites and print materials

Touch-up and manipulate images (via Photoshop)

Create designs, concepts, and mock-ups

Determine size and arrangement of artwork

Identify fonts in images for art recreation for typography purposes

Recreate established designs – redraw to replicate artwork (via Illustrator)

Convert raster files to vector images

Match colors using Pantone Matching System (PMS) reference

Utilize Trapping, Knockout and Overprint techniques for good registration

Create layers for printing with Color Separations using PMS or Spot colors

Maintain and archive images, photos or previous work products

Confer with clients to assess their expectations regarding projects, illustrations and logos Publications:

2009 Designed “Emerge” Student Literacy Arts Publication 2006 Published artwork in CCBC’s 2007 “Emerge” magazine Education:

2006 -2008 Community College of Beaver County, Monaca, PA (4.0 GPA) Degree A.A.S. Degree in Visual Communications

Honor Phi Theda Kappa International Honor Society for outstanding performance, leadership, and fellowship while enrolled in two-year College programs Work History:

2014 – 2016 Graphic Artist - Cirm Custom Decorating, East Palestine, OH 2012 - 2014 Graphic Artist - East Palestine China & Decorating, East Palestine, OH 2012 Graphic Design Internship - Jer-Vic Inc., Beaver Falls, PA 2011 Screen Printer - East Palestine China & Decorating, East Palestine, OH 2011 Graphics Proofreader - Moderne Glass Company, Inc., Aliquippa, PA