Elliott Gregg

647-***-**** acvj69@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To secure a position as a Graphic Artist that will enable me to use my drawing and graphic design skills and where I can fully utilize these skills along with my commercial art background experience to improve production on projects for the future success of your company.

Highlights of Qualifications:

• Experience designing layouts, logos, mascots, cartoons, diagrams. Contributed to the design of packaging promotional pieces and catalogues. Strong drawing skills, ability to sketch out ideas (brainstorm); knowledge of form, perspective, composition, colour theory, typography and pre-flight skills.

• Goal directed and result oriented; active and dynamic approach to getting work done

• Work well in a team environment as well as individually

• Ability to work under pressure and stressful situations; strong time management skills

• Effective organizational and administrative skills; ability to work independently within policy/procedure directions; initiative to make suggestions

• Professional attitude and work ethic; able to answer questions, get to the root of issues, and maintain a friendly and professional attitude at all times

• Use initiative to develop effective solutions to problems

• Fluent with both Macintosh and PC platforms

• Experience with HTML and CSS

• Illustration course (3 years), Sheridan College, Oakville Campus, Oakville, Ontario

• Possess Graphic & Web Design Diploma, Access Business College, Toronto, Ontario

• Computer proficiency: Adobe Creative Suite CS6 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Work Experience:

Free-lance Illustrator/Graphic Designer; Individual clients 2012-2016

• Assembled a layout for a business card

• Designed a new logo for a new food services business

• Photo retouched product shots (food) as well as prepared images to be used on the website of the same food services proprietorship

• Photo retouched photographs of people (families) at events for a client

• Designed logos for a franchise sign-age company and a catering business Technician / Customer Service Representative; Humber College 2001-2011

• Helped set up, configure and prepare computer labs for classes

• Photo-retouched promotional photographs and some graphic design for department brochures Graphic Artist; Canad Design 2000-2001

• Designed logos, page spread layouts, catalogues and ads.

• Illustrated and created cartoon characters for print and web, (some of the characters were used in Flash animation website introductions).

• Conceptualized new visual graphic design ideas for clients

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