Microsoft Office Project Management
Resume:
Nance Close
Louisville, Kentucky 40245
********@*****.***
Are you looking for an associate with:
• 20+ years of experience working in advertising and the printing industries
• extensive knowledge of the latest technology in Adobe Creative Suite
(InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop) and Microsoft office (Powerpoint, Word, Excell and Outlook), to just name a few
• excellent written and verbal communication skills in collaborating with creative services teams and project management
• ability to be a flexible team-player in a deadline-driven environment; to take the innitiative to proactively engage in projects, solve problems and get the work done to meet the team’s and business’s needs. If so, then you need look no further. You will see from my enclosed resume that I meet all of these qualifications & more! Thank you for taking time to review my resume. I look forward to talking with you. I can be contacted at 502-***-**** Sincerely,
Nance Close
Experienced Organized Detailed Team Player
I am a team-player with ability to proactivity engage in projects, solve problems and get the work done to meet the team’s and business’s needs.
TECHNICAL SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES
• Accessing electronic files, managing the files appropriately and properly for edits, revisions and producing electronic mechanical and/ or digital art from approved layouts to pre-press and final release.
• Project Management • Electronic Pre-Press
• Electronic File Management • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
• PDF Creation • Mac and PC Platforms
SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES
• Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook) INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
• Retail
– AJ Wright
– Bestway Rent-to-Own
– Thorntons
• Consumer Goods
– Pepsi
– Brown-Forman
ADVERTISING AND MERCHANDISING
• Catalogs
• Direct mail
• Free-standing Inserts (FSIs)
• Point-of-purchase (POP) collateral materials, including restaurant menu boards, outdoor advertising, interior and exterior signage, counter mats, and food wraps
• Display ads
• Coupons & Gift Cards
• Web applications, including static and animated banners, e-blasts, Facebook ads, and landing pages, among others.
• in-house collateral
Nance Close
4817 Wooded Oak Circle
Louisville, Kentucky 40245
********@*****.***
• Restaurant
– A&W
– Einstein Bagel
– KFC
– Long John Silver’s
– Longhorn
– Pizza Hut
– Taco Bell
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Graphic Artist
November 2014 - Present
Developing and creating art, logos, brochures, etc. for reproduction in a timely manner.
Creative Alliance/Scoppechio – Louisville, Kentucky Graphic Artist/Team Leader
February 1998 – November 2014
Served as Team Leader on the KFC account as well as working on other accounts as needed in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, creative environment that required the ability to multi-task while ensuring the quality and accuracy of finished art. Responsibilities also included teaming with account executives, creative directors and art directors, working with server-stored electronic files, editing and manipulating files, and producing vendor-ready creative for appropriate output. Managed multiple projects at a time.
Grieb Printing – Louisville, Kentucky
Electronic & Traditional Pre-Press Supervisor
1997 – 1998
Responsibilities included updating electronic pre-press and scanning departments. Supervising staff in both departments to meet press schedules. Training traditional pre-press to integrate into electronic only department moving forward. Maintaining inventory of materials. Working with clients on creating and, producing catalogs, corporate identity pieces, annual reports and other communications. McCord Printing – Dallas, Texas
Electronic Pre-Press Technician
1996 – 1997
Responsibilities included drum scanning, layout, producing catalogs, corporate identity pieces, annual reports and other communications for a large-format, sheet-fed commercial printer. Producing compati- ble formats for press-run using imposition and trapping software. Vivid Impact Printing – Louisville, Kentucky
Electronic Pre-Press Technician
1992 – 1997
Responsibilities included creating files and manipulating supplied electronic files into compatible formats for press-run ensuring compatibility with output devices using imposition and trapping software.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Nance Close
4817 Wooded Oak Circle
Louisville, Kentucky 40245
********@*****.***
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