Ellen Silk Perry – Graphic Designer

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SUMMARY

Motivated, versatile graphic designer with experience in a variety of creative environments including Marketing Department, Agency, Publishing and Media specializing in Production Design in branded systems. Thrives in a team environment lead by a strong, passionate Creative Director.

EXPERIENCE

Philips Lumileds, San Jose, California

Marketing Communications Designer February 2015 to Present

Graphic design and production for a range of marketing materials for the manufacturer of the world's highest performing LEDs

Collateral creation and maintenance for Automotive and General Illumination lighting segments

Manage projects, review and edit content for development and production for publication, advertising, direct marketing, newsletters, website, email, etc.

Review and edit existing promotional materials for marketing effectiveness and adherence to brand guidelines

Coordinate communications projects with vendors and contractors

Involved in programs in North America, Europe and Asia

Actively participated in rebrand and implementation from Philips corporate to Lumileds brand identity

Contracted through Capital Staffing Solutions

Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California

Web Producer, Digital Marketing December 2013 to February 2015

Web production for online and mobile marketing materials for global financial services company

Maintain corporate brand standards and guidelines, working with original creative and template collateral system

Produce and send HTML marketing campaigns using Lyris/EmailLabs and Marketo

Create new Web pages and update existing content on svb.com using PageBuilder templates via Ektron CMS

Produce, edit and publish SVBers blogs; reports and webinars; maintain events calendar; edit and update Employee Profiles

Manage projects with agencies and production vendors

Contracted through Kelly Engineering Resources

Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California

Graphic Designer, Creative Services October 2011 to December 2013

Graphic design and production for printed, digital, web and mobile marketing materials for global financial services company

Maintain corporate brand standards and guidelines, working with original creative and template collateral system

Manage production flow of projects with internal clients, contract and freelance designers, and production vendors

Coordinate projects with print vendors, acquire quotes and prepare final files

Develop process documents, templates and guidelines for marketing deliverables

Created branded themed customizable template system for Corporate and Regional Events Marketing which included web banners, HTML invitations, directional signage, table top signage, name badges, wall banners and backdrops, MS Word docs and PowerPoint Presentations

Actively participated in brand refresh and implementation

Contracted through Kelly Engineering Resources

The Creative Group, San Francisco Bay Area, California

Graphic Design and Production Contractor September 2010 to October 2011

Assignments at Milagro Marketing, Zero Motorcycles, Mixed Palette and Oya Group

Design and production of marketing materials such as product brochures, booklets, sales sheets, flyers, magazine ads, product catalogs, business cards, logos, web image design and production, web ads, Twitter page design/layout

Freelance Graphic Designer, San Francisco Bay Area, California March 2007 to October 2011

Design, production and account management for diverse client base

Typical projects include the design of flyers, business cards, logos, booklets, banners, advertisements, announcements, invitations and web ads

Clients included: Baby Loves Disco, Ropeadope Records, City of East Palo Alto, Santa Clara Historic Home Tours, Santa Clara County Office of Education, Chrysalis Design, Santa Clara Unified School District and The Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends.

LunaGraphica, Sunnyvale, California October 2002 to April 2008

Senior Graphic Designer

Designed printed materials at design firm with a primarily entertainment, arts, youth and non-profit client base

Participated in all stages of project development including concept, rough layout, comp development and execution of finished art

Collaborated with clients along with creative director, account services and extended team members

Design projects included logo development, brochure and flyer design, multiple-page layout, newspaper and magazine advertisements, posters and signs, menus, labels, branded merchandise and promotional items

Full service project ownership and management

Experience in media buying and marketing communications

Managed vendors efficiently, including selection, obtaining and negotiating quotes and coordination of printing process

Demonstrated design adaptability to varied client projects

Proficient digital file set up and pre-press

Highly skilled in building die lines, mechanicals and print production comps

Pulse Media, San Jose, California September 2000 to October 2002

Graphic Designer

Designed projects at advertising agency with mainly telecom and high tech clients

Projects generally consisted of trade publication advertisements, weekly and daily newspapers, direct mail, point-of purchase promotions, brochures, window posters and flyers

Consistently completed high volume resizing and formatting of printed materials for multiple market ad campaigns

Researched and acquired stock photography and illustrations for campaigns

Conducted checks for content accuracy, proof reading, technical quality and final output

Developed production schedule with production manager to ensure on-time delivery of ad materials

Prepared and delivered impeccable digital artwork files for various publications and vendors across the country

Metro Newspaper Group, San Jose, California October 1997 to September 2000

Graphic Designer

Designed display advertisements for the Bay Area's leading publisher of weekly alternative newspapers

Consistently performed on-time production work, graphic support, image scanning, manual paste-up and archived asset retrieval

Successfully completed high volume and ongoing revisions to existing artwork

Exceptionally adapted to a variety of design styles in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Ektron CMS, Lyris EmailLabs, IBM Marketing Operations OnDemand, Brandworkz Digital Asset Management, Exposure to Marketo

EDUCATION

The University of Connecticut, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design

University of California, Santa Cruz, Certificate, Graphic Design & Visual Communication

University of California, Santa Cruz, Certificate, Web Design & Development (In Progress)

AFFILIATIONS

Western Art Director's Club, Graphic Artist's Guild, LogoLounge

VOLUNTEER

Washington Open Elementary School, Buchser Middle School, NorCal Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts of America Silicon Valley Council, Santa Clara High School Marching Band, Santa Clara Vanguard, Santa Clara Historic Home Tour

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