Graphic Designer Real Estate

MIKE LUKASH

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SUMMARY

An award-winning graphics and production artist, with multi-industry expertise in web advertising, high-end print magazines, newsprint, advertising campaign development, photo retouching, illustrations, and political cartoons. Proven capabilities in client relations, process improvement, and best-practice implementation. Utilizes a keen attention to detail and strong analytical skills to ensure industry-leading quality and customer service. A top-performing and innovative producer, with an unwavering commitment to excellence.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Page Makeup: Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPRESS, Adobe PageMaker, MS Word

Designer: Newspaper and Magazine Ads, Logos, Letterhead, Flyers, CD Art, CD Inserts, Brochures, Graphs, Charts, typography and Illustrations

Illustrator: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Paint, Life Drawing, Cartooning, and Storyboards and Paper

Production Artist: Adobe Acrobat, Pre-Flighting, Formatting, Typing and Corrections, Dissecting Old Advertisements, and Rebuilding or Correcting Errors

Multimedia: Flash, PowerPoint

Digital Image Manipulation: Electronic Color Correction, Electronic Photo Retouching, Flatbed Scanning

Web Graphics: Banner Ads, Illustrations

EXPERIENCE

TRIBUNE CORPORATION (LOS ANGELES TIMES), Fountain Valley, California

Graphic Artist I, 2003-2016

●Served as production artist, expanding skills as designer and in web advertising.

●Developed methods to streamline production, improve quality control, and implement best practices to improve readability of products.

●Worked from high-end print magazine to newsprint.

●Designed advertising campaigns and rebuilt existing advertising.

●Serviced salespeople with designs, resulting in longer contracts with clients. Provided both sales and clients with several options, based upon their desires and needs.

●Created political cartoons for editorial department.

EDUCATION

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Fullerton, California

Certificate in UX Design, Currently Enrolled, Completion in August 2017

THE ART INSTITUTE OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, Arizona

Degree in Applied Science, Computer Animation

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Carbondale, Illinois

B.A., Visual Communication (Design), Minor in Journalism and Political Science

AWARDS

California Newspaper Advertising, First Place for “Real Estate,” Designed and Managed Ad Production, 2006

Unique Ad Position, Art Director for Limited Ad Campaign, 2006

Western Classified Advertising Association, Best Idea of the Year Award, “Viewfinder,” Art Director for Cover, 2005

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