Matthew Hamer

Senior Graphic Designer

Katy, TX

ad18it@r.postjobfree.com

+1-901-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Marketing Manager

Dee's Pawfection - Katy, TX

December 2020 to Present

Create company branding standards

Creating all marketing material for the company and it’s marketing endeavors Create and send eblast highlighting company update Manage the production of various print media

Manage website information and function/design, maintaining clear and relevant communication and direction.

Senior Marketing Coordinator

Newmark Knight Frank - Houston, TX

October 2020 to March 2022

• Create all marketing material for various properties across the country

• design real estate booklets, brochures, infographics, eblasts, etc. for the properties

• Communicate and collaborate with numerous brokers to create marketing material Communications Coordinator/ Graphic Designer

Grace Fellowship - Katy, TX

August 2017 to October 2020

• Contribute to the creative and production process of the Sunday bulletin and worship bulletins for special services.

• Contribute to the creative and production process of all electronic media, including Grace Fellowship web site and app.

• Supervise the production of all designs, copy-writing and direction for church-wide publications.

• Meet with internal groups to determine the scope and design direction of projects.

• Quality control, including proofing, reviewing and evaluating creative output and project procedures.

• Manage website information and function/design, maintaining clear and relevant communication and direction.

• Contribute to the use of social media and ensure its effective use.

• Meet with Executive staff to discuss upcoming event priorities and promotion strategies.

• Manage and lead volunteer teams that support the production of various print media Lead Graphic Designer

R T U I - Katy, TX

March 2014 to August 2017

• Responsibilities: Design layouts of coupons, promotions, specials etc. for clients and companies promoting themselves.

• Creating logos for businesses, if needed, to assist in easily identifying the company to stand out from it's competitors.

• Manage four states, ensuring total quality and approval of clients, designing their products to their needs.

• Preparing all files for prepress and ensuring are colors are accurate. Lead Graphic Designer

Fred's Inc

August 2013 to February 2014

• Work with the design team to impact and strengthen the brand through all design content created for numerous brand stores across the country

• Collaborate with project requesters to fulfill needs, designing the latest sales ads, emails, print materials and other material needed to assist in promotions

• Communicate effectively with vendors and design team to create high end design strategies and concepts to advertise the company

• Manage the corporation's database, ensuring that all imagery is organized and properly designed before releasing to consumers

• Demonstrate new, visionary designs strong enough to attract new potential shoppers to stores Graphic Designer

ICAN Graphics - Memphis, TN

March 2012 to August 2013

• Design banners, business cards, signs, and other print material for clients Meet all needs and desires for clients by presenting innovative and satisfactory work

• Assisting the senior designer with rush projects

• Meet all deadlines accordingly

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art

University of Memphis - Memphis, TN

December 2011

Skills

• CLIENTS (10+ years)

• DETAIL ORIENTED (10+ years)

• DREAMWEAVER (Less than 1 year)

• FLASH (Less than 1 year)

• Graphic Design (8 years)

• Indesign (8 years)

• Photoshop (8 years)

• Adobe (8 years)

• Typography

• Printing

• Print Production

• Illustrator (9 years)

• Acrobat

• Greeting

• Constant Contact (3 years)

• Photo Retouching (8 years)

• Photo Editing (8 years)

• Logo Design (10+ years)

• Leadership Experience (6 years)

• Microsoft Office

• Email Marketing (4 years)

• Project Management (3 years)

• Adobe Creative Suite (9 years)

• Communications (4 years)

• Basecamp (3 years)

• Email Marketing (3 years)

• Constant Contact (3 years)

• Marketing (3 years)

• Content Creation (8 years)

• Production Design (8 years)

• Leadership Experience (5 years)

• Management Experience (5 years)

• Communications (9 years)

• Microsoft Word (6 years)

• Microsoft Office (6 years)

• Microsoft Powerpoint (4 years)

• Communication (8 years)

• Customer Service (5 years)

• Adobe Photoshop (8 years)

• Adobe Illustrator (9 years)

• Adobe InDesign (8 years)

• Adobe Acrobat (9 years)

• Time Management

• Photography

• Branding

• Illustration

• Layout Design

• Prepress

• Digital Marketing

Links

http://tmhamer17.wixsite.com/tmhamer

Assessments

Graphic Design — Familiar

October 2019

Using graphic design techniques and producing visual media to communicate concepts. Full results: Familiar

Marketing — Proficient

December 2019

Understanding a target audience and how to best communicate with them Full results: Proficient

Attention to Detail — Familiar

July 2019

Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information.

Full results: Familiar

Graphic Design — Familiar

September 2019

Using graphic design techniques and producing visual media to communicate concepts. Full results: Familiar

Attention to Detail — Proficient

September 2019

Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information.

Full results: Proficient

Reliability — Highly Proficient

August 2019

Tendency to be dependable and come to work

Full results: Highly Proficient

Personality: Hard-Working — Completed

April 2019

Measures a candidate's tendency to be rule-abiding, well-organized, hard-working, confident, and think before acting.

Full results: Completed

Graphic Design — Familiar

July 2019

Using graphic design techniques and producing visual media to communicate concepts. Full results: Familiar

Marketing — Completed

April 2019

Measures a candidate's ability to understand your target audience and how to best communicate with them.

Full results: Completed

Graphic Design — Highly Proficient

May 2019

Measures a candidate's ability to create visual media to effectively communicate information and concepts.

Full results: Highly Proficient

Reliability — Expert

April 2019

Measures a candidate's tendency to be dependable and come to work. Full results: Expert

Attention to Detail — Completed

April 2019

Identifying differences in materials, following instructions, and detecting details among distracting information.

Full results: Completed

Project Management Skills: Time Management — Familiar April 2019

Measures a candidate's ability to prioritize and allocate time to effectively achieve project deliverables. Full results: Familiar

Supervisory Skills: Directing Others — Highly Proficient April 2019

Measures a candidate's ability to motivate the performance of others through feedback to identify improvements or corrective actions.

Full results: Highly Proficient

Graphic Design Skills — Highly Proficient

April 2019

Measures a candidate's ability to effectively create visual media to communicate information and concepts.

Full results: Highly Proficient

Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.

Additional Information

Special Skills

• Highly skilled in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and drawing

• Knowledgeable in Adobe Dreamweaver, Constant Contact, Site Wrench, Bridge; iMovie, flash, Cool Edit Pro, Sony Vegas Pro and photography

• Extremely organized and detail oriented Proficient in present art work, communicate effectively with clients and meet deadlines

• Online Portfolio available at http://tmhamer17.wixsite.com/tmhamer

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