Verzell K. James

Graphic Design/Art Direction/Production Management

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847-***-**** (home/studio) 847-***-**** (cell), ad3kw6@r.postjobfree.com or verzellj@gmailcom Portfolio

Professional Summary: I have worked in a variety of organizational settings ranging from publishers, marketing departments/firms and advertising agencies. As a result I have developed a broad graphic arts skill set, and management skills to produce, design, art direct a range of multi-media, web design, graphic design, printing, and publishing projects. GRAPHIC ARTS KNOWLEDGE:

Design/Art Direction/Production Management Experience: corporate branding, business to business graphics, direct mail, exhibit & trade show graphics, large format design/printing, newspaper, magazine, brochure, packaging, logo/identity graphics, print ads, presentations, web graphics, catalog and educational publishing

Computer Programs:

InDesign Illustrator Photoshop Acrobat Word Powerpoint Excel WORK EXPERIENCE:

Currently, Brand management for JAM. Foods & Services AWE-SAUCE Hot Sauce brand. I develop brand logos for trademark, oversee all corporate communications including print and web. I produce all graphic art necessary to grow the brands presence. This includes label design, sell sheets, brochures and packaging.

2023-Current, Designer/Production Dr. Logan Consulting. Responsible for maintaining brand standards in designing and producting a range of collateral materials including brochures and slide presentations. 2020-2022, Designer/Production Artist 27th State Media. I managed all design and production for two monthly newspapers, Siesta Sand and Landings Eagle. With each paper I design layouts, prep photos, create charts, graphs, advertising art and prepare final files for print and digital distribution. 2019 MediaSolve Marketing - Business to business communications: I created charts, graphs, infographics and whitepapers for industrial and energy enterprises. 2019, Designer/Production Artist Inside Publications. I was responsible for design and production for three Chicago neighborhood newspapers, Skyline, Inside Booster and New-Star. With each paper I designed layouts, prepped photos, advertising art and prepared final files for print and digital distribution. 2019, Chicago Martech. I handled all design/production aspects in producing a marketing brochure for print. 2018-2019, Rustoleum. I worked on a variety of projects for their marketing department. The range included design and production on product labels, tradeshow graphics and other marketing collateral. 2018, Designer/Production Artist Advocate Lutheran General Branding Services. I was responsible for maintaining brand integrity for a variety of production/design related functions including signage, brochures, and other related collateral. I also finalized files for submission to printers. 2017-2018, Designer/Production Artist Ameda, Inc. I performed a variety of production/design related functions including web graphics, packaging, catalogs, business collateral. I played a crucial part in the development of production/design guidelines. I also finalized files for submission to printers. 2015-2018, Atlantic Communications Media (ATCO) produces energy industry publications and trade shows. Serving as Designer/Production Manager, I coordinated and produced graphics for magazines, brochures, posters, web and tradeshows (signage, booth/presidio design) for the energy industry, while implementing corporate branding in the process. I also provided quality control for vendor supplied art files and maintain files on servers. Print/Digital Designer/Production Prescott Medical Communications, Inc, 2013-2014, TAG Worldwide. Serving as Designer/Production Artist I was part of a team working inside Zurich Insurance’s marketing department to produce Zurich branded collateral, such as direct mail pieces, brochures, posters, website design, web banners and trade show graphics, while maintaining corporate branding standards. Preparing final files for release to vendors and maintaining files on the server were also part of my production duties. 2008-2012, GA (Goble) Communication. While employed at GA a medical advertising/marketing agency my duties were as a senior production artist. I was responsible for a range of design and print production duties. Working with staff designers, I utilized my skill set to help design and produce direct mail collateral, magazines, brochures, posters and packaging for the medical/pharmaceutical industry. Creating digital illustration and info graphics for brochures and promotional collateral was also part of my duties. I helped create presentations, schematics for websites and built art and layouts for web pages. I also created die art for brochures, binders and folders. I was responsible for preparing final files for release to vendors and maintaining files on the server.

Publishing:

•Ligature •Quarasan •Houghton-Mifflin •Scott Foresman •Silver Burdett Ginn •Preface •Chartwell

•Hoyt Publishing •NTC Contemporary Books •Glencoe •TSI • McDougal Littell •Steve Curtis Design

•DePaul University •Herman-Adler Design

Ad Agency:

GA Communications (Sandbox) •Bernard Hodes •GAMS •CI Productions •Ambrosi & Associates

•Rotkin Friedman & Assoc. •R.R. Donnelley

Internal Marketing Departments:

• H.H. Backer •Sonnenschein, Nath and Rosenthal •The New Personal Computer Network Corporate Education:

•McDonalds •National Restaurant Association

Corporate Marketing:

• Ameda, Inc. •Rust-Oleum • ACCO Brands •Block •ACOEM •Zurich Insurance •United Airlines

•Sears •Montgomery Ward •Foremost Liquors •Association Management Corp. •Cahners •First Publishing •Gorman Publishing •Catholic Charities •Print Group EDUCATION:

B.A. Visual/Design Communications, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Central College, Pella, IA. Fine Art Major/Business Management Minor REFERENCES: Available upon request.