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SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

HEATHER MARIE SCHIEFER

PRINT DESIGN / BRANDING / WEB DESIGN

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OBJECTIVES

• developing lasting relationships with clients

• keep an open mind to opportunities to partner with agencies and other designers

• grow my skills

• keep my work at the highest quality

• flexibility

TIMELINE

• 1999, in a vinyl graphics shop

• 2000, moved into print design for an ad paper the following year

• 2007, Marketing Director - acted as the entire marketing department for six different companies under that

umbrella.

• 2008, small agency where I was promoted from “junior graphic designer” to Creative Director in nine months

• 2008, began freelancing

WORK EXPERIENCE

SOLE PROPRIETOR @ HEATHER MARIE

CREATIVE LLC

September 2008 - Current

• work with businesses and agencies to create and develop strong, relevant brands

• general graphic design for print and digital

• WordPress website development and design

• commercial photography

• portrait photography focused on personal branding AJUNCT INSTRUCTOR OF COMPUTER

GRAPHICS @ USC UPSTATE (SPARTANBURG,

SOUTH CAROLINA)

Contract Based

August 2022 - Present

• teach students the basic mechanics of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop

• evaluate student skills and progress throughout the course

• provide feedback and lead peer critiques

• update curriculum as needed

• guide students through their first interactions with the industry standard applications they will be using throughout their careers

CREATIVE DIRECTOR @ THE PALLADIAN

GROUP

December 2007 - August 2008

• assigned many different creative projects including branding, web design, identity, packaging, direct mail

• promoted to Creative Director

• developed project management processes and workflows for small creative team

MARKETING DIRECTOR @ HORSCHEL

BROTHERS PRECISION

April 2007 - October 2007

• in charge of marketing design for six separate companies

• daily tasks included:

* ad layout and submissions to over ten publications monthly

* product photography

* photo editing

* design of promotional apparel

* web site design and maintenance

* representation at tradeshows and events

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER @ VINYL SIGNS PLUS

(VSP GRAPHICS GROUP)

June 1999 - April 2000

• creation of graphics for vinyl application on vehicles and signage

• application of vinyl graphics

• customer service and office tasks

• worked on-site at the 1999 Woodstock event cutting and applying vinyl to various signage and banners

RECENT FREELANCE CLIENTS

CLEARPOINT MARKETING (ASHEVILLE, NC)

2010 - PRESENT

KNOW RESEARCH / SCOOT INSIGHTS (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) 2015 - PRESENT

CONTACT

PHONE: 585-***-****

EMAIL: ad3mpb@r.postjobfree.com

heathermarie.design / heathermarie.pictures

Facebook: @HeatherMarieCreative

Instagram: @heathermarie.creative

MORE WORK EXPERIENCE

PRODUCTION ARTIST @ H&K PUBLICATIONS /

METRO COMMUNITY NEWS

April 2000 - April 2007

• production artist creating ad and page layout for over ten publications weekly

• image editing

• typesetting

• project management

• customer service

• general office duties

PRESORT PLUS (SPARTANBURG, SC)

2017 - PRESENT

UPLIFT OUTREACH CENTER (SPARTANBURG, SC)

2019 - PRESENT

SOFTWARE

EXPERT / ADVANCED

Adobe Creative Suite

Illustrator / Photoshop / InDesign

INTERMEDIATE

Google Workspace / Wordpress / PowerPoint

Word / Excel / Canva

WORKING KNOWLEDGE

Premiere Pro / After Effects

SKILLSET

MAIN CREATIVE SKILLSET

Brand Development / Logo Design / Print Design / Website Design / Digital Photography / Photo Editing / Illustration USED REGULARLY / SECONDARY

Project Management / Data Entry / Data Organization Client Relations / Word Processing / Email Marketing Social Media / Software Instruction / Educational

Instruction

OCCASSIONAL USE / WORKING KNOWLEDGE

Light Video Editing

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