CORDELL L. BROOKS

Phone: 301-***-****

Temple Hills, MD 20748 Cell: 240-***-****

Email: ad466x@r.postjobfree.com

GRAPHIC DESIGN SPECIALIST

Accomplished and energetic professional with more than 20 years of experience working as an Art Director and Senior Designer. Exceptional organizational and prioritization abilities help ensure the business stays on track and ahead of schedule for all impending projects. Exceptional attention to detail, results-driven and hard-working. Extremely analytical, dynamic, motivated, adaptable, team player, and self-sufficient individual who can think outside of the box.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Print Designer

E-mail blast

Decision-Making

Management

Web Designer

Code Writer

Production

Adobe Creative Suite

Flash

Dreamweaver

Avid Media Comp.

Quark Xpress

Final Cut Pro 4

Bryce

Canvas

Freehand Illustrator

Flip Page Software

Microsoft Office

HTML 5

Java Script

CSS

Multimedia Design

Social Media

WordPress

WORK EXPERIENCE

CLB CREATIONS INC., Temple Hills, MD, 4/2009 – Present ART DIRECTOR

Strategic planning of solutions using the implementation of visual communication and multimedia strategies in the form of corporate identities, brochures, magazines, direct mail, logos, media kits, presentation materials, PowerPoint presentations, video production and editing, website development, newsletters, social media, illustrations, and conference materials;

Utilize the implementation of multimedia strategies and visual communication through brochures, direct mail, magazines, logos, video production, corporate identities, website development, conference materials and newsletters, PowerPoint presentations, and e-mail blasts (using Microsoft Outlook);

Create marketing strategies for both small and large clients;

Handle project management, scheduling, and production management for clients;

Manage such tasks as budgeting, client relations, marketing, software and equipment purchases, and preparing proposals, 98% success rate on budgeting projects for clients;

Create corporate and personal websites, landing pages, and all micro-sites associated with the main site for clients;

Successfully determine how to best use graphics and content on different platforms;

Develop email marketing strategies and print design materials to correlate with multimedia projects;

Created Facebook merchant accounts;

Created links to Facebook accounts;

Handle all facets of video editing from scripts to presentations;

Designed charts, illustrations, graphics, and diagrams;

Completely redesigned corporate identity materials for NIH NITAAC division, including marketing materials, newsletters, ads and templates to be uploaded to the Internet;

Successfully converted files into HTML to be posted on the Web;

Art Directed photo shoots, and provided photography for graphic and mulita media projects;

Contracted and managed photographers, and print vendors. Cordell L. Brooks • 4422 23rd Pkwy, Temple Hills, MD 20748 • 301-***-**** PROFILES CREATIVE AGENCY, Washington, DC, 12/2007– 4/2009 GRAPHIC MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER

Temporary Designer for agency assignments included implementation of clients' visual communication strategies in the form of corporate identities, brochures, magazines, direct mail, logos, media kits, presentation materials, website development, newsletters, illustrations, white pages, PowerPoint documents, 508 compliance print documents, CSS and HTML.;

Implemented visual communication strategies for brochures, logos, direct mail, illustrations, newsletters and magazines, PowerPoint presentations and websites;

Used experience in meetings to help guide clients in the development of budgets, scheduling, and target market;

Received the distinction of sensitive security clearance (SCI) from the United States Postal Service;

Crafted the USPS newsletter, conference materials, packaging design, and brochures (all to meet 508 compliance standards;

Updated the USPS newsletter using HTML and Adobe Dreamweaver;

Developed a storyboard from scripts using Adobe Photoshop CS;

Created all multimedia and print materials used for meetings, conferences, and presentations through collaboration with colleagues.

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts Degree, Visual Communications (1983) – Montgomery College (Maryland College of Art and Design)

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