LEROY J. LEMKE

ad4a61@r.postjobfree.com

Raleigh, North Carolina

309-***-**** • www.linkedin.com/in/llemke/ • Portfolio: www.leroylemke.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER / ART DIRECTOR

WORK EXPERIENCE

Verdesian Life Sciences, Cary, NC Oct 2016 - present Art Director

Agriculture products and services company

● Lead and manage a graphic design team while also designing and developing creative work that successfully translates brand guidelines into a wide variety of deliverables to include: print design, POS displays, tradeshow displays, web graphics, marketing collateral, photo and video production and email marketing.

● Conceptualize ideas, lead brainstorming sessions, provide inspiration to direct reports and manage quality control including final project production and verifying deadlines are being met on time.

● Work cross-functionally with multiple teams to include project management, content and brand teams.

● Oversees the development and maintenance of creative projects design file library for easy access across the department, develops and manages creative assets and elements library and tracks associated rights.

● Experience and ability to concept – hands-on graphic designer

● Experience managing people and projects

● Experience in photo and video shoots

● Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Premier Pro

● Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint

● Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment Federal Occupational Health, Bethesda, MD Sept 2009 - May 2015 Art Director

Government work/life balance agency

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN July 2008 - April 2009

Senior Graphic Designer

Non-profit clinical, education, and research institution State Farm, Bloomington, IL April 2005 – July 2006 Senior Graphic Designer

Insurance company

Char-Broil, Columbus, GA Oct 2000 – April 2005

Art Director

Outdoor luxury products manufacturing company

Hitachi Home Electronics, San Diego, CA March 1999 – Sept 2000 Senior Graphic Designer

Home electronics manufacturing company

EDUCATION

Central High School, La Crosse, WI

Platt College, Cerritos, CA

Certificate, Graphic Design

Sterling Ledet, Washington DC

Adobe Premier Pro, Adobe After Effects training

HOW Design University

HTML/CSS Coding Bootcamp, Principles of HTML, CSS and JavaScript training LeRoy J. Lemke 309-***-**** ad4a61@r.postjobfree.com

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