Mary Stuart Minor • Graphic Designer/Production Specialist

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Highly creative, exceedingly organized design professional. Outstanding layout talent with a strong attention to detail. Thrives in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment. Proven ability to step into a role and become an immediate asset to the team. Proficient in current software applications including InDesign CC (and Triple Triangle), Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC, Acrobat Pro.

View my online portfolio here: https://mminor.myportfolio.com

“Mary is the type of person you dream of working with. She is diligent, collaborative and has a wonderful attitude (even when it is 11pm and you still have several mechanicals to finish).

Mary worked on one of my retail accounts at RIVET and was a valued team member. She was perfect at ensuring our mechanicals were turned around quickly and correctly and could be relied upon to get us out of a pinch or two.

I hope to one day work with Mary again and would recommend her without reservation.”

— VP, Group Account Director at RIVET

Experience

Freelance Production Designer/Pre-Press Artist

Minor Masterpieces, NY, NY 11/12–Present

• Create mechanicals of and edit advertisements, mailers

and collateral of all sizes from shelf-talkers to OOH.

• Manage quality control in fast-paced environments

• Create die lines for brochures, mailers and tabbed insert

pages in booklets.

• Manage pre-press for magazine advertisements, mailers, brochures and special inserts.

• Upload approved pre-press ready production files to vendors and clients via FTP

• Partner with Art Directors in development of advertisements and marketing collateral

• Support Art Directors with design of layouts according

to client branding

Clients:

FCB Health Tiffany & Co. NeOn Polo Ralph Lauren

Area 23 TBWA\Chiat\Day Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Graphic Designer/Pre-Press Production Specialist

Rivet, NY, NY 5/11–11/12

• Quality control, editing and management of pre-press of English and Spanish direct mail pieces, posters, out-of-home pieces and magazine advertisements ensuring they adhere to Rivet/US Postal Service and

client specifications.

• Retouch images per Art Director or client request.

• Optimize images for use in e-mail or PowerPoint.

• Assist Art Directors in developing layouts for letters and brochures.

• Update, maintain and organize server.

• Prepare comps of envelopes, letters and specialty mail pieces for

client presentations.

• Develop die lines for specialty direct mail pieces.

Clients: Cablevision Vanguard NYC Department of Health

Graphic Designer/Pre-Press Artist

Momentum Worldwide/WME2 NY, NY 4/07–4/11

• Reduced project costs by performing retouching to

extend beauty images to fit magazine ad sizes and add,

remove or enhance type on product images.

• Developed web banners in various sizes utilizing admats

as source material.

• Converted print ad mechanicals to PNG-24 files for use in

iPad editions of magazines.

• Operated one-person production studio whilst fielding

numerous requests daily from client and account executives

for information, images, PDFs, comps and magazine tip-ins.

• Reorganized server to optimize work flow for Art Directors

and studio personnel.

• Collaborated with Art Directors and Account Executives

to complete creative projects.

• Attended account and creative team meetings.

• Created mechanicals and managed pre-press for magazine

advertisements and special inserts.

• Maintained archive of and catalogued retouched art and

completed creative projects.

Clients:

Revlon Almay American Express Bacardi

Bombay Sapphire Gin Verizon

Education

Pratt Institute, New York, NY Associate of Occupational Studies-Graphic Design

Additional coursework:

Currently pursuing Certificate in Digital Publishing

Classes, lectures and conferences

• American Institute of Graphic Arts

• The InDesign Seminar Tour

• Noble Desktop

• New York Mac Users Group

• Lynda.com

Professional Affiliations

• American Institute of Graphic Arts

• National Association of Photoshop Professionals

• NY InDesign Users Group

• Pratt Institute Alumni Association

Volunteer Work

• Animal Care Centers of New York July 2017 - Present

Dog Companion

Duties include:

• Provide companionship to dogs in the shelter by taking them out for walks and to hang out in the park nearby.

• Resource NY, Inc. 1995 – present

Board Member - Secretary

Duties include:

• Update and manage database of members • Design and send informational e-mails to members using e-mail client MailerMailer • Update local website with updates and information • Design invitations for events • Plan and develop monthly events • Act as venue liaison for monthly events • Manage and staff monthly events • Operate audio visual equipment at events

• Words of Peace Global October 2013 - December 2014

Volunteer Graphic Designer

Worked with the WOPG Promotional Materials Team, a small group of volunteer graphic designers, copywriters and translators. The team was disbanded in December 2014.

Duties included:

• Fielding requests from all over the world for web and print pieces that promote local events and TV broadcasts that promote Prem Rawat’s message of peace. Pieces ranged from Facebook cover images, web banners and business cards to billboards, invitations, posters and flyers.

• Anjellicle Cats Rescue 2009 – 2012

Volunteer/Foster

Duties included:

• Caring for homeless cats in my home which were rescued by Anjellicle until a suitable adopter is found.

• Attending weekly adoption events showcasing adoptable cats.

Anjellicle Cats Rescue is a no-kill, all-volunteer, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

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