Graphic Designer Project Coordinator
Resume:
Carmen G. Rivera
Graphic Designer / Production Designer
P.O. Box 1322 • Tucker, GA 30085 • **************@*****.*** • 478-***-**** EXPERIENCE
Commercial Project Coordinator / Graphic Designer • Ontex/Valor Brands • Alpharetta, GA • Jan 2024
• Liaison between internal staff members and external vendors, resolving issues quickly and efficiently. Developed and maintained effective relationships with vendors and suppliers.
• Work with account executives and coworkers, developing project schedules, monitoring deadlines and coordinating resources, or following up on these during daily meetings.
• Manage workflow of paperwork and art files within organization by storing, retrieving and organizing records for regulatory compliance. Getting dimensions of PEFC, FSC and other logos required by regulations in the business.
• Track delivery of color proofs, ink drawdowns, PDFs for customers to review and and approve. After customer’s approval, review and approve art files for pre-press company to check once more the technical side and release to the assigned printer. Production / Graphic Designer • Georgia Furniture Mart • Stone Mountain, GA • Sept 2022 – Dec 2023
• Responsible for store pricing signage.
• Coordinated with company buyers and showroom managers the necessary signage for the stores.
• Updated signage as necessary due to price changes, inventory, special sales, etc.
• Created logos, flyers, postcards and other promotional pieces for marketing.
• Designed graphics for social media campaigns such as Facebook ads, banners and Mailchimp posts.
Graphic Designer / Page Layout • Appen Media Group • Alpharetta, GA • Feb 2022 – Sept 2022
• Layouts and page production for the five weekly newspapers which include features, hard news, calendar, events sponsored news, cover design and more.
• Layouts and page production for various special publications (Medical Answer Book, Education Answer Book, Relocation Answers Book and Community Answer Book).
• Followed design styles set by design team.
• Some light copy editing which included headlines and photo captions.
• Processing pages for final production and coordinating jobs with printer.
• Create and upload the digital version of the publications to the web.
• Coordinate with news staff layout of stories for print using InDesign.
• Edited photos in Photoshop to enhance their quality for use in print and digital formats. Graphic Designer / Prepress and Print Production Specialist • Smart Source, LLC • Suwanee, GA • July 2021 – Feb 2022
• Processing files from planning to production includes pre-flight, correcting customers files, layout, creating templates and job preparation for digital print.
• Analyze files provided by clients and assess suitability for printing, checking images and texts, check proofs for quality and correctness before sending to be digitally printed. Troubleshoot and fix files to include layout, color, image and text.
• Create proof for client’s review and approval, unless adjustments are necessary requiring another proof.
• Convert approved images files for use with digital printing.
• Maintain customers files, archiving and file destruction based on customer requirements.
• Assisted other departments as necessary.
OBJECTIVE
Graphic Designer with
extensive experience in
Production Design within
the retail and manufacturing
industry, working in
collaboration with the design
team. Experience working
in publishing, traditional
and digital media, editorial
content, advertising, able to
communicate the company’s
message through visual
presentations and also with
proofreading proficiency.
Work with both Mac and PC.
Attention to detail. Bilingual
Spanish / English.
SKILLS
• Adobe Creative Suite
(InDesign/Illustrator/
Photoshop/Acrobat)
• Layout Design
• Typography
• Branding
• Label Design
• Pre-Press
• Package Design
• Proofreading
• Adaptability
• Microsoft Office
(Word/Excel/PowerPoint)
• Time Management
• Problem Solving
• Organizational Skills
• Technical Writing
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art
and Design • Savannah, GA
Completed coursework
towards Candidate of
Master of Fine Arts / Graphic
Design/Computer Graphics
Tyler School of Art •
Temple University •
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts /
Graphic Design
Graphic Designer / Product Labeling Specialist • Becton, Dickenson and Company (BD) • Covington, GA • Oct 2019 – July 2021
• Ensured compliant and accurate labeling when design/redesign / update labels, packages, instruction booklets and other items pertaining to the medical devices and their containers.
• Proofread labels and instruction booklets as an additional layer of revising copy on items to avoid errors, complying with regulatory process.
• Responsible for clerical procedures that included: assigning numbers to projects; create folders for each project to keep in documentation; proofread artwork; participated in team meetings; load folder to system with their cover reports and info cards, etc.
• Fill forms and reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Production / Graphic Designer • Moda Latina, LLC • Norcross, GA • Oct 2016 – July 2019
• Kept and followed design standards for the company in every project.
• Responsible for designing promotional pieces like catalogs, brochures, flyers, news mails, traffic stoppers for the different divisions within the company, keeping the branding consistent between each and every division, even when each division had an individual flair and appeal.
• Designed labels and packaging for the garments manufactured and sold by the company.
• Worked closely with other departments to verify and confirm inventory, references available and making sure that sizes, colors, styles, prices and other information was correct and up to date before sending art files to the printer. Revised information, photos, etc. used in catalogs and brochures for quality before it went to the printer, pre-press.
• Kept inventory of supplies used in the design department. This included inks, papers in the different sizes, finish and weights for the copier / printer.
• Conducted research of current trends in the design industry that effectively communicated the desired message by providing creative direction and managed the production design process from concept to completion for multiple projects.
• Reviewed proofs submitted by the vendors before approving them for final printing, ensuring accuracy of all files prior to finalizing projects for print as well as identifying potential issues early on in the design process to avoid costly mistakes later on in production.
• Provided clients with promotional and marketing materials (photos -product references as guide for customers-, posters, signs) for their stores and websites.
• Established working relationships with vendors such as printers and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials.
• Translated information (Spanish / English) for promotional materials for the different divisions, as well as for internal notices, including the employee handbook.
• Set up props such as furniture, lamps, pictures, etc. for photoshoots. Production / Editorial Graphic Designer • MundoHispánico/AJC/Cox • Atlanta, GA • Aug 2005 – July 2016
• Responsible for keeping the design standards in the overall look and styles of the weekly and quarterly publications.
• Weekly meetings (with editors, reporters and photographer) were held or planning purposes of materials to be considered for the next edition of the newspaper. Also, meetings were held for each of the quarterly specialized publications, which included health and legal matters.
• Created maps, graphics and other visual elements to be used with the story, adding not just a break in the text but doubling it as an additional source of information.
• Proofreading and light copy editing, suggesting titles / headlines, photo captions, pull quotes, etc.
• Met deadlines on a weekly basis for the newspaper.
• Contributed to the digital strategy, uploading digital versions on the web of the weekly newspaper and the quarterly magazines.
Carmen G. Rivera
Graphic Designer / Production Designer
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