Graphic designer marketing

Jim Parks

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Profile:

I acquired my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Youngstown State University with a major in graphic

design and a minor in photography. I have held many in-house positions from a paste-up artist to

Director of Marketing, in a wide range of industries such as retail, direct mail, computers, advertising

and foodservice industries.

Work Experience:

NORTHERN HASEROT (1999 – Present)

Marketing/Art Director - Cleveland, OH

• Create weekly sales material that supports our multi state sales force

• Design product specific point of sale material

• Work with vendors on designing our product labels for private brands

• Have the ability to support our web design company

• Product photography as well as a variety of Photoshop editing

MICRO-X COMPUTERS (1996 – 1999)

Art Director - Solon, OH

• Responsible for the creative concepts for national advertisements and internal collateral, brochures

and spec sheets

• Worked with the V.P. of Sales in developing our marketing strategies for the various publications and

national trade shows

• Directed the development of our website and designed all direct mail advertisements from start to finish

CARPEC CORPORATION (1995 – 1996)

Director of Catalogs & Publishing - Akron, OH

• Established direct communication with the client, from selling our services to solving and or creating

new marketing plans for their catalogs

• Oversaw of all areas for catalog production

• Supervised several photographers with digital capabilities

• Knowledge in the printing process

SKI LIMITED (1985 – 1995)

Art Director - Youngstown, OH

• Designed a national mail order catalog from development of the initial concept to supervision of the

final press run

• Created advertisements for publications in national magazines

• One of the first mail order companies to utilize computer-to-plate printing technology with Quad-

Graphics

• Produced all in-house photography; product and model photography

Professional Skills:

• QuarkXPress

• InDesign

• Photoshop

• Illustrator

• Dreamweaver

• Photography & Retouch

• Printing Knowledge

• Social Media

Interests & Hobbies:

I enjoy spending time with my family, running with my wife and walking our Doberman (which is a

hobby all in itself). As a family, with two ex-baseball players… it goes without saying – I love baseball! I

also enjoy talk radio, music, yard work and practicing my faith.

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