Graphic Designer Art Director

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Art Director • Graphic Designer

Draf Ink, New York, NY 1/07-present

• Started a sole-proprietorship specializing in graphic design and illustration consultation

• Directly secures accounts and completes projects currently for 5+ businesses, start-ups & individuals

• Negotiates with 4+ third-party consultants/vendors to prepare artwork for final output and distribution

Art Instructor

Keys to Abundant Life, New York, NY 10/17-6/18

• Educated 15+ 6-8th grade students in design and

illustration on a part-time and weekly basis

• Developed 15 week curriculum consisting of several projects ranging from object illustration to design

• Helped site coordinator with students producing

layouts and images for cookbook projects

Support Associate

Victoria’s Secret, New York, NY 8/14-1/15

• Recreated size/measurement tags for drawers,

shelves and bins, saving store time and money

INTERNSHIPS & VOLUNTEERING

Volunteer, Catholic Charities, Bronx, NY 4/20-present

• Our team of four distributed food packages for 256 households in the Bronx, in two hours (11/18/22)

Warehouse Helper, MFTA, LIC, NY 2/16-present

Team Leader, New York Cares, New York, NY 4/20-7/24

• Provided guidance to groups of <10 volunteers

and communicated progress to managers

Graphic Designer, SoBRO, Bronx, NY 3/19-5/19

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Communication Design)

NYC College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY 6/24

Certificates (Motion Graphics, Visual Design)

Noble Desktop, New York, NY 4/19-7/19

AWARDS & HONORS

New Yorker Of The Week

Spectrum News NY 1 1/23/23

President’s Volunteer Service Award (Gold)

AmeriCorps/Points Of Light 2023

Certificate Of Recognition

Mayoral Service Program, New York, NY 2023

FARD SHAHEED

347-***-**** · ****.*******@*****.*** · fardswebsite.com Results-driven professional offering a progressive, 8+ year career in all phases of graphic design & marketing. Specialist in creating solutions for print, web and video while working under not ideal conditions, yet providing the most optimal performance in core business systems. Expertly generating and managing branding assets and strategies to strengthen security posture, operational efficiency, and control costs for client bases. CORE COMPETENCIES

• Creative/Art Direction

• Project/Workflow/Queue

Management

• Client Relations & Retention

• Web Design & Development

• SEO/SEM Marketing

• Brand Identity & Logo Design

• Fine Art & Illustration

• Layouts/Mock-Ups/Compositions

• Mobile & Responsive Design

• Vendor/Agency Management

SKILLS

• Concept Art

• FTP

• Photography

• Photo Retouching

• Print Design

• Scanning/Archiving

• Sketching/Drawing

• Social Media

• Typography

• Vector Art

• Vinyl Cutting

• Web Design

• Writing

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