Graphic Designer Design

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Derek Ditz

San Diego, CA • 619-***-**** • ******@*****.***

www.derekdesigns.site

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

**** ******** ** ******** ********** Online with a certificate in Web Design Professional and Digital Media. Graphic Designer with years of experience in the print and media industry. Designed advertisements from concept to finish using Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat software programs. Worked with a small team of designers to create hundreds of advertisements every month on very strict deadlines. Voted employee of the month by managers and peers for being a valuable team member with very outstanding work ethic.

• Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Animate, XD and Bridge

• Microsoft Office 2019: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Zoom, Zoho and Google Hangouts Video Conferencing Software

• Apple and Windows Operating Systems

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Conceptualization/Analyzing

• Graphic Design, Advertising, Photo Editing, Illustration, and Corporate Branding to generate thousands of dollars monthly in revenue for a multi million dollar media company

• Designed/Created thousands of advertisements from concept to finish every month for military print and web publications

• Marketed the clients image/idea through visualization to create a high quality advertisement for their specific needs and budget from concept to finish

• Prepress thousands of books before publication, layout and design of color and black and white advertisements for printing and websites, pagination and typography of multipage books

• Digital scanning of photos, business cards and letterhead for printing and websites, converting client files for high resolution printing Interpersonal

• Communications: Communicating with clients, coworkers and management on a daily basis to collaborate on projects, tasks and assignments needed to be completed first

• Time Management: Meeting tight deadlines to stay on a cost effective budget and being flexible to clients design needs and satisfaction

• Production: Producing thousands of high quality designs and advertisements in a efficient timely manner

• Problem Solving: Ability to develop solutions through communication, brainstorming, research and ideas

• Social Media/Networking: Thorough knowledge of LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram WORK HISTORY:

Graphic Designer MARCOA Media 09/2002 - 11/2019

Freelance Graphic Designer 11/2019 - Present

EDUCATION:

Certificate: Web Design Professional and Digital Media National University Online

Bachelors in Fine Arts: Visual Communications/Graphic Design American Intercontinental University

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