KIRA A. LONG
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• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Effects
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe Photoshop
• Benchmark
• Constant Contact
• FineCuts - Plotter
• Hootsuite
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Movavi
• QuickBooks
• SAGE - Inventory Management
• Survey Monkey
Career History
Link Technologies, Inc. - Graphic Designer - 4/2024 to Present Rivers Edge Products - Graphic Design Specialist - 4/2020 to 12/2022 Paramount Apparel International - Graphic Artist/Screen Separator - 10/2018 to 3/2020 Husky Corporation - Customer Service Representative/Graphic Designer - 09/2014 to 10/2018 Firehouse Signs and Designs - Owner/Operator/Graphic Designer - 11/2011 to 03/2014 Sporlan Division - Parker Hannifin - Communication Design Specialist - 5/1996 to 11/2011 Printed Materials
• Educational: slide talks, posters/wall charts, workbooks, certificates
• Technical Information: bulletins, installation instructions, reference guides
• Advertising: billboards, signs, vinyl vehicle graphics, magazine ads, POP displays
• Package Design: product boxes and labels
• Logo Design: create logos for new companies, brands and products
• T-shirt Design: design and prepare color separations for screen printing
• Artwork: create fine art for finished products such as mugs, tin signs, welcome mats, gift bags, etc. Multimedia Design
• Develop, design and maintain company website
• Convert literature documents into a digital format to be viewed over the internet
• Creating product and “How to Videos” for social media
• Develop electronic online forms, ads, banners, surveys and email campaigns Administrative Responsibilities
• Negotiate price quotes and schedule with printers, suppliers and vendors
• Work with product managers and marketing teams to develop new products
• Develop plans and work with fabricators to manufacture merchandise overseas Additional Tasks
• Implement corporate brand strategy to all new projects
• Convert materials to different languages using translations from international fieldmen
• Taking product photos using a DSL camera
• Prepare 4-color and spot color jobs for print
• Organizing electronic documents and graphics into an easy access filing system
• Field technical support questions from website users
• Work on an individual basis as well as with a design team Software Proficiency
Proficient on both Macintosh and PC platforms software knowledge includes the latest versions of: