Graphic Design Wizard

RYAN BRAITHWAITE

CELL: 304-***-****

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QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Over twenty years of extensive knowledge and experience in Graphic Design.

• Demonstrated ability to produce a wide variety of graphic tools and products, including ads, billboards, business cards, brochures, banners, posters, as well as different training materials.

• Advanced experience with Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign XD, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, After Effects.

• Social Media Management & Branding.

• Designed covers & formatted texts for over 6,500 books and novels over a period of seven years; justification, editing, stylizing, layout and design.

• Managed multiple county accounts for advertising needs.

• Strong communication skills and consistency in meeting deadlines. WORK

HISTORY:

• MARKETING ASSISTANT, NATIONAL HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY, Charles Town, WV—2023-2024

-Design of marketing materials.

-Maintained and updated website and social media as needed. Lead and assisted tours of animal shelter for groups of all ages.

• GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MINUTEMAN PRESS, Leesburg, VA—2022-2023

-Design artwork for business cards, stickers, banners, signs, & vinyl graphics.

-Perform daily office operations such as answering phones, filling out order forms, billing customers,

& receiving payments.

• PR & MARKETING MANAGER, GALAXY ACCESS CONTROL, Walkersville, MD—2020

-Project management for design of online and print materials.

-Creation of unique monthly newsletters for hundreds of audience members.

-Managed social media ad design and creation for Instagram and LinkedIn.

-Multiple catalog design projects.

-Created event-based collateral

• GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, IMAGE 360, Dulles, VA—2019-2020

-Design & assembly of chloroplast, acrylic, foam board, & other material signs for clients.

-Vehicle graphic design & application.

-On-site installation of signs and products.

-Collaborated with multiple departments to itemize, quantify and products to customers' specifications.

• GRAPHIC DESIGNER, SIGN HERE, Hagerstown, MD—2017-2018

-Design, print, laminate, cut, weed and tape vinyl and prep for installation.

• GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AMERICA STAR BOOKS, Frederick, MD—2010-2017

• -Design of cover art, utilized templates and style guides to produce highly customized graphical content for interior pages of over 6,500 books and novels in multiple languages worldwide.

-Delivered level of satisfaction that brought numerous repeat authors back to the business

-Interfaced with databases containing over 10,000 authors.

-Photo editing for various projects.

• GRAPHIC DESIGNER, EZ TO USE BIG BOOKS, Clarksburg, WV—2004-2007

-Managed ad designs for local & state businesses from concept to delivery for over 4 counties.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Adobe Creative Suite: XD, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, After Effects

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams

EDUCATION:

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY, Fairmont, WV—ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE, 2004 BERKELEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, Berkeley Springs, WV—HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, 2002

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