Graphic Designer Manager

KEN FITZPATRICK

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DESIGN MANAGER

Innovative creative professional with 20+ years of experience leading graphic design and marketing projects. Excellent in business branding, logo design, and interior/exterior signage, and product packaging. Strong project leader with the ability to guide teams from design conception to completion within specified budgets and deadlines. Skilled in various marketing collateral including brochures, print ads, email campaigns, and direct mailers. Successful in utilizing color palettes, print and production design to increase market presence and boost sales.

Areas of Expertise:

• Team Leadership

• Graphic Design

• Project Management

• Constant Contact • Brochures, Print Ads, Menus

• Interior/Exterior Signage

• Logos/Branding

• Newsletters • Web Site Design

• Product Packaging/Overlays

• Working knowledge of HTML

• Marketing Collateral

SELECTED PROJECTS

BIG APPLE BAGELS

Led projects for logo/branding, product packaging, exterior signage, billboards/banners, and hand out menus. HERITAGE SIGNS, LTD.

Development logo, drive-thru menus, vehicle graphics, product packaging, billboards/banner, and exterior signage.

CASH DEPOT

Created company security agent badges, product/service brochure, corporate thank you cards, marketing presentations, company newsletter, and print ads. GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTER CLUB

Designed and published organization’s newsletter and promotional posters for fundraisers and events.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pearson K-12 Learning, Boston, MA

Senior Production Graphic Designer, Jan. 2020 – April 2020

Assisted in rebranding all marketing print collateral for leading educational learning company. Collaborated with creative managers, designers, and directors in preparing layouts for review and final press-ready files and pdfs for print. Resolved artwork and file issues. Demonstrated outstanding project management, file-organization, and archiving skills, earning praise from the creative team.

Cash Depot, Green Bay, WI

Graphic Dept. Manager, April 2018 – Dec. 2019

Lead the design team to create marketing materials for Cash Depot and Revolution Air services/products. Utilize product and machine knowledge to highlight unique services or features. Analyze market and research competition to create impactful marketing collateral. Develop machine overlays for ATMs and Air/Vac stations promotional circulars, product catalogs, brochures, direct mailers, print ads, email campaigns, and internal ad hoc requests. Create promotional videos utilizing Adobe After Effects for professional editing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inventory control

• Hiring and training employees

• Team lead

Jones Sign, De Pere, WI

Project Manager, Nov. 2017 – Mar. 2018

Led large scale rebranding and marketing projects for stadiums, shopping malls, and college campuses with project budgets of $500K+. Supervised projects to ensure prompt completion, delivery, and installation for complete customer satisfaction. Negotiated, analyzed, and prepared purchase order agreements, subcontracts, and budgets. Identified and lowered risks in buyout processes.

BAB, Inc., Deerfield, IL

Art Director/Graphic Designer/Department Manager, June 2001 – Nov. 2017

Oversaw branding, design, and printing projects for 100 franchised bagel, muffin, sandwich, and coffee restaurants under brand names Big Apple Bagels, Brewster’s Coffee, SweetDuet, and My Favorite Muffin. Led production of marketing collateral including digital design, web design, package design, and print materials. Designed in-store overhead menus, hand-out menus, posters, and free-standing inserts. Created interior and exterior restaurant signage, web banner ads, and marketing brochures.

Managed construction projects for new and existing stores including collaborating on design with in-house architect and Director of Marketing. Monitored company inventory for printing and marketing materials, as well as, directed shipping of promotional collateral. Completed technical troubleshooting when problems arose on company printers and software. Completed planning, created schedules, monitored quality control, and determined manpower needed to complete projects within deadlines and company budget.

Key Achievements:

• Updated 100 store menus with FDA regulatory calorie information within 4 months.

• Reduced inventory from $100K to $25K, achieving a 75% reduction in annual costs.

• Decreased printing costs 40% by switching vendors and having them compete for business.

• Upgraded company software to ensure print accuracy and easy conversion to outside printers, newspapers, and external vendors.

• Developed and implemented process improvement solutions to streamline finishing processes.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Co-Owner/Graphic Manager, Heritage Signs Limited, Libertyville, IL:

Oversaw design, fabrication, and installation of custom signage for local and national businesses. Built and maintained relationships with clients for retention and referrals. Developed designs and completed printing for circulars, catalogs, brochures, direct mailers, newspaper/magazine ads, in-store marketing, packaging, and presentations. Led budgeting and directed project progress to ensure completion by deadlines.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Analysis & Statistics Associate of Science in Hotel Management

St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Adobe Illustrator • Adobe InDesign • Adobe Photoshop • Adobe After Effects

PC • MAC • MS Office • QuarkXPress

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Board President, Booster for Grayslake Central High School, 2010-2015

Volunteered at PADS of Grayslake Homeless Shelter, 2013-2016

Volunteer at New Community Homeless Shelter, Green Bay, WI 2017 - 2019

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