Professional History
NEIMAN MARCUS
Graphic Designer: 2013-2020
Built catalog templates, spreads, and collateral projects in InDesign. Produced digital prepress files from art directors’ layouts. Imported copy and place images into predetermined layouts. Scanned images for a position. Created low-resolution photo comps and color retouching in Photoshop. Designed and art direction of collateral projects. Other miscellaneous duties as requested by the Art Director or Print Production Managers.
TM ADVERTISING
Graphic Designer: 2007-2013
Produced digital prepress files from art directors’ layouts. Ensured that layouts adhered to clients’ corporate graphic standards and that all supporting files were included and ready for press. Also created mechanicals, comps, and presentation materials used for new business presentations. Other duties included: designing corporate brochures, electronic presentations, and new business leave-behind books, troubleshooting software and hardware issues, and supporting digital output as needed.
THE RICHARDS GROUP
Graphic Designer: 2006-2006
Designed and produced creative concepts, layouts, graphic solutions, and new client presentations. Worked with various business entities and groups to provide the most effective image for the company and its clients. Monitored and redesigned all internal forms, such as invoices, checks, etc. for the entire company and its subsidiaries.
TACITO DIRECT MARKETING
Graphic Designer: 2003-2006
Designed and produced various creative marketing materials in a fast-paced agency environment primarily for auto dealers throughout the country. Responsibilities included overseeing in-house production of printed materials, film processing, and press checking for quality. PHOTO DIGITAL IMAGING
Graphic Artist: 1999-2002
Produce camera-ready advertising and illustrations in Macintosh systems. Touched-up photos for various publications and output film for prepress production. Responsible for managing client accounts. Brought in new business to Photo Digital, assuming Produced 50-page publications every two months, consistently delivered projects ahead of schedule for three years. TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY
Team Lead (Graphic Artistry and Illustration) – Cover Art Department: 1992-1999 Department supervisor and trainer to new employees. The daily performance included designing and redefining submitted artwork. Prepared layouts and paste-ups for Yearbook Planner:1990-1992 covers while participating with various publications. Facilitated the departmen- tal automation with the establishment of film output services in-house, Also performed quality control to ensure consistency throughout publications. Redesigned operations to produce more efficient usage of computer resources, accelerating productivity. Escalated employee retention and uplifted morale by empowering team members by setting the grounds for an employee 401(k) plan. Gained recognition as the highest producer within Taylor’s Cover Art Department. NICHOLS ADVERTISING
Part-time Graphic Artist: 1995
Created maps of different U.S. states in Illustrator. Graphic Artist offering 20 years + of
professional work experience in graphic
artistry. Role experience with administration
and management. Graphic Artist who’s able
to partner and collaborate with other creative
talents to assess needs, surmount problems,
and arrive at innovative solutions. A profes-
sional artist with knowledge who command
superior skills utilizing tools such as
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Keynote
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Flash
• Microsoft Word
• Technical Illustrations
MITCHELL JACK
Jack L. Mitchell
815 Prairie Smoke Ln,
Duncanville, TX 75137
adnmng@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising and Graphic Design from Sam Houston State University. Member of the SHSU Design Group for two years. Prepared artwork along with advertisements and marketing materials for various campus departments and off-campus businesses. Elected to serve as Treasurer of the Student Art Association. Winner’s highest level of recognition in the Robert Wagner Memorial Watercolor Award Exhibition.
Jack L. Mitchell
815 Prairie Smoke Ln,
Duncanville, TX 75137
adnmng@r.postjobfree.com
MITCHELL JACK