Publication Design Specialist
Resume:
Thomas Marsh
Publication Design & Illustration Specialist
Beverly Hills, CA 90209
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Independent self-starter with a passion for visual communications. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, dedicated Graphic Design Specialist with expertise in time management, 10 year's creative department management experience and more than 30 years in publication design, collateral pieces, infographics and illustration.
Willing to relocate to: Beverly Hills, CA - Santa Monica, CA - Culver City, CA Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Lead Designer Publications
Builders Book Inc - Los Angeles, CA
January 2021 to Present
Responsible for design, editing and process management of a variety of niche publication products. Personable and efficient point person in relations for support specialists, vendors, printing companies and commissioning of freelance designers as necessary. Excellent command of language in both written and verbal forms. Creative, resourceful, and innovative trouble-shooting in implementation of time-saving and efficient processes to reduce instances of error and increase readability and clarity of information. Graphic Design and Illustration Specialist
Thomas Marsh Art - Los Angeles, CA
August 1988 to Present
Aug 1988 - Present (30 yrs 10 mos) Greater Los Angeles Area Freelancing in various areas from corporate communications, businesses and organizations to private clients needing illustration for projects or gifts. Specializing in publication design and particularly illustration for editorial and books. Skills include brainstorming ideas, project management and thoughtful collaboration with the client and mindful customer service. Often commissioned portraiture in the Fine Art market through various wet and dry painting acrylic, oil and watercolor.
News Graphics, Presentation editor / Illustrator
The Herald-Dispatch - Huntington, WV
October 1990 to August 2014
Responsible for all Illustrations and graphic content including infographics and analytical reasoning to create clear understandable content for all news-driven sections, daily page design, typography use, marquee niche and special sections for both print and online entities. Lent creative and aesthetic advice to the copy editors, supervised the photography and graphics staff. Routinely balanced multiple projects on a daily basis.
Copy editing, writing and headlines
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Illustration Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, KY
Skills
• Indesign (10+ years)
• Typography (10+ years)
• Photoshop (10+ years)
• Graphic Design (10+ years)
• Adobe Creative Suite (10+ years)
• Traditional Illustration (10+ years)
• Print Production (10+ years)
• Microsoft Office (10+ years)
• Data analysis & infographics (10+ years)
• Copyediting (10+ years)
• Printing
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Customer Service
• Copywriting
• Layout Design
• Computer Literacy
• English
• Time Management
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Acrobat
• Blogging
• Photography
• Leadership Experience (9 years)
• Branding (7 years)
• Web Design (5 years)
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Woodworking
• Analytics (10+ years)
• Proofreading
• Logo design (10+ years)
• Social media management
• Data visualization
• Typesetting
• Typesetting
• Basic math
• Planograms
• Stocking
• Writing Skills
• Research
• Organizational Skills
• Photo manipulation
• Art direction
• Digital art
• Illustration
Links
http://www.behance.net/ThomasMarsh
https://thomasmarsh.net
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/thomas-marsh/9/a45/99 Awards
James K Batten Award for Excellence in Civic Journalism May 2001
Infographics featured in The Herald Dispatch newspaper multi-day series "West Virginia After Coal". Assessments
Graphic Design — Proficient
October 2020
Using graphic design techniques and producing visual media to communicate concepts Full results: Proficient
Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.
Additional Information
Successfully completed Zenger Miller Frontline Management Training in 2001, sponsored by employer The Herald Dispatch newspaper.
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