Creative Leader - Design & Brand Director with 25+ Years of Experience

purpose

experience

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freelance

to achieve results through effective leadership, inspired creative direction, and structured organizational skills in a management position, while having fun in the process ESAB / VICTOR TECHNOLOGIES / THERMADYNE INDUSTRIES

[Global Welding Equipment Manufacturer]

Design Manager/Creative Services Manager/Art Director (July ‘99 – Aug. ‘23) Production, design and art direction of sales literature, advertising, POP, retail, newsletters, logos, trade show material, signage, graphic standards, packaging and trade dress, etc. • Illustration and photo reworking/retouching • Design and content of website, social media and email marketing graphics • Management of designers/freelancers and graphics projects • Maintenance of graphic computer systems and software (Macs only) • Hardware/software: Macintosh & PC systems using Adobe CS Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, etc.), Quark XPress, PageMaker, Microsoft Office and other programs

ATKINSON GROUP, INC. [Advertising Agency]

Sr. Graphic Artist (March ‘96 – July ‘99)

Production and design of direct mail, advertising, B2B, newsletters, posters and signage, etc. • Supervision of other Graphic Artists • Maintenance of 40 computer systems including network and email systems • Hardware/software: Macintosh systems using Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and other word processing and utility programs

UPBEAT, INC. [Indoor/Outdoor Building Accessories Manufacturer] Communications Specialist (Feb. ‘96 – March ‘96)

Marketing, design and production of catalogs and product data sheets • Sales leads data entry and follow-up • Product Illustrations • Maintenance of Macintosh computer systems using Quark XPress, Macromedia Freehand and Microsoft Word

KNIGHTS/WILLIAMS CORP. [Mail-order Fashion Catalogs] Production Artist (Oct. ’92 – Jan. ‘96)

Production of fashion catalog layouts • Design of sale catalogs, order forms, logos, newsletters and numerous other company design jobs • Maintenance of Macintosh computer systems using Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Word 1.2.3 TRAINING SYSTEMS [Janitorial Service Training Program] Graphic Designer (Feb. ’91 – July ‘92)

Illustration, design and copy writing of training program guidebooks, warehouse material planning program and other materials • Hardware/software: Macintosh computer system with Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY

Bachelor’s of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design

VARIOUS OTHER FREELANCE JOBS

(1991 - present)

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465 Larry Drive • Florissant, Missouri 63033 • 314-***-****

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