Graphic Designer

freelance

****-******* ******* ******** ***, Contractors Electrical Service Inc.

• Developing brand identity (logo, business card, website, and other promotional items)

****-******* ******* *******r PlayUP, Social Games for Live Sports

• Designed promotional materials for new social media marketing campaign

2010-2011 Graphic Designer Friends of the IDF, a non-profit organization (Israel Defense Forces)

• Designed invitation package (save the date, rsvp card, program) for the 2010 Westchester/Connecticut Gala Dinner, a yearly fundraiser for Israeli soldiers and their families

2006-2008 Design Consultant Office of NYS Senator Thomas P. Morahan, 38th District

• Created graphics for specialized public awareness/educational outreach materials, district-wide newsletters, brochures, and flyers for targeted constituencies

2006 Graphic Designer SME, Inc. (Sports Marketing Entertainment)

• Designed sports-related graphic art and visual materials for promotions, advertisements, films, packaging and instructional materials for a variety of media

experience

2006-Present Founder/Creative Director fromaseed

• Started up a design studio specializing in graphic design and illustration

2006-2010 Art Director DRAFTFCB (Global Advertising Agency)

• Involved in the design and production of direct mail, convention materials, formulary kits, collateral, journal ads, branding and logo development for pharmaceutical clients

• Collaborated with a copywriter and developed strong conceptual work focusing on the brand’s strategy

• Worked on 3 product launches: Januvia for Type 2 Diabetes, Nuvigil for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Flibanserin for Female Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

education

2006 The State University of New York at Buffalo- BFA Communication Design- Magna Cum Laude

expertise

Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office, Mac platform;

basic knowledge of Adobe Dreamweaver