Graphic Designer

Highlights:

-Eye for aesthetic beauty with a strong attention to detail

-Confident to try new ideas not just simply discovering what’s already out there

-Strong critiquing skills, acknowledge the importance of constructive criticism

-Excellent communicator, not afraid of presenting

Computer Skills:

-Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Freehand, Quark, Flash, Dreamweaver and Microsoft Office

Experience:

-Graphic Designer/Artist, Forum Communications, The Forum 06/06-10/07

• Designed in-house ads for The Forum’s tornado anniversary package and the street fair “Find the Token” promotion

• Prioritized work in order to meet time-sensitive deadlines

• Prepared files for daily print production

• Managed projects from initial concept to final production

• Collaborated with reporters and page designers for story and page layout presentation

• Maintained and updated graphic files as needed

• Created illustrations for news, features, business and sports stories

• Simplified complex data into comprehensive charts and graphs

• Participated in daily planning meetings with lead editors and page designers

• Created a new standard for daily locator maps

-Art Director/Presenter, Ad Campaign Research/Execution Course, MSUM 09/04-05/05

• Created layouts and designs for Yahoo! Ad Campaign

• Decision-maker on all final Ad layouts

• Presented team’s Campaign strategy

• Supported MSUM peers at National Student Advertising Competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation

-Client Sales Lead, Victoria’s Secret 10/04-02/06

• Managed time through breaks, floor sets, and opening/closing store operations

• Coached associates to not only meet but to exceed daily sales goals

• Calculated payroll hours to determine adds or cuts for the week

• Trained new hires

• Supervised associate individual projects “in between client tasks”

• Organized and processed new merchandise and shipments

Education:

-Minnesota State University Moorhead 2001-2005

• Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Advertising and a minor in Art

Organizations/Clubs: Ad Club, Campus Activities Board, Volunteer Visions and PRSSA, Public Relations Student Society of America

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