Graphic Designer

Specialized Experience

Extensive traditional and specialty print production, video/animation (2D/3D) production, website development,

multimedia development, vendor selection, extensive prospect/client presentation delivery

Strengths

Illustration, Creative Concept Development, Client/Prospect Relations, Web Design

Software Knowledge

Mac and PC Savvy, Adobe illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Cinema 4D, Quark Xpress

Employment History

1998 - Present | HEALTHCAREfirst / Lewis, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA

Art Director

Responsible for design of collateral, art direct freelancers and photo shoots. Design tradeshow booth displays and software GUI. Other duties included budgeting, scheduling and production supervision.

1992 - 1997 | WG Designs, Chapel Hill, NC

Art Director

Responsible for design of collateral, art direct freelancers and photo shoots. Other duties included budgeting, scheduling and production supervision.

1991 - 1992 | Sugarloaf Agency, Gaithersburg, MD

Creative Director

Responsible for the hiring and supervision of creative staff, concepting, art direction, scheduling, and budgeting. Worked with a diverse range of corporate/consumer clientele.

1989 - 1991 | AKA Advertising, Rockville, MD

Art Director

Responsible for design of collateral, art direct freelancers and photo shoots. Other duties included budgeting, scheduling and production supervision. Active participant in prospect presentations.

1988 - 1989 | Walden Graphics, Mclean, VA

Senior Designer/Illustrator

Responsibilities included concept, layout/pasteup, illustrating most of agency accounts. Organizing computer document files and improving efficiency. Establishing strong relationships with reliable service bureas and vendors. Program tutor ing. Electronic photo retouching.

1986 - 1987 | Mark Leonard Marketing, Baton Rouge, LA

Assistant Art Director

Responsible for ad development, publications, coordination with national suppliers for local campaigns, review media placement, supervise freelance and paste-up artists.

1983 - 1986 | Freelance Graphic Artist, Baton Rouge, LA

Freelance Graphic Artist

Designed advertising for local and national Industrial publications. Illustrated several covers. Pasted up ads and separated for print. Used various typesetter and color separation houses). Also shot and developed halftones, PMTs and reversals.

Education

Glasgow School of Art and Design, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

–B.A., Graphic Design 1979-1982

Glasgow College of Building and Printing, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

–City & Guilds of London 1977-1979

Anniesland College, Anniesland, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

–Higher Grade English 1979

References

Mario Alessi, President of Dash Zero, Baton Rouge, LA 225-***-****

Mike Hudson, President ACS, Apex, NC 919-***-****

Ken Adams, Owner of 2g Marketing, Baton Rouge, LA 225-***-****

Present Salary Requirements/Neg – Seeking $90K+ with benefits

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