Marketing Manager/Graphic Designer/Branding Specialist

Kimberly Nelson

**** *** **** *****

Tampa, FL **607 fij7um@r.postjobfree.com

813-***-**** On-line portfolio: www.kanelson.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Polished marketing and communications professional specializing in world-wide corporate branding. Results oriented focus in high pressure environments with exceptional time management and organizational skills. Effective at maintaining relationships with clients and vendors through consistent corporate and field interaction. Demonstrable success in achieving marketing results in close collaboration with senior management while realizing future goals in line with the company vision.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Doosan Hydro Technology

Tampa, FL 9/2007 - Present

Marketing Manager 6/2009 – Present

• Responsible for marketing strategy including budgeting & scheduling for fiscal year.

• Research new opportunities through lead tracking software.

• Execute SWOT analysis for future business development.

• Write and submit news releases, case studies & new product line brochures.

• Execute corporate branding throughout all forms of current & new media.

• Maintain corporate public relations with clients, vendors & suppliers world-wide.

• Maintain memberships, subscriptions & associations.

• Organize/set-up/attend worldwide tradeshows.

• Implement company promotional items for sales/tradeshow purposes.

• Project Manager for corporate websites.

• Company-wide large events coordinator.

• Responsible for all Graphic Design responsibilities (see list below).

Marketing Assistant/Graphic Designer 9/2007 – 6/2009

• Assist in development of advertising campaigns.

• Create new concepts/designs for advertisements, promotional items, newsletters,

official documents, events, proposals, brochures, invites, news releases.

• Create new designs for International Tradeshows Booths.

• Utilize Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver.

• Coordinate with Marketing Manager for creation of various promotional/advertising items needed for Tradeshows.

• Create new company web designs, including Flash animations.

• Creation/implementation of new advertisement campaigns.

• Work one-on-one with Marketing Manager, Proposal Manager, and Executive Staff.

• Work with and keep close contact with editors and production departments of many various magazines around the world.

• Work with outsourced printing companies and outside advertisers to complete projects.

• Work with Proposal Manager & Business Development Manager in creation of Proposal Package.

American Marketing & Mailing Services Tampa, FL

Graphic Designer/Senior Marketing Specialist 2/2007 - 8/2007

• Design for Direct Mail, including postcards, flyers, gift cards, and letters for dealerships, mortgage, & specialty companies.

• Utilize Photoshop, InDesign, Quark, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver.

• Design flash animations and web layouts for various company websites.

• Work one-on-one with sales, web and the president on day-to-day projects.

• Close contact with clients from concept to completion of projects.

• Work with in-house printing on each project produced, paying close attention to color separations, 4-color process, and colors for the web.

National Readerboard Supply Tampa, FL

Graphic Designer 10/2005 - 9/2006

• Design brochures, newsletters, logos, banners, static clings, advertising for each

monthly promotion for print.

• Design web layouts to utilize for company website.

• Design van wrap and ensured completion of production.

• Work one-on-one with management and the President to create the vision of each project.

Franzen Marine Tampa, FL

Promotions/Advertising 8/2004 -10/2005

• Promote equipment and maintain quick response times to customers.

• Uploading images and maintaining updated product images.

EDUCATION

International Academy of Design and Technology Tampa, FL

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design 9/2006

GPA - 3.98/4.00, President’s List & Dean’s List

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Adobe Director - Interactive CD production, Interactive Multi-media Presentations

• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - Creation of multiple page Websites, cascading style sheets

• Adobe Fireworks CS3 - Creation of multiple page Websites, slicing, image optimization

• Adobe Flash CS3 - Creation of linked Websites, Animation

• Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Creation of vector images, Logos, and computer Illustrations

• Adobe InDesign CS3 - Page layout design, checking separations, Articles, Newsletters, Books

• Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Creation of Graphics, Color Correcting, Photo Manipulations

• Quark - Page layout design, checking separations, Articles, Newsletters, Books

• Cross-Platform proficient - PC & Mac

• Drawing - Design and production techniques

• Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint

TRAINING

• CompuMaster Mastering Adobe Dreamweaver Orlando, FL

- CS3 3/2009

• CompuMaster The Conference for Adobe Sarasota, FL

Creative Suite Users - CS3 3/2009

• CompuMaster The Conference for Adobe Tampa, FL

Photoshop - CS3 4/2008

AWARDS

GDUSA Magazine

American Inhouse Design Awards New York, NY

• “Water Drop of Hope” 4/2009

American Graphic Design Awards New York, NY

• “Serenity Web Design” 9/2008

• “Purifying The World” Advertisement

• “Paving The Way” Advertisement

WE&T Magazine Excellence In Advertising Tampa, FL

• Best Design (Half Page) for Doosan Hydro Technology 7/2008

MEMBERSHIPS

Ad 2 Tampa Bay Member Tampa, FL

8/2008

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

International Academy of Design and Technology

Tampa, FL

• Academic Advisory Council 12/2005 - 9/2006

• Ambassador’s Club 12/2005 - 9/2006

• Outstanding Achievement - Multimedia Design 3/2005

• Outstanding Achievement - Typography 12/2004

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