Design Assistant

TRICIA M SEERY

** *********** ****, *** *****, NY 12561 845-***-**** **********@*******.***

PROFILE

Business and art professional with broad based knowledge and expertise in a variety of art forms. Excellent organizer and communicator with the ability to project and elicit interest, enthusiasm and energy using a common sense approach. Over nine years professional art experience, strong conceptual skills; able to translate ideas into reality.

EXPERIENCE

KLR Design

9/2011 - 3/2012

Assisted in the production of all design work pertaining to television and film.

Shows worked on: Blue Bloods, Person of Interest, Unforgettable, The Big C.

PDQ Business Printers (New Paltz, NY)

9/2002 - 6/2011

Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director

PDQ is a business print shop specializing in offset printing, graphic design and sign production.

-Directed all phases of print production from creative design to final print.

-Oversaw all large scale sign design including corporate signage, convention displays and billboards.

-Planned and prepared all in house training manuals and departmental spec sheets.

-Organized, implemented and ran all staff production meetings.

-Trained offsite for pre-press print production on DPM and 5 Color Heidelberg Press.

-Handled scheduling, budgeting and purchasing from all outside vendors.

-Created and directed marketing campaigns and corporate image.

-Client relations: collaborated with writers, artists, photographers and other professionals.

Freelance Graphic Artist

The ByneGroup (Suffern, NY) 6/2011

Assisted in logo designs, annual reports and client advertising campaigns

Work Published

“A Little Bit Better” 2005

Clients: Eileen Brand, Illustrator and Earl Paulson, Author

“The Story of Turtle Woman and Eagle Man" 2005

Clients: Gaspar Rosado, Illustrator and Bruce Schenker, Author

“In the Country" 2004 “Animal Stories" 2003

Client: Jon P. Fackler, Author & Columnist for the Times Herald-Record

SKILLS

Proficient in both Mac and PC platforms.

Advanced Knowledge of:

InDesign; CorelDraw; Pagemaker; Publisher;

Adobe-Photoshop; Illustrator; Acrobat;

Microsoft Word; Excel & Powerpoint

Extensive knowledge of pre-press print production.

Outstanding communication skills

Exceptional work ethic and motivated self-starter

Excellent problem solving skills

EDUCATION

State University of New York at New Paltz

Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts/major, graphic design/minor, art history 2002

Honors/Cum Laude

Founding Member of the AIGA student group/Group Secretary

Assistant Teacher for Digital Photographic Imaging

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