Creative Art Director / Graphic Designer
Resume:
Sean Girard
Ponca City, OK, *4601
***********@*****.***
www.seangirarddesign.com
Objective:
My objective is to gain employment in a creative environment where I can utilize my creativity, skills and experience to create high quality visual artwork.
Skills:
I am a well rounded Graphic Designer with experience in many types of design work including Advertisement creation, Logo development, Illustration, T-Shirt/Clothing design, Publications creation, Web Design, etc. I have an expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Final Cut Pro; Quark Xpress, Corel Draw, and Microsoft Office 2007. I also have an ability to quickly learn new software. I am experienced with both Mac OS and Windows and I am proficient with other computer equipment such as scanners, printers and plotters. I have professional level skills in all aspects of digital and film based Photography. I am experienced in all aspects of Screen Printing, including design and color separation, prepress work and press setup and operation. I have experience digitizing designs for embroidery and I have operated Embroidery Machines.
Education:
Bachelor’s of Individualized Studies
Minors in Marketing and Business Administration
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
I earned a 4.0 grade point average with high honors. The Individualized Studies program allows students who are accepted to custom tailor their degree plan to meet their career goals. My studies focused on Photography, Graphic Design, and Marketing.
Brooks Institute of Photography
Santa Barbara and Ventura, CA
I studied in the Visual Journalism Department for 5 – 2 month sessions before I had to withdraw due to financial complications.
Antelope Valley College
Lancaster, CA
I built the foundation of my Visual Arts knowledge here, studying Graphic Design, Photography, and Fine Arts.
Work Experience:
The Ponca City News, Ponca City, OK
April 2010 – Present
I work in the advertising department. My duties including selling advertisements as well as creating them and seeing that they are correctly placed in the newspaper. I make sales calls on both current and potential clients. Once a sale is made I work with the client to develop their advertising needs and then create an appropriate advertisement.
Staples, Ponca City, Ok
October 2009 – April 2010
I worked as a Copy and Print Center Associate. My duties included copying and printing documents using Xerox color and black and white copiers, an HP wide format inkjet printer and a Kyocera large format black and white copier. I was also for finishing services including cutting, laminating, folding and binding. I was also responsible for designing business materials including, but not limited to, business cards, letterhead, banners, posters, and flyers. I was also responsible for customer service and cashiering.
Hitman Bikes Inc., San Clemente, CA
May 2008 – Present
I work for Hitman Bikes, a BMX Bicycle manufacturer and online retailer, as a Graphic Designer. I design and maintain hitmanbikes.com and streetmafiabmx.com. I also design stickers, clothing and advertisements.
The Winners’ Circle, Alamogordo, NM
April 2006 – October 2009
I worked as a Graphic Designer and Screen Printer. My duties included: Designing and Printing T-Shirts and other garments, Digitizing designs for embroidery, Sublimation Printing, creating Banners and Stickers using computer-cut vinyl material and Customer Service.
N-Style Motocross Graphics, Valencia, CA
July 2005 - March 2006
I worked as a Graphic Designer in the art Department, my responsibilities included designing custom dirt bike number plates and sticker kits, as well as printing, laminating, and cutting them out using a Roland large-format Ink Jet printer/cutter. I was also responsible for product and fashion photography as well as assisting the art director with the creation of their yearly catalog and web site maintenance. I also did color separations and printed films for their screen printing department.
Philip’s Photography, Lancaster, CA
September 2004 – March 2006
I worked as a photographer’s assistant for studio and on location photography including weddings, special events and family portraits.
Delta Mailing and Fulfillment, Valencia, CA
October 2004 - July 2005
I was Shipping Manager, my duties included orchestrating UPS, Fed Ex and truck shipments as well as supervising Packagers and Order Pullers.
I have also worked as a freelance photographer and graphic designer. My photography work included weddings, special events, product photography, and portraits. My graphic design work has included logo design, website design and the design of various business materials including, but not limited to, business cards, letterhead, Powerpoint presentations, and posters.
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