Design Graphic Designer

Vincent V. Mejia

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Jersey City, NJ 07302

T: 201-***-****

M: 201-***-****

E: ************@**.***

EXPERIENCE

Remedy Health Media, New York, NY

Design and Production Consultant

03.2012 – present

• Design and format e-books of the UC Berkeley Newsletters and Johns Hopkins Special Reports and White Papers for the iPad, iPhone, Kindle, and Nook.

Ideasphere Inc., New York, NY

Art Director

02.2003 – 04.2011

• Design print and digital advertising, brochures, newsletters, sell sheets, shelftalkers, product packaging, POP displays, posters, banners, and planograms for entire product line of health and wellness products including: Twinlab, Alvita, Nature’s Herbs, Metabolife, and WEIL.

• Direct photo shoots and photograph current product line-up; create comps, bottle labels, and logos. Confer with Chief Marketing Officer in conceptualizing strategies.

• Liaise with printer; conduct on-site press checks; contact and commission artwork to illustrators.

• Mentored and assigned projects to the creative staff; provided direction/critique. Managed and approved employee PTOs, held weekly meetings, interfaced with Marketing to discuss budget. Hired freelancers and evaluated portfolios.

Bishop Books Inc., New York, NY

Senior Graphic Designer

01.2000 – 09.2002

• Designed Sports Illustrated's Greatest Moments in Sports History, Total Sports' Trading Paint: Dale Earnhardt vs. Jeff Gordon, TimeLife's The Illustrated History of Civil War and The Illustrated History of World War II, and Popular Mechanics' Combat: The Great American Warplanes.

• Conferred with Editor-in-Chief and Photo Researcher for selection of art and images. Contacted and assigned illustrators to produce artwork.

• Assembled disks for printing; sized and cropped all art. Created mechanicals and templates for printer and provided detailed printing instructions. Managed color correction during proofing.

Smallwood & Stewart, Inc., New York, NY

Graphic Designer

08.1999 – 01.2000

• Designed a series of women's beauty kit supplemental booklets for International Masters Publishing (IMP). Selected models and photographer for photo shoot. Managed photo shoot, determined locations, gathered and selected props.

• Assisted in the layout and design of Hearst's House Beautiful series of interior design books.

• Handled reprints of numerous books.

Chanticleer Press Inc., New York, NY

Graphic Designer

05.1996 – 08.1999

• Designed The National Audubon Society Regional Guides for Knopf Books, The National Audubon Society First Field Guides for Scholastic, and The Complete Guide to Dogs and Cats for Chronicle Books.

• Prepared disks for printing; sized and cropped art. Provided detailed specs and instructions to printer.

• Handled reprints of numerous books, inputted editorial corrections, maintained Art Department files including flat art and electronic archiving.

• Assisted Art Director in portfolio reviews for freelance designers.

SKILLS

• Design, layout, and typesetting of print, digital media, web, and mobile devices. Create logos and icons. Generate graphs and charts. Advanced photography.

• Proficient in, among other software, the current Macintosh desktop publishing system including Quarkxpress 7, Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, and InDesign CS5.

• Color correction, photo retouching, and digital manipulation.

• Thorough knowledge of the pre-press and 4-color printing process.

EDUCATION

New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design

1997

PORTFOLIO

Please visit: www.vincentmejia.com

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