Marketing/Graphic Designer

Michael Cao

****B Kansas Street

Houston, T.X.

832-***-****

*****@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

To find a team to contribute my creative abilities and expand my experience in design and marketing.

EDUCATION


University of Houston | Houston, Texas 2002

Bachelors in Fine Arts (Applied Design & Visual Art)

EXPERIENCE

04/08 - present | MVP Auto Parts (www.mvpautoparts.com) | Partner

• Manage and train a team of four employees;

• Develop and manage strategic financial plans, integrating data and inventory control;

• Develop SEO marketing strategies as well as maintaining MVP's brand and store presence on eBay and Amazon;

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• Develop marketing strategies with focuses on e-Marketing and direct mail campaigns.

09/06 - 04/08 | Silestone North America | Senior Graphic Designer

• Worked with a team to develop brand standards between eight sub-brands;

• Create and maintained design concepts and production that adhered to corporate brand standards;

• Produced and provided support for work in various medias including print, web and broadcast;pitched

• Conceptualized and produced tradeshow strategies and collateral;

• Contribute to marketing strategies based on current market trends and competitor research;

• Directly manage relationships with clients, print vendors, transitional team members and various manufacturers;and

• Cultivated and manage sponsors' such as:
 Toyota center, Home Depot, Lowe’s, HGTV, Ikea, 84 Lumber, Kiva, magazines, Universities and NBA basketball teams etc.

05/03 - 02/06 | CSI Software | Marketing Manager

• Collaboratively developed marketing strategies alongside company's VP and VP of Business Development;

• Supported the sales team by coordinating tradeshows, generated leads, marketing collaterals, CRM and analyzed the market;

• Evaluated and managed production projects with vendors including materials, market purchasing/negotiating and budgeting;

• Created, maintained, and designed for all marketing collateral, web traffic, overture, SEO, and PHP website & customer forum;

• Coordinated and managed all aspects of advertising campaigns, product launches, electronic and direct mail campaigns; and.

• Worked with technical writers and programmers on the front-end of the software design production.

06/01 - 07/02 | Les Avenues Magazine | Assistant Art Director/Graphic Designer

• Designed and produced multiple page layouts;

• Maintained publication design standards;

• Produced collateral for advertisers including ads, brochures and catalogs;

• Directly managed relationships with clients and print vendors; and

• Managed and trained junior team members.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Adobe CS3 Design Suite, Quark Express, Dreamweaver, Flash, HTML, MS Office, Photography (michaelcaophotography.com)

LIFE SKILLS

• Teacher Assistance for Communication Multimedia Desktop Presentation Class for Director and PowerPoint at UH.

• Praise and Worship Band (lead male vocal).

• In the USTA (United States Tennis Association).

Reference Available upon Request

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