Graphic Designer

Kevin Leicht

**** ****** ***** **** *****, Texas 76131 817-***-****

v7edqz@r.postjobfree.com www.leichtworks.com

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Extensive experience in Graphic Designer in directing audience promotions and advertising to achieve strategic plans and accomplish goals. Success with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player. Proven leadership to direct the work of others. Demonstrated successful ability to win awards for photographs, brochures and catalog design. Recognized for a vivid imagination, which helps with designing and problem solving ability. Proven ability to bring order out of chaos. Creative experience in the following:

PRINT

Brochures & Newsletters

Logos & Business Cards

Posters & Post Cards

Magazine

PHOTOGRAPHY

Black & White Photography

Retouching

Photograph Restoration

WEB & MULTIMEDIA

CD Cover Design

eBlast

Flash & Animation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senator Group USA, Dallas, Texas December 2008- Present

Graphic Artist/Designer

Created new design for marketing and collateral materials. Collaborated with Marketing Director to design and produce computer-generated artwork for marketing and promotional materials. Participated in production of print and promotional items.

Designed Award Winning Catalog

Graphics2, Fort Worth, Texas June 2007 - December 2008

Designer/Prepress

Successfully coordinate graphic design projects from concept through completion. Work closely with customers and customer service to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Participated in production of print working closely with pressmen.

PRINTWORLD, Fort Worth, Texas August 2006 - June 2007

Designer/Prepress

Work closely with ad agencies and customer service to design projects from concept through completion. Worked alongside the press department to troubleshot and fix any problems.

LEICHTWORKS, Fort Worth, Texas October 2005 - Present

Freelance Artist

Conceptualize ideas for the client’s project, working with photographer on photo shoots, running traffic between client and printers to get the job completed.

Working with The USTPA (United States Team Penning Association) to design and lay out there magazine (Flag’sUp) once a month.

B & E INDUSTRIES, Arlington, Texas April 2005 - October 2005

Production Supervisor

Worked with the Production Manager and supervised 6 department leads and 60 employees. Set schedules and quotas for departments and employees. Set-up new procedures in each departments and improve efficiency in all of the departments.

DART MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Dallas, Texas 1999 - 2005

Pre-Production Manager

In charge of all pre-production, manage 4 artists, and 4 screen printers. Scheduling art to get it out the production departments on time and correct. Working along side the Marketing Manager we successfully coordinate bringing the catalog, brochures, flyers and all advertising in-house, saving the company about half the last year,s budget and kept the budget down for the next 4 years.

Designed Award Winning catalogs for 4 years.

Design award from Printing Industries of America.

Developed and patented (#6,740,189) a new imprint method.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Art, Major: Art

University of Texas at Arlington; Arlington, Texas

Concentration in Photography, Drawing, Painting and Video.

Associate Degree, Major: Graphics, Minor: Art

Tarrant County Junior College; Hurst, Texas

Technical Proficiency

Platform: Mac OS 10.5

Applications: Adobe CS5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Acrobat), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), Quark Express 5

Contact this candidate