Excited Graphic Designer

Industry:	Arts, Entertainment & Gaming
Occupation:	Graphic Designer
Ideal Companies:	Any
Education level:	High School/GED
Will Relocate:	No
Location:	Midland, NC

12 years experience creating all manner of design- coffee table books, signage, web sites, brochures, catalogs, etc. Also lots of experience with photo retouching, digital art, working with artists, PDF creation and layout, typesetting and production.

4/2007 - 12/2007

x3creative

Individual Contributor

• Created layout and design for signage, advertising, direct mail and promotional items in a fast paced, deadline oriented environment. Worked with many clients in different industries to create retail signage solutions that combined brand identity for the retailer and advertising for their clients. Performed pre press production on internal and external files for retailers

9/1999 - 9/2005

White Wolf Publishing

Manager

• Created layout and design for fiction and game books, as well as collectable card games, board games, and package design in a fast paced, deadline oriented environment. Art Directed over 50 projects, working with artists and designers to create ground breaking appearance and brand identity. Worked with domestic and international printers to create new pre press and paperless workflow. Created unique illustration and design solutions using multimedia and computer design. Experience creating magazine articles and ads, as well as t-shirts, mouse pads, posters and other marketing materials. Created new alternative solutions to workflow processes using new and emerging technology.

6/1996 - 9/1999

4anything.com

Manager

• Created web graphics, banner ads, interface, brand identity and overall design for internet search portal. Created print graphics, presentations, brand identity, and marketing materials for parent corporation. Worked with clients and sales to create graphics and code for over 80 stand alone web sites for sister companies. Supervised other designers in a multi-platform, deadline oriented environment

1996

Associate Degree

Temple University

• Computer Science / Art

Skill	Rating
P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Distiller
PageMaker
Adobe ImageReady
Quark Xpress
Dreamweaver
Freehand

Graphics, Design, Publishing, Advertising, Art Direction