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Graphic Designer / Print Production Specialist
Solana Beach, CA
Apr 2018 - Present (6 years 4 months)
Create, process and traffic all ads for our senior living communities around the nation. Design and process direct mail postcards and sales pieces. Fine tune and process corporate brochures, resident calendars. Design recruitment posters, outdoor signage and internal logos.
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Graphic Designer
Union-Tribune Community Press
Solana Beach, CA
Nov 2014 - Apr 2018 (3 years 5 months)
Design and process ad for nine community weekly newspapers * Design, update and process advertising art changes to meet print deadlines * Design online and spec ads as needed for all the newspapers * Design for special advertorial pieces and magazines, managing the components to meet printer deadlines.
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Graphic Designer
U-T San Diego
San Diego, CA
Oct 2012 - Aug 2014 (1 year 10 months)
Gained reputation for being a go-to designer for print and online ad design * Acquired exclusive responsibility for two key accounts meeting with internal and external customers to arrive at design plan * Created layouts and ad headlines for spec ads that became live ads * Designed, updated and processed advertising art changes to meet strict ad deadlines * Prioritized assigned projects within deadlines
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Ad Traffic Artist/Graphic Designer
North County Times
Escondido, CA
Sep 2010 - Oct 2012 (2 years 1 month)
Processed ads for off-shore studio production * Used state-of-the-art ad tracking systems to ensure timely and high-quality output * Redesigned and updated all advertising ad and art changes to meet strict deadlines * Personally requested and sought-out by internal and external clients for print and ad redesign
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Graphic Artist
North County Times
Escondido, CA
Jul 1996 - Sep 2010 (14 years 2 months)
Integral part of sales team - worked with ad reps to translate subject matter into print and online advertising, marketing and sales collateral * Responsible for successfully creating print and static online advertising in assigned sales territory * Participated in sales calls with advertising reps on an as-needed basis * Compensated for sales growth and commission-based pay scale * Established trusting relationships with fellow sales reps, clients and fellow designers * Gained reputation for providing clients with higher quality and higher value product than expected
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Ad Layout Artist/Ad Traffic/Scanning
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Rochester, MN
Jul 1994 - Jun 1996 (1 year 11 months)
From a temp position, hired on as permanent employee performing proofreading, ad traffic and scanning duties * Moved into open position as ad layout artist developing solid knowledge of newspaper production process