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Lead Designer
Louisville, KY
Apr 2006 - Present (18 years 7 months)
• Create logos and branding for professional organizations
• Design business cards, promotional brochures, posters, flyers, banners, ads, invitations, announcements, album artwork, collage art and fine art
• Work with anywhere from 6-10 clients at a time, producing solutions at all levels of need
• Retouch professional/personal photos
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Graphic Designer & Production Artist
Feb 2011 - Aug 2012 (1 year 6 months)
• Designed and produced event invitations, announcements and all things paper, specializing in wedding invitations and stationery
• Designed patterns and typography for personalized products, including but not limited to placemats, phone cases, trays, coasters, cutting boards and laundry bags
• Printed, cut, scored and assembled event invitations, announcements and stationery
• Prepared files for production, following multiple sets of guidelines and requirements
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Graphic Designer & Production Artist
Commerce, MI
Nov 2006 - May 2010 (3 years 6 months)
• Designed numerous graphics, including but not limited to package layouts, e-mail blasts, PowerPoint slides, promotional materials and trade show graphics
• Art directed photo shoots with product and worked with photographers and models to accomplish the desired results
• Worked on the production team, finalizing and preparing files for production
• Developed and maintained professional and positive working relationships with product managers and clients
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Graphic Designer
Academic Programming Department, Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Apr 2004 - Jul 2006 (2 years 3 months)
• Designed and produced undergraduate and graduate catalogs for Eastern Michigan University
• Developed logo and ads to promote academic programs
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Lead Designer
Undergraduate Symposium, Eastern Michigan University
Aug 2005 - Apr 2006 (8 months)
• Developed event logo and identity system for all materials involving the symposium
• Managed a two-person team responsible for all promotional materials
• Designed 82-page catalog along with other promotional materials including posters, programs, brochures (standard and custom sizing), T-shirt design, postcards