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Graphic Designer
Eureka, CA
Mar 2016 - Present (8 years 6 months)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER • 101 THINGS TO DO • 2016-PRESENT
• Designed ads for 101 Things To Do magazines: The Palette Art Magazine, Humboldt Kid’s Digest and Humboldt County Hotel In-Room Guides
• Collaborated directly with clients, adhering to their wishes while implementing my own style, consistently receiving compliments in client approvals
• Produced materials for Toys for Tots
• Designed 10 different school’s recruiting brochures for Eureka City Schools, working directly with school staff from concept to fruition
• Created wine labels and an appealing sandwich board for a local winery
• Updated 101 Things To Do magazine maps
• Built maps of the Hawaiian Islands for Island Homes TV videos
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Graphic Designer
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 1994 - Present (30 years 6 months)
• Staged and directed photo sessions
• Created, developed and presented design process to clients
• Managed accurate billing and payment collection
• Maintained and sustained long-term client relationships with consistent creative
standards, reputation and accessibility for rush projects
• Created and processed final print images and digital files for clients
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Graphic Designer/Senior Sales Consultant
Office Depot
Saint Louis Park, MN
Sep 2015 - May 2015 (3 months)
• Increased production workflow and produced high volumes of work using high-end
digital print and copy equipment
• Effectively prepared and troubleshot various file formats and manipulated to PDF, email
print-ready status and multiple file formats
• Ensured that all work was produced in accordance with the job ticket and customers’ quality expectations
• Completed orders on time and maximized the machines’ productivity
• Scheduled machine and equipment maintenance appointments using machine
log/call list
• Adhered to policies, procedures and safety precautions
• FexEx packing, mailing and shipping customer service experience
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Graphic Designer
Saint Paul, MN
2008 - 2012 (4 years)
• Redesigned brochures, signage, flyers, logos, print ads and various marketing materials to meet new brand standards
• Oversaw projects and managed relationships with print vendors and miscellaneous entities to maximize efficiency and budget
• Collaborated with numerous in-house departments to maintain creative standards and consistency
• Contributed writing, editorial and photographic experience
• Projects included: brochures, invitations, postcards, signs, catalogs, newsletters, annual reports, advertisements, business forms, wall installations, logos, vinyl graphics, posters, trade show graphics
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Graphic Designer • Production Manager
Blaine, MN
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
• Managed workflow from initial design phase through production while balancing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Communicated with clients, vendors, management and production assistants to ensure consistent, quality output
• Maintained design center and equipment operation to plot vinyl and print wide format graphics efficiently
• Projects included: vinyl graphics, window signage, interior signage, trade show graphics, interior signage, vehicle graphics, yard signs, banners, exterior signage
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Graphic Designer • Author
Minneapolis, MN
1996 - 2003 (7 years)
• Collaborated with in-house departments, team members and clients to create vision, conceive designs and produce quality results
• Designed, wrote and edited in excess of 50 non-fiction books for children published internationally for ABDO Publishing
• Projects included: book covers, brochures, print collateral, brand identity systems, website design, book writing, logos