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Graphic Designer
Courtney Holsinger
Redwood City, CA
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About
Design and Fine Arts creative, with a multi-faceted range of professional work in a variety of fields and projects.
Five of eleven years retail experience in creative roles that directly impact business and customer relations in both corporate and startup environments. Unique background as Founder of a lifestyle company, creative consultant, as well as in building brand materials, graphic design, and owning print projects from beginning to end. A proven leader who can work with easily and closely with creative, technical, and executive teams. Recognizable drive and self motivation to take on ever increasing responsibilities and juggle multiple projects in the fast paced and changing dynamic of retail and startup environments.
Specialty skills: carpentry, painting and illustration, art history, print design and process
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Education
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Web Developer Certificate of Achievement Graphic DesignMission College2015 - 2017Currently pursuing a professional certificate to further my skills in Web Development
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Experience
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Contract Web DesignerApplied Sciences & Information Systems, Inc.Mar 2015 - Present (9 years 8 months)I am currently contracted to design, build, and implement new site design for ASCIS. This includes creating a an aesthetic that is reflective of their cooperate identity, while updating the site to be responsive and mobile friendly.
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Print Quality LeadMintedOct 2014 - Apr 2015 (6 months)Leading a team of Print Quality Specialists by proving feedback and advanced training to insure their success. Owning quality and execution of daily customer and fulfiller relations and reprint activities. Effective ability to communicate with creative, technical, and executive teams and ability to escalate issues to appropriate teams. Updating Design Associates and Customer Service on important changes in Print Quality. Jointly creating process improvements with the Print Quality Supervisor.
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Print Quality SpecialistMintedJun 2013 - Apr 2015 (1 year 10 months)Navigate issues with customers and fulfillers to insure high quality reprints. Field Print Quality Specialist and Customer Service inquiries to insure best practices and success. Facilitate communication to Design, Customer Service teams, and Print Quality team to insure standards are being met. Rework customer designs and create custom art work when necessary. Work with customer to navigate process. Act as photo editing specialist for Wedding Team and Print Quality.
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Design and Quality Control AssociateMintedApr 2013 - May 2013 (1 month)Personalize and customize product for customer needs, insure quality of design is in line with Minted brand. Custom Photoshop work for customer photographs. Work mainly in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
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Creative Services ConsultantOSNOVATION, Inc.Sep 2012 - May 2013 (8 months)Reported to VP of Operations on all projects. Outlined and created promotional material for Enluxtra product. Completed work under demanding deadlines. Quickly and efficiently tackled all revisions and delivered on outlined terms of agreement within designated time frame.
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Production AssociateMintedSep 2012 - Feb 2013 (5 months)Generated templates from contest winner's files to create template guidelines for Design Associates and for use on web for customer personalization.
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FounderSelf empoyedJun 2011 - Feb 2013 (1 year 8 months)Privately Commissioned Fine Art (oil painting) piece for private home, Illustrations, Concept Art, etc.
Owner of WoodSprite Delight LLC, an organic home goods and responsibly sourced jewelry creations. -
Print Quality LeadMintedOct 2012 - Dec 2012 (2 months)Helped direct workflow, worked closely with Customer Service to improve customer experience, assisted with training team, generated reprints through the back-end system
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Sales AssociateBanana RepublicNov 2011 - Apr 2012 (5 months)Worked as a team player in creating a positive and upbeat environment for the staff as well as the clientele. Delivered and surpassed sales goals and regularly met card sales goals. Assisted with personal styling, creating a clean and attractive sales floor, and maintaining standards across the board. Assisted with painting and floor design projects around the store to create an inviting presentation to customers.
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Woodshop MonitorSavannah College of Art and DesignJun 2010 - Jun 2011 (1 year)Maintained tools and created an upbeat, safe, and supportive environment for both students and faculty. Created and taught proper tool handling and basic carpentry skills to students. Maintained filing system for registered students and faculty of compliance and liability forms, and any other paperwork. Enforced rules and regulations.
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Sales AssociateJ-CrewJun 2008 - Dec 2010 (2 years 6 months)Sales associate for two years as seasonal sales and support (Summer and Winter)
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Personal Care AideHarmony CareJun 2009 - Aug 2009 (2 months)Provided in-home healthcare services to the elderly or disabled as a seasonal employee.
Helped generate income for my mother, Sylvia holsinger's, start-up company by completing training, and working as an aid during the first few months of her business.
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On Coroflot@courtneyholsinger, member since 2014
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