elaine salley, Graphic Designer / Digital & Print in Knoxville, TN

About

Graphic Design Professional with 10+ years experience in MAC/PC, print / web design.

Highly motivated, creative and versatile. Excellent follow through and development of

creative projects. Well developed interpersonal skills between team members and clients.

Quality visual solutions with experience in many areas of print and web design, such as,

vector illustration, banners, collateral to page layout design. Highly organized work

management, producing concurrent projects, using strong design and related communications skills.

Education

Credit Courses Graphic Design / Web Design

The School of Visual Arts, NYC

2010 - 2010
Certificate Course Graphic Design

University of Miami

2000 - 2000
Corporate Management Management

Harte-Hanks Corporation

1990 - 1990

Experience

FREELANCE - GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Sample Client - Foley Signs

Blauvelt, NY

2010 - Present (14 years)

● Complex Vector Art - New & Redesigned Logos ● Design of Signage / Package / Banner / Poster ● CAD - Sign Lab ● Adobe Illustrator & Photo Shop CS5 ● Vinyl Plotters / Printed Graphics ● Design Set-ups

● Freelance position helped to achieve goal for a continued education, in Adobe CS5 & graphic techniques, at the School of Visual Arts in NYC ● Opportunity to learn a new CAD based program . . .
GRAPHIC DESIGNER - MULTIMEDIA

JOHN WALD FETNER & ASSOCIATES Multimedia Ad Agency

2006 - 2008 (2 years)

● Heavy Newsprint & Magazine Advertisements ● Event Print / Direct & Large Print / Collateral ● Web Graphics / Posters / Billboards ● MAC OS / Font Management ● Freehand / Illustrator / Photo Shop / Word / Excel ● Video Proofing / Copy Editing / Printers & Office Equipment

● As Print Designer for multimedia ad agency, performed a heavy daily workload, in fast paced MAC environment . . .
● Produced simultaneous projects to coincide with our client’s radio & TV agendas . . . ● Time sensitive materials, proofs & finals were delivered on time to clients & vendors . . . ● “On the fly” copy editing of media advertising . . .
GRAPHIC ARTIST - DESIGNER

MILLER PUBLISHING 12 Tabloid Newspapers & Magazine

Miami, FL

Jan 2000 - May 2006 (6 years 4 months)

● Fast paced Newsprint Advertising Design ● Individual Client Ad Campaigns ● Magazine ● Newsletter - Miami University Law School ● In Design - Layouts ● Photo Shop - Image prep ● Acrobat / Distiller / RIP / Film Image Setters ● MAC OS X / PC Systems / Font Management ● Freehand / Quark - Type & Design ● Four Color & Spot Plate - Print Formats

● Concept / Layout / Pagination of 12 Tabloid Sections on weekly basis . . . ● Worked closely with Sales department to execute clean, maximum impact layouts for their clients . . . ● Restructured a complex work flow process to implement a
more efficient Ad Traffic System . . . ● Helped to ensure a more progressive proofing system, allowing for better Client / Sales interaction & faster
turnaround times . . .
PRE-PRESS SUPERVISOR: GRAPHIC ARTIST / TYPESETTER / SUPV

HARTE-HANKS COMMUNICATIONS Direct Mail Corporation

Miami, FL

1982 - 1991 (9 years)

● Applied Management using a “hands on” approach . . . ● Maintained Quality Standards through careful scrutiny of all individual, production & press proofs . . . ● Assisted Others with Transition to new Digital System . . . ● Extreme Organizational Skills assured efficient work flow . . .

● Fast paced, multicultural, direct mail environment in advertising graphic design, using MAC based OS . . . ● Supervision of 5 pre-press departments: Traffic Control / Proof Reading / Typesetting / Layout / Book Production

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