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web / graphic designer
Naperville, IL
Sep 2017 - Present (6 years 11 months)
Generating and executing original creative concepts for client projects including presentations, logo/branding, print design, websites and user interfaces.
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senior graphic designer
Downers Grove, IL
May 2015 - Sep 2017 (2 years 4 months)
Lead visual branding efforts for internet marketing company; design direct mail, print and digital advertisements, presentations, marketing collateral, emails and sales enablement materials; manage print vendor relationships; mentor junior designers and review creative work; design logos and collateral for Officite clients.
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senior graphic designer
National Safety Council
Nov 2006 - May 2015 (8 years 6 months)
Designing covers and all interior pages, creating graphics for monthly business-to-business magazine Safety+Health, quarterly consumer magazine Family Safety & Health, three monthly industry newsletters, quarterly internal newsletter. Designing statistical reference book. Redesigning publications and assisting with creative direction.
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copy editor
Northwest News Group
May 2005 - Nov 2006 (1 year 6 months)
Designing front page of daily newspaper, copy editing local and wire stories, writing headlines, laying out news and local sections, creating maps and news graphics.
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72 Hours Editor
Ball State Daily News
2004 - 2005 (1 year)
Writing feature stories, managing freelance writers, designing pages, assisting with production for weekly entertainment tabloid. Arranged and conducted first-person interviews with public figures such as Peter Frampton, Dr. Drew Pinsky and Marlee Matlin.
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design intern
South Bend Tribune
May 2004 - Aug 2004 (3 months)
Designing covers and inside pages for feature and local sections.