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Graphic Designer / Graphic Artist
JK Associates
Jul 2012 - Present (12 years 4 months)
Establishing creative solutions for clients as the only in-house artist in this medical communications group.
Graphic support and development for any given project; including manuscripts, slide decks, posters, sales presentations, web sites, etc.
Maintain company-wide graphics style guide.
Manage and organize all artwork and supporting assets.
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Associate Art Director
The Media & Marketing Group/Star Group
Oct 2010 - Jul 2012 (1 year 9 months)
Art direction and delegation of daily workload.
Training and mentoring of junior designers.
Primarily working with high-profile clients in the gaming, retail and hospitality
industries in an extremely fast-paced environment.
Thinking creatively and conceptually to produce new ideas. Executing chosen work
and seeing the final product through to preflight, proof and release to vendor.
70% Designing for print: Ads, billboards, flyers, invitations, direct mail, postcards,
newsletters and brochures. Logo design and new campaign pitches.
30% Designing for web: web ads, e-mail blasts and webpages.
Work collaboratively with Motion Graphic Designers to provide short TV spots through storyboards.
Point person on several accounts. Work closely with Account Executives and
Creative Group Head to make sure all jobs stay on time and budget.
Some ideation and all final production for Coca Cola jobs (Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta).
Take approved low-resolution comp files and build them out at full size. Troubleshooting,
proofing and double checking all files. Change photos and color swatches to CMYK if needed.
Preflight and collect all working and flat files. Release to vendor.
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
CocaCola, Diet Coke, SugarHouse Casino, University of the Sciences, Sprite, Fanta, and Harrington Casino
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Graphic Design / Art Direction
Freelance Design
2005 - 2012 (7 years)
Flyer and Poster design for
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Union Transfer, Bar Noir, Lucy's Hat Shop, Loie and Drinker's Bar, ARC Installations, DayDreams, Best Incentive Group.
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Graphic Designer
The Media & Marketing Group/Star Group
Oct 2007 - Oct 2010 (3 years)
Support person for other designers and Art Director.
Reports to Art Director and Creative Group Head.
Some training and mentoring of a junior designer.
Creating unique invitations and direct mail for various parties,
promotional events and giveaways.
Building and re-sizing ads, signage, billboards,
flyers, postcards and brochures.
CLIENTS INCLUDE:
Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Marina, Trump Corporate and vir tĂș Spa,
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Design Technician
The Media & Marketing Group/Star Group
Jul 2006 - Oct 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Support person for all designers on team.
Reports to Associate Art Director.
Handle the majority of resizes and revisions of ad and signage.
Main production artist duties. Make sure all colors and photos
are CMYK. Double check sizes and fonts. Run flightcheck reports.
Send all approved reports to get final approval from copy and
production manager. Release to vendor.
CLIENTS INCLUDE
Trump Taj Mahal and Trump Corporate.
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Creative Intern
Kanter International
Jun 2005 - Aug 2005 (2 months)
Support Production Artist and Graphic Designer with revisions and resizes.
Worked on some creative concepts for WXPN Music Festival lanyards.
Learn the basics of file naming and folder organization.
Sat in on meetings and learned a good deal about how an Advertising Agency is run.
CLIENTS INCLUDE
WXPN, amResorts, China Grill Management