Kim Carpenter
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Creative Graphic and Web Designer with more than 24 years of proven success within several industries. Able to work well as a team leader or team member, or independently. Skilled in taking projects from initial design and development stage to completion in an efficient manner. Excellent organizational and written/verbal communication skills. Able to adhere to strict deadlines while producing accurate, quality work.
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Education
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Commercial Art/Computer GraphicsMillikin University1994
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Experience
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Corporate Creative Services LeadMomence, ILMar 2014 - Present (10 years 8 months)Joined FutureCeuticals in 2014 as an addition to the marketing team, helping to establish and maintain a visual and informational presence for each of FutureCeuticals’ many product offerings.
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Design EditorKankakee, ILSep 2001 - Feb 2014 (12 years 5 months)Responsible for design and layout of newspaper front page and section fronts in a fast-paced environment
Worked with editors, chief photographer and reporters to develop layouts and graphics to support cover stories and story packages
Duties included scheduling, design and layout of various newspaper ads and print materials, special sections and publications, and large-format graphics
Handled art direction, graphic design, production, illustration and digital photography for two full color magazines: Ornamentals & Edibles (bimonthly gardening magazine) and Impromptu (quarterly magazine targeted towards upscale homes) also designed and managed "O&E Online" monthly e-newsletter, with over 600 e-mail subscribers
Designed postcards, flyers and newspaper inserts for one- and two-color offset printing
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Marketing Promotions CoordinatorCST/BergerWatseka, ILOct 1994 - Sep 2001 (6 years 11 months)Oversaw operations of two-person in-house design department ensuring effective operations
Responsible for design, development, scheduling and production of various promotional materials, advertising, packaging, POP displays, full color catalogs and other print materials
Performed copy writing duties for product catalogs and manuals
Produced visuals for labeling and control panels on laser leveling instruments, adhering to tight production tolerances and federal labeling standards
Designed and maintained company web site
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Awards
-- First place and second place, Best Informational Graphic, Daily category, 2013 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association contest
-- First place, Page Design category, and third place, Informational Graphic category, in the 2010 Illinois Associated Press Editors Association News Excellence contest
-- First place, Informational Graphic-Dailies category, in the 2010 Northern Illinois Newspaper Association contest
-- Ornamentals & Edibles magazine placed first statewide in the Illinois Press Association's 2007 category, "Best Niche Publication"
-- Placed "Honorable Mention" statewide in the Illinois Press Association's 2004 Advertising/Marketing category, "Best Ad Designer"
-- Placed second statewide in the Illinois Press Association's 2003 Advertising/Marketing category, "Best Ad Designer"
-- Newspaper ad chosen to appear in February 2004 issue of liquidlibrary magazine, the monthly publication of an online provider of royalty-free images
-- Received awards from 2001 through 2005 from the Illinois Press Association and Inland Press Association for newspaper ad and special section design
-- Chosen to design the official souvenir programs for the Chicago Bears Training Camp, held in Bourbonnais, IL
-- Advertising Achievement Award received in 2001 from Tools Of The Trade Magazine. Ad received the highest overall reader ratings -
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On Coroflot@kcarpenter11, member since 2009
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