Kimberly Stokes

Designing and setting up graphics for an etching company that supplies products for its customers all over the United States.

Maintaining production quality on all graphics submitted to our customers.

Making sure graphics adhere to the standards of the customers on a daily basis.

*RMF Business Services, Marlton, NJ
*Debbie Lynn Inc., Blackwood, NJ
*Sahara Sam’s Oasis Water Park, Berlin NJ
*Antillean Shipping Corporation
*Redesigning website for engineering program WinSCADS

Assisted in manufacturing and the production of customer made designs using Adobe Photoshop

Properly format complicated production files for a wide range of print

Maintaining production file quality

Design graphics such as e-blasts, flyers, marketing materials, ads, and signage.

Develops creative ideas and solutions to meet business needs, through deliverables such as email campaigns, marketing materials, other print collateral, html e-pub booklets, and web page updates.

Assists in modifying, revising, preparing and pre-fighting files for print output.

Creates engaging text, image, and social media content and manages online creative presence including social media pages.

Consults with clients to understand business needs.

*Evaluating images for overall quality, technical execution, and commercial suitability
*Adherence to the company's acceptance standards
*Select keywords that drive search engine results

*Marketing Materials for Grant Training Program
*Web content

Redesigned Harmerrealty.net
Completed Real Estate Appraisals and sent out to clients
Communicated with customers

Teaching Continuing Education Courses in Graphic Design

*Designed Marketing Materials for printing
*Operated Large Format Printers
*Setup files for printers

*Designed Nicolecrafts corporate identity
*Product Design/ Illustrating seasonal products such as stickers, scrapbook paper, gift
tins, recipe cards, ceramics, and stationary
*Trained and developed junior designers on various graphics software
*Consistently managed design projects from concept to completion meeting all deadlines *Participated in team effort to produce many of our seasonal product lines
*Researching Trends for company and identifying market trends to come up with new design ideas
*Designed thumbnails, roughs, and final comps for new product lines
*Interfacing between overseas manufactures and internal buyers to create products to
satisfy our customers
*Proofing items and preparing files for vendors

*Sole artist responsible for interfacing with design firm to ensure final customer
satisfaction.
*Multichannel separations for screen printing
*Redrew artwork for t-shirts, totes, lunch boxes, etc.
*Four color process printing

*Logo Design for Culinary Foundations
*Worked on designs for new V8 bottles and packaging
*Helped in everyday operations of the Art Department