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Sr. Production Artist
MGM Resorts International | ROAR Agency
Las Vegas, NV
May 2019 - Mar 2020 (10 months)
Layout of print and digital secondaries for all luxury brands of MGM Resorts International which include: ARIA, Vdara, Bellagio, Park MGM, MGM Grand, The Signature, Mandalay Bay and Delano. Ensure overflow of workload from other verticals are executed. Created signage order forms and spec sheets for all jobs. Final routing of all approved projects are checked off for prep and upload or prepped for prepress.
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Graphic Designer
Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino | MGM Resorts International
Las Vegas, NV
May 2016 - May 2019 (3 years)
Planned, designed and created simple campaigns. Knowledgeable of Mandalay Bay, Four Seasons and Delano’s brand while staying current with design trends, techniques, vendor product and capabilities. Collaborated with executives to ensure all designs met brand standards and partner/promoter expectations. Monitored and ensured property brand and sub-brands are maintained with daily walks on property. Efficiently handled high volume workload, maintained and managed daily workflow via Trello for all on property signage, menus, digitals, collateral projects and OOH for Mandalay Bay, Delano and Four Seasons. Held weekly Project Status meetings with direct managers and directors in all verticals to ensure all deadlines were met. Turned around and executed last minute “hot/rush jobs” the same day. Worked closely with The Mandalay Bay Sign Shop, SmartWorks, Taylor Communications and various vendors to ensure all projects were successfully executed and delivered.
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Engagement Specialist
The Venetian I The Palazzo, Resort Hotel & Casino I Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Las Vegas, NV
Oct 2015 - Mar 2016 (5 months)
Served several key roles on the HR Engagement team such as; photographer and photo retoucher for executives/Team Members/Quarterly Bravo winner head shots and Team Member events; designer for creating collateral pieces such as e-blasts, Heart of House wall wraps, VTV, posters and flyers to inform Team Members regarding offers/promotions, events, alerts, breaking news and programs. Managed, updated and designed content for VTV, our on campus information/news TV display. Lead person for our Team Member recognition program; Quarterly Bravo. This included preparation, implementation and execution of gathering nominations, announcing winners via VTV, e-blasts, coordinating departments to produce videos with production team, event planning for the Bravo luncheon and designing all collateral for the event. Managed to keep the Heart of House signage updated by creating working relationships with several departments that included the Brand Marketing team, the Sign Shop, the Entertainment team, the Convention and Sales team. Designed collateral pieces to communicate in digital and print form of current and upcoming events on campus as requested for different departments mentioned above. Assisted in planning and carrying out Team Member rallies.
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HR Specialist Communications & Design
The Mirage Hotel & Casino | MGM Resorts International
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 2014 - Oct 2015 (1 year 7 months)
Served several key roles on the HR Employee Services/Employee Engagement/Communications division such as; photographer for executives/property leaders/employee head shots, internal communications, assisted in event management that included preparation and implementation for events such as Employee of The Month, Employee of the Year, Supervisor in the Spotlight, Back To School Drive, Canned Food Drive and Foundation Season. Contact coordinator for Welcome and Promotion Announcements. Graphic designer for creating collateral pieces such as internal e-blasts, “My Mirage”/Daily Team Updates, back of house vinyl wraps, content for back of house communication monitors, collateral for employee offers/promotions, events and programs. Occasional posts on Mirage’s Employee Services Facebook page containing hashtag photo events and contests to increase employee engagement. Assisted The Employee Concierge area that included the Workday Kiosk Area, employee accounts, discounted bus passes and movie tickets, name badges, Workday related FAQ, photo ID cards, payroll support including, but not limited to: printing checks, research payroll issues and separation clearances. Assisted in implementing “Tiger Tracks” YouTube videos, one of our several employee engagement programs that engages, inspires, entertains employees and boost team morale. Maintained professional working relationships with several external vendors in order to execute internal communication and marketing projects. Performed all duties assigned and deemed as necessary for the success of the department.
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Graphic Designer
SFC USA LLC.
Las Vegas, NV
May 2011 - Mar 2013 (1 year 10 months)
Trained one other designer to help carry out duties of the Graphics Department to reach sales goals, assist in work overflow, production work and mock ups for our sister company in Indianapolis, tackle sublimation projects for athletic jerseys and banners. Daily duties consisted of 24 hour turnaround graphics, layout/designing of graphics on apparel, patterns, sublimation layout and production, redrawing/revectorizing graphics within a two hour timeframe with the utilization of applications such as Illustrator, RIP films, Photoshop and InDesign all in CS Mac platform. Some clients included: Hooters Casino/National, M&K Enterprise, Clark County School District. for clients such as, Merrill Corp, Amazon.com, UFL, Cerebral Itch, M&K Enterprise and Clark County School District.
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Graphic Designer
Balls Marketing
Henderson, NV
Feb 2010 - Jul 2010 (5 months)
Contributed in photo retouching, prepress and post production, assisted in creating several print collateral such as nightclub flyers, ads, banners, identity systems, brochures and web templates with the utilization of applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign all in CS PC platform. Some clients included: Rockhouse, PBR Bar, Fine Properties and Sting Surveillance.
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Art Director
SFC USA Inc.
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 2005 - Feb 2010 (4 years 2 months)
Administered the Graphics Department and oversaw two other departments (Prowear & Sales) in approving outgoing artwork and managing projects. Daily duties consisted of 24 hour turnaround graphics, layout/designing of graphics on apparel, sublimation layout, e-blasts, print collateral, redrawing/revectorizing graphics within a two hour timeframe with the utilization of applications such as Illustrator, RIP films, Photoshop and InDesign all in CS Mac platform. Some clients included: Hooters Casino/National, M&K Enterprise, Clark County School District.
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Graphic Design Intern
Pie Design + Marketing
Henderson, NV
Jul 2005 - Dec 2005 (5 months)
Contributed in photo retouching, prepress and post production, assisted in creating several print collateral such as maps, brochures, business cards, flyers and instruction manuals including utilization of applications such as InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator all in CS Mac platform. Some clients included: Astoria Homes, Germ Terminator, Family Medical Group and StoryBook Homes.
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Guest Services Representative
SpringHill Suites by Marriott
Lansing, MI
Oct 2003 - Jul 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Booked reservations, checked in/out guests, performed guest service and recovery, light office work including utilization of MS Office. Assisted in organizing and booking meetings, big groups and special events. Knowledge of FOSSE and MARSHA systems.