Innovative, motivated professional with a solid background in creating, developing and implementing compelling design initiatives integral to optimizing bottom-line profits. Extensive experience in diverse media such as print/web ads, logo/identity, signs, direct mail and email marketing, presentations and catalogs/brochures.
· Broad background in the creative services industry, ranging from agency to corporate environments and from entertainment to small business identity design.
· Effectively communicates timeline, production process, and technological challenges and capabilities with external departments and entities to develop opportunities and achieve results.
· Excels at building and establishing key relationships with broad populations including senior management, clients and vendors.
· Highly versatile; quickly masters new roles, responsibilities, technologies and environments.
· Reputation for integrity, hard work, dedication and work ethic.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Creative Concept Development; Print Production & Design; Problem Solving; Presentations; Copywriting; Team Leadership; Client Relations; Vendor Negotiations; Marketing Campaigns; Brand Identity; Networking; Graphic Design; Project Management; Catalog Development & Design; Art Direction; Imagination
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Creative Group, Chicago, Illinois (2007-Present)
Freelance Graphic Designer
Collaborate with clients to implement creative strategy plans in order to produce high-quality design logos, website headers and navigations. Develop strong ability to integrate creative strategies in alignment with client goals and prepare innovative designs.
· BET Networks: Effectively streamlined marketing and promotional initiatives to improve the overall BET brand.
· Flair Communications: Designed proposal layouts and designs for million-dollar corporate contracts under extremely tight deadlines; conducted internal and external end-user training for effective and efficient use of templates.
· Additional Clientele included: American Hospital Association, IRH Capital, Blackwell Consulting, Jacobs & Clevenger, Tribune Direct, Ulta Corporation, Zagnoli, LLC, TargetCom, Edelman Global PR Firm, JP Morgan Chase, Gaston Advertising, Inc. and Calamos Investments, Inc.
Schumacher Electric, Corporation, Mount Prospect, Illinois (2006-2007)
Freelance Graphic Designer
Created innovative packaging, brochures, catalogs, as well as theme and graphics for marketing and sales presentations and corporate websites. Teamed with staff to develop streamlined production templates for use by creative staff and freelance designers and facilitate print purchasing and vendor negotiations. Prepared innovated product catalogs and brochures.
Midtronics, Incorporated, Willowbrook, Illinois (2005-2007)
Freelance Graphic Designer (2006-2007)
Senior Graphic Designer (2005-2006)
Liaised between management and support staff to prepare a broad range of marketing and promotional materials, including drafting policy manuals and educational materials for Marketing Department. Effectively implemented targeted action plans to maximize operational productivity, efficiency and profitability while maintaining quality assurance levels. Utilized exceptional skills in supporting the Marketing Manager in overseeing vendor negotiations, print purchasing and administration functions.
· Contributed strategic planning, prioritization and project management skills toward consistently achieving critical deadlines while maintaining high quality standards.
· Cultivated key relationships with sales managers, designers, vendors and key distributors.
· Trained, mentored and motivated junior graphic designers to ensure optimum staff performance and compliance with internal policies and procedures.
Quill Corporation, Lincolnshire, Illinois (2003-2005)
Senior Production Designer
Spearheaded a wide array of different projects and led staff in day-to-day activities, with an emphasis on managing the production of catalogs and other print collateral. Collaborated closely with Art Directors and Senior Designers in updating the asset archive, performing extensive copywriting and ensuring vendors received accurate and updated information.
· Earned multiple awards for successful increasing sales initiatives, team building and leadership, and partnership development.
· Increased catalog sales by 148% by creating and facilitating the integration of an innovative software page layout template to enhance product promotions and increase visual presence of each product.
· Designed, developed and submitted comps and production art for approved designs in marketing, product and editorial capacities.
· Continually sought to improve operational efficiency through effective workload delegation, project management and quality control of assigned production projects.
The Boston Consulting Group, Chicago, Illinois (1997-2003)
Production Specialist
Strategically coordinated and completed projects to ensure on-time, budget-compliant delivery while maintaining high quality standards of corporate marketing presentation layout and design. Supported all aspects of the timely execution of slides processes from inception through completion. Applied advanced graphic design skills in creating eye-catching graphics, diagrams and illustrations for client presentations and proposals, for 15+ practice areas.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Arts, Minor in Business Technical Writing - Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
Associate of Science in Web Design - Robert Morris College, Tinley Park, IL
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Platforms: Mac OS 9/10, Windows Vista/XP/Me/2000
Applications: Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, InDesign, Freehand, Acrobat, and Illustrator; QuarkXPress; MS FrontPage, Publisher, and Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
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